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• Cartridge capacity: The TS3100 is configured to hold two removable
magazines, one on the left side (11 slots plus 1) and one on the right side (12
slots) for a total of 24 data cartridges.
• Standard barcode reader: With the standard bar code reader, the TS3100 can
be operated as a random access tape library with labeled media.
Labeled or generic Ultrium media can be ordered at the time of purchase through
the 3589 LTO Ultrium media machine type or IBM Media at 888-IBM-MEDIA
(426-6334).
• I/O station: Standard on the TS3100 is a single-cartridge I/O station on the
left cartridge magazine, designed to enable continuous library operation during
import or export of data cartridges.
• Removable cartridge magazines: The TS3100 has two removable magazines
that house 24 data cartridges. This enables quick population of the tape library,
as well as ease of storage for media. Additional magazines may be ordered as an
option.
• Customer replacement units (CRUs): Drives, power supply, and cartridge
magazines are customer replaceable parts.
TS3200 Tape Library
The TS3200 has the capacity for 48 tape data cartridges and supports:
• Up to two IBM LTO Ultrium 7 full-high tape drives with Fibre Channel attachment
or up to four IBM LTO Ultrium 7 half-high tape drives with SAS or Fibre Channel
attachment.
• A combination of up to a maximum of two IBM LTO Ultrium full-high tape drives
or up to a maximum of four IBM LTO Ultrium half-high tape drives.
The TS3200 Tape Library has the following important characteristics:
• Cartridge capacity: The TS3200 is configured to hold four removable
magazines, providing 48 data cartridges, including a three-slot I/O station.
• Standard barcode reader: With the standard bar code reader, the TS3200 can
be operated as a random access tape library with labeled media.
Labeled or generic Ultrium media can be ordered at time of purchase through
the 3589 LTO Ultrium media machine type or IBM Media at 888-IBM-MEDIA
(426-6334).
• I/O station: Standard on the TS3200, a three-slot I/O station on the lower-
left cartridge magazine is designed to enable continuous library operation during
import or export of data cartridges.
• Removable cartridge magazines: The TS3200 has four removable magazines
to enable quick population of the tape library, as well as ease of storage for
media. Additional magazines may be ordered as an option.
• CRUs: Drives, power supply, and cartridge magazines are customer replaceable
parts.
TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries
The IBM LTO Ultrium 7 tape drive is the seventh-generation LTO Ultrium tape drive
in the IBM LTO Ultrium family of products. The Ultrium 7 tape drive in the TS3100
and TS3200 offers the following significant improvements over the Ultrium 6 tape
drive:
• Increased performance: LTO Generation 7 specification native data transfer
rate is up to 300 MB/sec and data tracks are written 32 at a time. IBM Ultrium 7
tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 6 or 7 data cartridges, and can read
LTO Ultrium 5 data cartridges.
Note: Although the Ultrium 7 tape drive provides the capability for excellent tape
performance, other components of the system may limit the actual performance
achieved. Also, the compression technology used in the tape drive can typically
double the amount of data that can be stored on the media, but the actual
degree of compression achieved is highly sensitive to the characteristics of the
data being compressed.
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