Chapter 1. Introduction
The IBM 200/400 GB LTO-2 Internal Tape Drive is a fast/wide SCSI-3 tape drive
for backing up and archiving files. These files can include multimedia, imaging,
transaction processing, large databases, and other storage-intensive applications.
The IBM LTO- 2 Tape Drive is a high-performance, high-capacity data-storage
device that is designed to backup and restore Open Systems applications. The
drive can be integrated into an IBM external enclosure, such as a 3503B1X, or
directly into some xSeries servers. The LTO-2 is the second-generation tape drive in
the Ultrium series of products.
The LTO-2 offers the following features:
v Native storage capacity of up to 200 GB per cartridge (400 GB assuming 2:1 LTO
v Native sustained data transfer rate of up to 35 MB per second (up to 70 MB
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Data Compression)
assuming 2:1 LTO Data Compression)
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