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IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive

The IBM System Storage™ TS1120 Tape Drive offers a solution to address applications that need high capacity, fast access to data or long-term data retention. It is supported in IBM tape libraries or frames that support stand-alone installations. The TS1120 is designed to help reduce the complexity and cost of the tape infrastructure.

Technology leadership

The TS1120 Tape Drive provides up to 60% more capacity and 150% more performance than the IBM TotalStorage 3592 J1A tape drive that it supersedes, and more than eight times the capacity and seven times the performance of the IBM TotalStorage 3590 H1A tape drive. The tape drive uses the existing 3592 media-which is available in re-writable or Write Once Read Many (WORM) media to store 100GB or 500GB depending on cartridge type. The 3592 JA/JW media helps reduce resources to lower total costs, whereas the 3592 JJ/JR media is designed to support applications that require rapid access to data.

In an open systems or mainframe environment, the TS1120 tape drive can use the 3592 JJ cartridge or format a 3592 JA cartridge to a 100GB capacity to reduce the average locate time using a unique function called Capacity Scaling. Tape drives can be shared among supported open system hosts on a Storage Area Network (SAN), or between FICON® and ESCON® hosts when attached to a 3592 J70 controller. This optimizes drive utilization and helps reduce infrastructure requirements.

High performance

The TS1120 tape drive supports a native data transfer rate of up to 100 MBps. In open system environments where data typically compresses at 2:1, the TS1120 tape drive can transfer data up to 200 MBps. In a mainframe environment where data typically compresses at 3:1, a single tape drive can transfer data up to 144 MBps. This can help reduce backup and recovery times or require fewer resources to support the environment.

Highlights

• Supports IBM and selected open system platforms
• Supported on existing IBM and StorageTek automation
• Offers native data transfer rate of up to 100 MBps
• Supports up to 1.5TB on a standard length cartridge
• Supports fast access with short length cartridge
• Supports consolidation to help reduce tape TCO

Related Documents

IBM System Storage™ TS1120 Tape Drive brochure - pdf