Motors & Drives Information

TotalStorage[R] 3580 Model L33 incorporates Linear Tape-Open Ultrium 3 Tape Drive, which delivers maximum throughput data rate up to 80 Mb/sec and 128 Mb internal buffer. Dual stage, 16-channel head actuator provides precision head alignment to help support high track density. Drive includes positive pin retention, independent tape loader and threader motors, as well as dynamic braking, which helps prevent stretching or breaking of tape.

Overview

The new IBM TotalStorage[R] 3580 Tape Drive Model L33 is designed to offer high capacity, performance, and technology designed for the midrange open systems environment. This model incorporates the new Linear Tape-Open (LTO) IBM TotalStorage

Drive (Ultrium 2), up to 80 MB/sec native data transfer rate. In addition, with the use of the new IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 400 GB Data Cartridge, the Ultrium 3 Tape Drive doubles the tape cartridge capacity up to 400 GB native physical

capacity (800 GB with 2:1 compression). IBM Ultrium 3 Tape

Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 2 Data Cartridges and read

LTO Ultrium 1 Data Cartridges. The Model L33 comes with a SCSI

Ultra160 LVD attachment, for connection to a wide spectrum of

open system servers.

Other Ultrium 3 Tape Drive enhancements:

o New dual stage 16 channel head actuator - designed to provide

precision head alignment to help support higher track density and improved data integrity and backwards compatibility with

previous LTO generations.

o New independent tape loader and threader motors and positive pin retention - designed to help improve drive reliability.

o Graceful dynamic braking - designed to maintain tension to

help prevent stretching or breaking the tape and loose tape

wraps.

o Larger internal buffer - the internal buffer size has been

doubled over the Ultrium 2 to 128 MB.

o Highly integrated electronics using IBM engineered copper

technology - designed to provide for a more reliable drive.

The 3580 Tape Drive is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit and is the entry point for the family of IBM Ultrium tape products. The 3580 Tape Drive provides an excellent migration path from digital linear tape (DLT or SDLT), 1/4-inch, 4mm, or 8mm tape drives.

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