The Newest Lto 5 Media Tape Is Also Compatible With Ibm Ts3100 Library

By Author: Frank Miller
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Nowadays, the companies have to store their data for longer time durations not only for their own survival, but also to comply with government regulations. There is a higher risk of data being tempered or completely wiped out due to system crash, virus or natural disaster. So you have to be proactive, and must have a copy of data stored at a remote site.

As the volume of corporate data continues to expand at an astounding rate, the organizations need secure and high speed backup technologies to handle the explosive data growth. IBM answers the call with its versatile TS3100 tape library. IBM has specifically designed the TS3100 tape library for midrange storage environments. In addition, the library delivers excellent performance with a broader range of open systems specifically the IBM System x and IBM Power Systems. It ensures cost-efficient store and retrieval operations, while delivering the scalability to help accommodate the rapidly growing backup requirements.

Three tape versions of the industry leading LTO (Linear Tape Open) technology are compatible with TS3100 library. The latest LTO 5 and the previous ...
... LTO4 and LTO 3 tape devices can be attached to the IBM library. IBM also offers complete product line of LTO. The IBM LTO4 technology clearly outperforms other tape media solutions in SMB marketplace. The IBM LTO cartridges are based on open standard, thus providing you the luxury to operate them with any compliant LTO drive manufactured by other companies.

Mid-sized organizations with limited floor-space can trust IBM TS3100 library, as it occupies only 2-U rack space. The cartridge slots have been increased to 24. Therefore, the IBM TS3100 library can seamlessly squeeze a tremendous uncompressed data amount of 36 TB. The users are provided the flexibility to attach a single full-height or two half-height drives. The native data transfer speed offered by LTO4 and LTO 5 drives are 120 Mbps and 140 Mbps respectively. Tape drives based on LTO5 and LTO4 tape formats can be attached to TS3100 library via fiber channel.

Other host interfaces offered by TS3100 library are 6 GB and 3 GB SAS. So the users can flexibly manage the backup operations and maximize the utilization of their LTO tape resources. IBM TS3100 library also provides IT managers the exceptional benefit of performing the library operations from remote locations. It doesn’t matter wherever you are, you can connect to the library through a Web interface, and confidently manage the routine tasks.

The users can make best use of their limited data-center space, as IBM TS3100 library also offers rack mount option. A special bar-code reader has been installed to keep track of the backup tapes. The automated backup performance of TS3100 library helps customers reduce their IT costs, as the human interventions will be significantly reduced. This will help to shorten the backup/retrieval time and simplify the data management.

IBM TS3100 library satisfies the stringent backup demands and long term security needs at a reasonable cost.

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Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets LTO 5 tape and IBM LTO4 tape. He has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Frank Miller
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