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IBM AS400 iSeries 3580-H5S IBM TS2250 LTO5 SAS Ultrium 5 Tape Drive IBM 3580-H5S TS2250 LTO5 SAS Half High Ultrium 5 tape drive is rack mountable, provides high capacit.. Product #: TS2250-3580-H5S

IBM 3580-H5S TS2250 LTO5 SAS Ultrium 5 Tape Drive

Brand: IBM AS400 iSeries
Model Number: TS2250-3580-H5S
Tags: 3580-H5S , TS2250 , lto5 , SAS , Tape Drive

IBM 3580-H5S TS2250 LTO5 SAS Half High Ultrium 5 tape drive is rack mountable, provides high capacity and performance for AS400 iSeries, IBM i, Power AIX, Windows, Linux and other midrange systems. The IBM TS2250 3580-H5S LTO5 Ultrium 5 Half-High SAS Tape Drive is designed to support the LTO5 media specification and has native data rate performance of up to 140 MB/sec compared to the IBM TS2240 LTO half-high Tape Drive (Ultrium 4) at up to 120 MB/sec native data transfer rate. The IBM TS2250 3580-H5S LTO5 Ultrium 5 1.5 TB Data Cartridge, the IBM TS2250 Ultrium 5 tape drive (available with SAS and USB3 electronic interface options) provides a capacity of up to 1.5 TB native physical capacity (3.0 TB with 2:1 compression) Tape Cartridges. IBM Ultrium 5 Tape Drives can read and write LTO4 Ultrium 4 data cartridges, and can read LTO3 Ultrium 3 data cartridges. The 3580-H5S LTO5 Ultrium 5 Tape Drive is encryption-capable and designed to support Application Managed Encryption.

IBM 3580-H5S TS2250 LTO5 Ultrium 5 Half-High Tape Drive model supports the USB-3 electronic interface. The USB-3 interface allows powerful charging capability, and high bandwidth connectivity at SuperSpeed (SS). The USB interface ensures a simple installation while providing high performance and sustained transfer rates of up to 96 MBps. The USB-3 feature on TS2250 is available on IBM System x and OEM servers with Windows 7, or later, and RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4, or later. The TS2250 tape drive with the SuperSpeed USB-3 is also available on IBM POWER Systems with IBM RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4, or later.

The IBM 3580-H5S System Storage TS2250 Tape Drive Express Model H5S delivers IBM tape reliability and performance at open systems prices. Features of the Ultrium 5 model include:

  • Maximum data transfer rate of up to 140 MB/sec native
  • Ultrium 5 cartridge capacity, providing up to 1.5 TB native physical capacity per cartridge (3.0 TB with 2:1 compression)
  • 6 Gb/s SAS host interface
  • Optional USB-3 feature (must be ordered with TS2250)
  • Encryption support designed to work with Application Managed Encryption
  • 19-inch rack mount shelf option, which can accommodate two TS2250 Tape Drives side by side
  • Dual SAS ports per drive to improve availability (or one of the SAS ports can be converted to USB3 by ordering feature numbers 5760 and 5761)
  • IBM Long Term File System partitioning support
  • Half-high drive form factor

The USB3 feature on the 3580-H5S TS2250 tape drives enables customers to benefit from native USB-3 for plug-and-play installation. SuperSpeed USB will deliver up to 10 times the data transfer rate of Hi-Speed USB, as well as improved power efficiency. The TS2250 3580-H5S also support dual-port SAS attachment on IBM i and AIX Power systems. The SuperSpeed USB-3 feature on TS2250 which allows attach to server USB-3 ports is available on x86 and OEM servers with Windows 7, or later, and RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4, or later. The TS2250 tape drive with the SuperSpeed USB-3 are also available on IBM POWER Systems with RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4, or later.

The following IBM TS2250 H5S Half-high LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drive enhancements are designed to help improve performance, capacity, and reliability:

  • Native data transfer rate of up to 140 MB/sec
  • Ultrium 5 data and WORM tape cartridge native physical capacity of up to 1.5 TB
  • 6 Gbps SAS attachment support
  • A 256 MB internal buffer
  • Application Managed Encryption support for Half-high LTO Generation 5 SAS tape drive
  • 8 KB cartridge memory with Ultrium 5 media
  • Half-high form factor
  • Two SAS ports per drive to improve availability and attachability
  • IBM Long Term File System partitioning support
  • Better integrated electronics using IBM-engineered copper technology

