Outstanding solution Storage requirements have inevitably grown alongside rising data volumes in today’s information-driven enterprises. Besides primary storage, backups have become increasingly important for disaster recovery and regulatory compliance. The IBM TS2280 Tape Drive answers those business needs by incorporating the latest generation of industry-leading LTO technology that will help organizations handle the growing data demands of modern tape use cases like Big Data, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), media and entertainment, digital video surveillance, active file archiving and, of course, for backup. The TS2280 provides even higher capacity than the previous generation. For small and midsized businesses requiring backup and low-cost archival storage of data, TS2280 is an excellent tape-storage solution, providing a physical storage capacity of up to 30TB per cartridge (with 2.5:1 compression). The drive boasts an uncompressed data transfer rate of up to 300MBps (up to 750MBps with 2.5:1 compression) with 6Gbps SAS interface connectivity. For flexible network integration, this compact external drive offers both two SAS ports and one Ethernet port, and can be rack mounted or used in stand-alone configuration. The dual SAS ports allow daisy-chaining a second SAS device. Advanced features The TS2280 6Gbps SAS interface enables it to connect to a wide spectrum of open-system servers. The LTO Ultrium 8 tape media provides partitioning support, which, in conjunction with IBM Spectrum Archive, provides users with filelevel access to tape data. This support helps users quickly locate and update information on the tape media. LTO Ultrium 8 technology is also designed to natively support data encryption, with core hardware encryption and decryption capabilities resident in the LTO Ultrium 8 tape drive itself. Available configuration Model 6160-H8S—One LTO Ultrium 8 tape drive, 6Gbps SAS interface Tape drive type LTO Ultrium 8 Physical capacity 12TB native; 30TB with 2.5:1 compression Number of tape drives 1 Number of tape cartridges 1 Data transfer rate Up to 300MBps native, up to 750MBps with 2.5:1 compression Media type Read and write: LTO Ultrium 8 12TB data cartridge TO Ultrium 7 6TB data cartridge Also available LTO Ultrium cleaning cartridge Weight 4.3kg Power requirements 100 – 240V ac, 50 – 60Hz auto-ranging Dimensions (W x H x D) 213 mm x 58 mm x 332 mm (8.4 in. x 2.3 in. x 13.1 in.) Warranty 3-year limited warranty, customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service in most countries, next-business-day 9x5, service upgrades available