The TS2270 Tape Drive provides a physical capacity of 6TB of native storage capacity (15TB with 2.5:1 compression) and a transfer rate of up to 300MBps with 6Gbps SAS interface connectivity. TheTS2270 offers two SAS and one Ethernet port per drive to improve availability but does not support multiple drive connections (daisy chaining).

The TS2280 Tape Drive claims a physical capacity of 12TB (up to 30TB with 2.5:1 compression). The drive supports uncompressed data transfer rate of up to 300MBps with 6Gbps SAS interface connectivity. Additionally, the TS2280 offers both two SAS ports and one Ethernet port and can be rack mounted or used in stand-alone configuration. The dual SAS ports allow daisy-chaining a second SAS device.

The TS2290 Tape Drive provides even higher capacity than the previous generation, with a native storage capacity of 18TB (up to 45TB per cartridge with 2.5:1 compression).

The drive boasts an uncompressed data transfer rate of up to 300MBps (up to 750MBps with 2.5:1 compression) with 12Gbps SAS interface connectivity. For flexible network integration, this compact external drive offers two SAS ports, and can be rack mounted or used in stand-alone configuration. The dual SAS ports allow daisy-chaining a second SAS device.

Advanced Features

The SAS interface of these tape drives enables them to connect to a wide spectrum of open-system servers. The LTO Ultrium tape media provides partitioning support, which, in conjunction with IBM Spectrum Archive, provides users with file-level access to tape data. This support helps users quickly locate and update information on the tape media. LTO Ultrium technology is also designed to natively support data encryption, with core hardware encryption and decryption capabilities resident in the LTO 9, 8, or 7 Ultrium tape drive itself.