Front Panel Of The Drive; Rear Panel Of The Drive; Drive Performance; Front Panel Element Descriptions - IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Front panel of the drive

Figure 1-2. Front panel element descriptions

Rear panel of the drive

Figure 1-3. Drive rear panel element descriptions

Drive Performance

If you run applications that are highly dependent on tape-processing speed, take
advantage of the significant performance improvements provided by this tape drive.
Table 1-1. Performance characteristics

Performance Characteristics

Native data rate
Maximum sustained data rate (at maximum compression)
Burst data rate
Nominal load-to-ready time
Nominal unload time
Average rewind time
Note: All sustained data rates are dependent on the capabilities of the interconnect.
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TS2240 Tape Drive Setup, Operator and Service Manual
1
Cartridge unload button
2
Ready light (green)
3
Fault light (amber)
1
1
Power receptacle
2
Fan vent
3
SAS connector
1 2 3
4
Single character display (SCD)
5
SCD dot
6
Drive power button
2 3
120 MB/s (with Ultrium 4 media)
4
5 6
TS2240 Tape Drive
240 MB/s (SAS)
300MB/s (SAS)
12 seconds
15 seconds
59 seconds