Chapter 1. Introduction; Drive Features; View Of The Drive - IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction

The IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive is a high-performance, high-capacity
data-storage device that is designed to backup and restore open systems
applications. It is the fourth generation in the Ultrium series of products, and is
available with a Serial Attached SCSI interface (SAS). This model incorporates the
Linear Tape-Open (LTO) IBM Ultrium 4 Half-High Tape Drive.
Figure 1-1. View of the drive

Drive features

The drive offers the following features:
v Single port 3 Gbps Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS)
v Half height form factor
v Native storage capacity of 800 GB per cartridge (1600 GB at 2:1 compression)
v Maximum native data transfer rate of up to 120 MB per second
v Burst data transfer rate of 300 MB per second
v 256 MB read-and-write cache
v Support for encryption on Ultrium 4 tape cartridges
v Single Character Display (SCD) operator panel
v Ready and Fault status lights
v Maintenance Mode functions
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