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Tape Drives Tape Libraries
TS2230 3580 3573 3573
Product Name 3580 3580 TS3100 TS3200
Machine
model
H3L 3580
L33
L23
3573
L2U
L3S
3573
L4U
Product
strengths
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
Number of
drives
11 1 1–2
Max number of
cartridges
11 24 44
WORM/
Encryption
yes/no yes/no yes/no yes/no
Native capacity Gen 3:400 GB Gen 3:400 GB
Gen 2:200 GB
up to 9.6TB up to 17.6TB
Typical
capacity
2
Gen 3:400 GB Gen 3:400GB
Gen 2:200GB
up to 19.2TB up to 35.2TB
Native
performance
Gen 3:60 MBps Gen 3:80 MBps
Gen 2:35 MBps
80 MBps up to 160 MBps
Interface 160 MBps SCSI 4 Gbps FC
160 MBps SCSI
4 Gbps FC
160 MBps SCSI
4 Gbit FC
160 MBps SCSI
Supported tape
libraries
NA NA NA NA
Platform
support
4
System p, System i,
System x, System z,
Microsoft Windows, HP UX,
Sun Solaris,Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows; HP UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows; HP UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows; HP UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
Application
support
5
A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,L,M A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,L,M,
N
7
A, B, C,D, E, F, G, H,J, L, M,
N
7
A, B, C,D, E, F, G, H,J, L, N
7
Media Refer to Tape Media,page 8 Refer to Tape Media,page 8 Refer to Tape Media,page 8 Refer to Tape Media,page 8
Warranty period 3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
Warranty type CRU Onsite repair (24x7) CRU CRU
Tape Drives Tape Libraries
3588 3576 3584
Product Name TS1030 TS3310 TS3500
Machine
model
3588
F3B
3576
L5U
E9U
3584
L53
D53
Product
strengths
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
Number of
drives
1 1–18 1–192
Max number of
cartridges
NA 396 6,887
1
WORM/
Encryption
yes/no yes/no yes/no
Native capacity 400 GB up to 158.4TB up to 2.75PB
Typical
capacity
2
800 GB up to 316.8TB up to 5.5PB
Native
performance
80 MBps 14.4 GBps up to 15.3TBps
Interface 4 Gbit FC 4 Gbps FC
SCSI-LVD
4 Gbit FC
SCSI-LVD
Supported tape
library
TS3500 NA NA
Platform
support
4
System p, System i, System x,
System z; Microsoft Windows; HP UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x,
System z; Microsoft Windows; HP UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
System p, System i, System x,
System z; Microsoft Windows; HP UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
Application
support
5
A, B, C,D, E, F, G, H,J, L
7
A, B, C,D, E, F, G, H,J, L
7
A, B, C,D, E, F, G, H,J, L
7
Media Refer to Tape Media,page 8 Refer to Tape Media,page 8 Refer to Tape Media,page 8
Warranty period 1 year 1 year 1 year
Warranty type Onsite Repair (24x7) Next Business Day (9x5) Onsite Repair (24x7)
F/W = Fast/Wide,Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel,X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer
Replaceable Unit
NOTES 1: Max number of cartridges decreases as tape drives are added. 2: Typical compression for open system environments is 2:1 (user results may vary)
4: Also includes selected IBM xSeries
®
, Netfinity, IBM System i, IBM AS/400
®
and IBM System p servers. System z support for Linux only 5: Refer to
ibm.com/storage/tape/compatibility for current application support 6: In most countries 7: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms
defined above: A = IBM Tivoli
®
Storage Manager, B = Symantec VERITAS NetBackup, C = Symantec VERITAS Backup Exec,D = EMC Legato NetWorker, E =CA
BrightStor ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector,G = CommVault Galaxy, H = BakBone NetVault,I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS,
K = IBM OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management, N = Dantz.