This release of the IBM Long Term File System software application leverages LTO5 tape partitioning. It is designed to enable a self-describing tape file format and to deliver an easy tape storage and distribution solution without the use of additional database applications. Customers of the IBM Long Term File System software are those who require a standard tape cartridge format at low-cost and will use standalone IBM LTO5 tape drives. IBM Long Term File System is the perfect solution for those in the Media and Entertainment industry and other fields that need massive data storage on tape for long retention periods, such as banking, scientific research, and government sectors. For further information and list of supported operating systems, refer to the following website

The IBM 3580-H5S System Storage TS2250 Tape Drive, an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit, contains a Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 5 tape drive designed for the heavy demands of backup tape storage. The TS2250 is supported for SAS (Serial-attached SCSI) attachment to IBM Power System p6 and p7, IBM System x, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, UNIX, and PC servers.

The TS2250 Tape Drive Express Model H5S incorporates fifth-generation IBM LTO Ultrium technology and offers the following improvements over the Ultrium 4 Tape Drive:

Increased performance: Maximum tape drive throughput native data rate performance is up to 140 MB/sec. Data tracks are written 16 at a time. IBM Ultrium 5 Tape Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 4 and 5 Data Cartridges, and can read LTO Ultrium 3 Data Cartridges.
Note: Although the Ultrium 5 Tape Drive provides the capability for excellent 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.

Increased tape cartridge capacity: The tape cartridge physical capacity is nearly double the Ultrium 4 Data Cartridge, up to 1.5 TB native physical capacity (3.0 TB with 2:1 compression), with the use of the new IBM LTO Ultrium 1.5 TB Data Cartridge. This is achieved by increasing the linear density and the media length. The tape itself is an advanced metal particle tape developed to help provide durability and capacity.
Compatible with Ultrium 4 cartridges: The Ultrium 5 Tape Drive can read and write Ultrium 4 and 5 cartridges.
Supports encryption on Ultrium 5 SAS tape drives: The IBM System Storage TS2250 LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drive will support data encryption on the base drive with Ultrium 5 media meeting LTO consortium specifications and Application Managed Encryption.
Attachment options: The TS2250 Tape Drive comes with a 6 Gbps SAS interface for connection to a wide spectrum of open system servers. The TS2250 is supported on IBM Power System p6 and p7, IBM System x, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Microsoft Windows 2003, Linux, and other open systems.
Giant Magneto Resistive (GMR) head design: LTO 5 introduces the Giant Magneto Resistive (GMR) head with beveled contouring for reducing stiction/friction, especially with smoother LTO5 media types. This head design is well proven in Enterprise Tape products and helps minimize contact, debris accumulation, and wear on the tape as it moves over the read/write heads.
Digital speed matching: The Ultrium 5 Tape Drive is designed to perform dynamic speed matching at one of fourteen speeds which reduces the number of backhitch repositions and improves throughput performance by more closely matching the speed of the data to or from the host. Speed matching on Ultrium 5 ranges from fourteen speeds, 40 to 140 MB/sec, versus seven speeds, 30 to 120 MB/sec on Ultrium 4.
WORM media support: The IBM 3589 Ultrium 5 1.5 TB WORM Tape Cartridges are designed for applications such as archiving and data retention as well as those applications requiring an audit trail. These cartridges work with the IBM LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drive to help prevent the alteration or deletion of user data.
Large internal data buffer: There is a 256 MB internal data buffer in the Ultrium 5 Half-high Tape Drive.
IBM Long Term File System partitioning support: The principal function of the media partitioning is to allow for faster data access by splitting the cartridge into two media partitions. WORM media cannot be partitioned.
This release of the IBM Long Term File System software application leverages LTO5 tape partitioning. It is designed to enable a self-describing tape file format and to deliver an easy tape storage and distribution solution without the use of additional database applications. Customers of the IBM Long Term File System software are those who require a standard tape cartridge format at low-cost and will use standalone IBM LTO5 tape drives. IBM Long Term File System is the perfect solution for those in the Media and Entertainment industry and other fields that need massive data storage on tape for long retention periods, such as banking, scientific research, and government sectors.

