Components and connectors
The following figure shows the front of the TS2900 Tape Autoloader.
Figure 2. Front view of the TS2900 Tape Autoloader
The following figure shows the rear of theTS2900 Tape Autoloader.
Figure 3. Rear view of the TS2900 Tape Autoloader
System specifications
The following table lists the TS2900 Tape Autoloader system specifications.
Table 1. System specifications
Attribute
Specification
Form factor
1U rack mount or standalone
Drive technology
LTO Ultrium 8, LTO Ultrium 7, LTO Ultrium 6, or LTO Ultrium 5 half-high drives
Drive interface
1x 6 Gb SAS x1 port (Mini-SAS SFF-8088)
Number of drives
1
Number of
cartridge slots
9
Cartridge
capacity (native /
compressed)
LTO 8 (L8): 12 TB / 30 TB*
LTO 7 initialized LTO 8 Type M (M8): 9 TB / 22.5 TB*
LTO 7 (L7): 6 TB / 15 TB*
LTO 6 (L6): 2.5 TB / 6.25 TB*
LTO 5 (L5): 1.5 TB / 3.0 TB compressed**
IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader for Lenovo
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