IBM Tape
Storage Family
Scalable, durable, secure, and energy-efficient at a compellingly lower cost than other media.
Discover why IBM is the worldwide leader of the tape storage market. Use IBM Tape Storage solutions to protect your data for an impressively low cost.
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- Up to 4 TB native capacity on an IBM 3592 JC/JY cartridge
- 95 mm H x 198 mm W x 467 mm D (3.8 in. H x 7.8 in. W x 18.4 in. D)
- Native sustained data rate (uncompressed) 250 MBps
- High-speed search (maximum) 12.4 mps
- Up to 10 TB native capacity on an IBM 3592 JD/JZ cartridge
- 95 mm H x 198 mm W x 467 mm D (3.8 in. H x 7.8 in. W x 18.4 in. D)
- 12 speeds, from 112 MBps to 365 MBps, for 3592 JD/JL/JZ cartridges initialized in Gen 5 format
- 12.4 m/s end-end search rate
- 3592-55F IBM Power Systems running IBM AIX®, IBM i or Linux; IBM p Systems running AIX or Linux
- 86 mm H x 156 mm W x 374 mm D (3.4 in. H x 6.1 in. W x 14.7 in. D)
- 15 TB or 10 TB (using JD/JZ media), 7 TB or 4 TB (using JC/JY media), 3 TB or 2 TB (using JL media), 900 GB or 500 GB (using JK media) depending on media format
- 3592-55F: Dual-port 8 GB Fibre Channel 3592-55E: 10 Gb Ethernet
- Store up to 8.76 PB of data in a single 10 square-foot library using LTO 8 cartridges or 8.25 PB with 3592 cartridges.
- TS1155, TS1150, and TS1140 (3592), LTO Ultrium 8, 7, 6 and 5 tape drives
- Up to 16 per frame (up to 12 in frame 1) Up to 128 per library
- Number of frames per library: One base frame, up to 17 expansion frames with maximum of 7 Dx5 frames
- Width 635 mm (25 in.), Depth 1409.7 mm (55.5 in.), Height 1930.4 mm (76 in.), Weight 794 kg (1750 lb.)
- More than 13 PB capacity after compression (depending on data compressibility characteristics)
- Attach up to 128 IBM TS1100 tape drives in an 8-way grid configuration
- Up to 64 FICON channels based on 8-cluster grid configurations