Proven IBM LTO Ultrium features enhanced in the IBM LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drive include:

Highly integrated electronics using IBM engineered copper technology: This technology is designed to reduce the total number of components in the drive, help lower chip temperatures, and reduce power requirements, providing a more reliable drive. The fifth-generation drive electronics are designed to provide error correction of soft errors and in memory arrays.
Dual-stage 16-channel head actuator: The actuator is designed to provide precision head alignment to help support higher track density and improved data integrity.
Independent tape loader, threader motors, and positive pin retention: These are designed to help improve the reliability of loading and unloading a cartridge, and to retain the pin even if tension is dropped. An independent loader motor, coupled with the positive pin retention, is designed to cause the tape to thread with a higher level of reliability.
Servo and track layout technology: There are 1280 data tracks in Ultrium 5. The high-bandwidth servo system features a low mass servo to help more effectively track servo bands and improve data throughput with damaged media in less-than-optimal shock and vibration environments.
Surface Control Guiding Mechanism: IBM's patented Surface Control Guiding Mechanism is designed to guide the tape along the tape path in the Ultrium 5 Tape Drive. This method uses the surface of the tape, rather than the edges, to control tape motion. This helps reduce tape damage (especially to the edges of the tape) and tape debris, which comes from the damaged edges and can accumulate in the head area.
Robust drive components optimized for automation environments: To help enhance reliability and prolong the life of the drives, some of the most robust components available are used, such as an all metal clutch, steel ball bearings in loader, robust leader block design, and a single circuit card.
Power management: The Ultrium 5 Tape Drive power management function is designed to control the drive electronics to be either completely turned off or in a low-power mode when the circuit functions are not needed for drive operation. LTO5 will have the most dramatic power savings implementation of any IBM LTO generation. This power savings is designed to bring the wattage used by the drive down to a target of 5 watts at time of availability. This savings is realized in an unloaded state with no commands being issued to the drive over ethernet or host interface.
Adaptive read equalization: Designed to automatically compensate for dynamic changes in readback signal response.
Dynamic amplitude asymmetry compensation: Designed to dynamically optimize readback signals for linear readback response from MR read head transducers.
Separate writing of multiple filemarks: Separate writing of multiple filemarks is designed to cause any write command of two or more filemarks to cause a separate data set to be written containing all filemarks after the first. This feature has two advantages. First, it helps improve performance if a subsequent append overwrites somewhere after the first filemark, and second, write of multiple filemarks typically indicates a point where an append operation might occur after the first of these filemarks. This change helps prevent having to rewrite data set containing customer data and the first filemark, if such an append occurs.
LTO Data Compression (LTO-DC): The Ultrium 5 and 4 uses LTO-DC, which is an implementation of a Lempel-Ziv class 1 (LZ-1) data compression algorithm. LTO-DC is an extension of Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC) and an improvement over previous IBM lossless compression algorithms. IBM's patented "Scheme-Swapping" compression is designed to look ahead at incoming data, and determine the most efficient storage method (either ALDC or pass-thru mode) to help provide optimal data compression and increase data throughput.
LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM): Contained within the LTO Ultrium data cartridge is the LTO-CM, which is a passive, contactless silicon storage device that is physically a part of the cartridge. The LTO-CM is designed to hold information about that specific cartridge, the media in the cartridge, and the data on the media. The storage capacity of the LTO-CM is 8 KB. Communication between the drive and the LTO-CM is via a low-level radio frequency (RF) field transmitted by the drive to the cartridge.
Statistical Analysis and Reporting System (SARS): The Ultrium 5 Tape Drive uses SARS to help isolate failures between media and hardware. SARS uses the cartridge performance history saved in the CM module and the drive performance history kept in the drive flash EEPROM to help determine the likely cause of failure. SARS is designed to cause the drive to request a cleaner tape, to mark the media as degraded, and to indicate that the hardware has degraded.
Ultrium 5 1.5 TB Data Cartridge

The tape cartridge physical capacity of the IBM Ultrium 1.5 TB Data Cartridge is nearly double that of the IBM Ultrium 4 800 GB Data Cartridge (3.0 TB with 2:1 compression). IBM LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drives can read and write Ultrium 4 data cartridges, and read Ultrium 3 data cartridges. LTO Ultrium 1.5 TB data cartridges can be ordered using machine type 3589, LTO Ultrium tape cartridges or feature number 8505 at the time of purchase.

These cartridges have been designed to provide several enhancements over previous tape technologies. They are designed to work with tape drives that have increased tape speeds and high-density data recording. The case is specially designed for use in automated libraries and is designed for repeated, unattended handling. The tape itself is an advanced metal particle tape developed for durability and capacity.

New on TS2250 is the IBM Long Term File System partitioning support which enables data to be written individually on your media without affecting data on another partition.

With support for IBM LTO Ultrium-format tape data cartridges, the TS2250 Tape Drive provides an excellent migration path from digital linear tape (DLT or SDLT), 1/4 in (QIC), 4 mm (DAT), or 8 mm Tape Drives. It can be a cost-effective solution for backup, save-and-restore, and archiving functions as the entry point for the family of IBM Ultrium tape products.