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The IBM 3580 is the Ultrium Tape Drive with industry-leading software applications that offer high capacity and performance. Its technology is designed for the heavy demands of backup tape storage.
The IBM 3580 LTO Tape Drive Model L11 features an Ultra2/Wide SCSI Low Voltage Differential (LVD) interface. The 3580 Tape Drive can be attached to the IBM AS/400, IBM RS/6000, IBM RS/6000 SP systems, Netfinity, and non-IBM servers, workstations, and personal computers that support Ultra/Wide SCSI HVD and Ultra2/Wide SCSI LVD interface specifications.
Highlights
If you require larger capacity with higher performance, you will appreciate Ultrium tape drive features:
Tape capacity up to 100 GB native per cartridge (200 GB with 2:1 compression)
Data transfer rate up to 15 MB per second (uncompressed), up to 30 MB per second with 2:1 compression
Low-Voltage Differential (LVD) Ultra2 SCSI attachment that connects to LVD fast/wide adapters
High-Voltage Differential (HVD) Ultra SCSI attachment that connects to HVD fast/wide adapters
Adheres to Linear Tape-Open (LTO) specifications
Description
The IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive, a stand-alone, Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI)-attached, LTO Ultrium tape drive, attaches to AS/400, RS/6000, Netfinity, RS/6000 SP, UNIX and PC servers, and supports OS/400, AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Windows 2000, and Windows NT open systems. It provides a media capacity of up to 100 GB (200 GB with 2:1 compression) data storage per cartridge and a sustained data rate of up to 15 MB per second (uncompressed).
With support for Ultrium tape data cartridges, the 3580 Tape Drive provides an excellent migration path from digital linear tape (DLT), 1/4-inch, 4-mm, or 8-mm tape drives. The first in a family of IBM Ultrium tape solutions, it is a cost-effective solution for save-and- restore and archiving functions.
The IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive is a 100 GB external Ultrium tape drive with a sustained data transfer rate of up to 15 MB per second (uncompressed). It features data compression hardware which provides an effective capacity of up to 200 GB and an effective transfer rate of up to 30 MB per second, depending on the characteristics of the data transferred. The 3580 provides a cost-effective solution for save/restore and archiving functions.
Note: Although the 3580 Tape Drive provides the capability for high tape performance, other components of the system may limit the actual performance achieved. Also, although the compression technology used in the tape drive can typically double the amount of data that can be stored on the media, the actual degree of compression achieved is highly sensitive to the characteristics of the data being compressed.
Product Positioning
The IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive is an excellent solution for customers who use tape or require a larger-capacity or higher-performance tape backup. It can be an alternative product to other externally attached DLT, 1/4-inch, 4-mm or 8-mm tape devices for RS/6000, AS/400, RS/6000 SP, Netfinity, and other open systems workstations and servers.
With its higher capacity and performance it is an excellent replacement for IBM DLT models (7205), 1/4-inch models (7207) 4-mm models (7206), or 8-mm models (7208) and other competitive products where this capability is needed.
For capacity requirements beyond one IBM Ultrium drive and one IBM Ultrium 100 GB (native) tape cartridge, consider other products in the IBM Ultrium family including the IBM 3581 Ultrium Tape Autoloader, the IBM 3583 Ultrium Scalable Tape Library, and the IBM 3584 UltraScalable Tape Library.
For mission-critical data protection, optimized for enterprise multi- mode and server attachment, and read and write intensive applications, consider the proven IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem.
For fast access and multiple retrieve storage applications, consider the IBM Magstar MP 3570 Tape Subsystem.
Supported Platforms: AS/400 iSeries RS/6000 pSeries NT Windows 2000 SUN HP xSeries & Netfinity
