3588+08 IBM TS1070 Tape Drive Model F7A
The IBM 3588 TS1070 Model F7A is designed to be installed in an IBM TS3500 Tape Library to deliver high capacity and performance for the midrange open systems environment. This model incorporates the new LTO Ultrium 7 Tape Drive with enhanced maximum tape drive throughput over the IBM LTO generation 6 Tape Drive (Ultrium 6). It has a native data transfer of up to 300 MB/sec. The TS1070 Tape Drive supports the LTO Generation 7 media specification of more than double the compressed capacity with up to 15 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression (up to 6 TB native capacity) as compared to previous LTO 6 compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5:1 compression (up to 2.5 TB native capacity) per tape cartridge. IBM Ultrium 7 Tape Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 6, and read LTO Ultrium 5 Data Cartridges. The TS1070 has an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel dual-ported interface for connection to a wide spectrum of open system servers.
The IBM TS1070 LTO Ultrium 7 Tape Drive supports data encryption with Ultrium 7, Ultrium 6, and Ultrium 5 media.
IBM Ultrium 7 enhancements to help improve performance and reliability include:
Native data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/sec
LTO Generation 7 media specification tape cartridge compressed capacity of up to 15 TB (up to 6 TB native)
8 Gbps Fibre Channel dual-ported drive attachment
A 1 GB internal buffer
Support for media partitioning and self-describing tape with IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition
LTO Ultrium 7 encryption support
Support for new and field merge TS1070 (3588-F7A) drives into 3584 models L53 and D53
LTO Ultrium 7 cartridge capacity of up to 120 PB per library (up to 300 PB with 2.5:1 compression), up to 4.5 EB per complex when compressed Model abstract 3588-F7A
The IBM 3588 TS1070 Model F7A can be installed in new or installed in TS3500 Tape Library Models L53 and D53.
