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Announcement ZG14-0114
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LTO Encryption) under the TS4500 Tape Library L-frames. IBM Security Key
Lifecycle Manager is required with this feature.
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Attachment options:
The TS1060 Tape Drive comes with 8 Gbps Fibre Channel
dual-ported attachment models for connection to a wide spectrum of open
system servers. They are supported on a wide range of environments including
select IBM Power Systems, IBM System i, IBM System p, IBM System x, IBM
System z (zLinux), other servers running Linux, Oracle Solaris, and Microsoft
Windows operating system environments.
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WORM media support:
LTO Generation 6 with media specification provides
up to 2.5 TB native capacity, up to 6.25 TB in compressed mode, and up to 160
Mbps native data rate. IBM 3589 Ultrium 6 WORM Tape Cartridges are designed
for archiving and data retention applications, as well as those applications
requiring an audit trail. These cartridges work with the IBM LTO Ultrium 6 Tape
Drive to help prevent the alteration or deletion of user data. IBM LTO 6 WORM
Tape Cartridges can be ordered as unique 3589 models with the following
features:
– Prelabeling with the ability to specify a starting volume serial and color coding
– Packaging in individual jewel cases or in bulk
– Cartridge memory, built into every cartridge, enhances functionality and media
reliability by storing access history and media performance information for use
by the tape drive every time the cartridge is accessed
– Half-inch particle tape with up to 6.25 TB WORM compressed capacity in a
single cartridge
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Larger internal data buffer:
There is a 1 GB internal data buffer in the Ultrium
6 Tape Drive.
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Digital speed matching:
The Ultrium 6 Tape Drive is designed to perform
dynamic speed matching (at one of fourteen speeds: 160.0, 150.8, 141.5, 132.3,
123.1, 113.8, 104.6, 95.4, 86.2, 76.9, 67.7, 58.5, 49.2 or 40.0 MB/s) to adjust
the drive's native data rate as closely as possible to the net host data rate (after
data compressibility has been factored out). This helps reduce the number of
backhitch repositions and improve throughput performance. Speed matching on
Ultrium 6 ranges from 40 to 160 MB/sec versus 40 to 140 MB/sec on Ultrium 5.
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Giant Magneto Resistive (GMR) head design:
Use of flat lap head technology
in GMR heads from our Enterprise Tape Drives for Ultrium 6 helps minimize
contact, edge damage, debris accumulation, and wear on the tape as it moves
over the read/write heads.
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Dual-stage 16-channel head skew actuator:
The actuator is designed to
provide precision head alignment to help support higher track density and
improved data integrity. Track following skew actuator supports flangeless tape
guide rollers and dynamic skew to enable the head to follow skew tape motion
and improve linear actuation.
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Power management:
The Ultrium 6 Tape Drive power management function is
designed to control the drive electronics to be either completely turned off or in
a low-power mode when the circuit functions are not needed for drive operation.
Improvements specifically in idle mode are improved over Ultrium 5.
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IBM LTFS partitioning support:
The principal function of the media
partitioning is to allow for faster data access by splitting the cartridge into two
media partitions. LTFS media partitioning is supported in the TS1060 Tape
Drive, and LTFS LE, LTFS EE, and LTFS Storage Manager will be supported in the
TS4500 Tape Library. WORM media cannot be partitioned.
IBM LTFS software leverages LTO6 tape partitioning. It is designed to enable a self-
describing tape file format and to deliver an easy tape storage and distribution
solution without the use of additional database applications. Customers of IBM LTFS
software are those who require a standard tape cartridge format at a low cost and
will use standalone IBM LTO6 tape drives. IBM LTFS is the perfect solution for those
in the media and entertainment industry, and other fields that need massive data
storage on tape for long retention periods, such as banking, scientific research, and
government sectors. For further information and list of supported operating systems,
refer to the following website
http://www.ibm.com/tape/ltfs
