IBM TS2430 3580-S43 LTO4 Tape Drive 95P4403

3580-S43 IBM TS2340 LTO4 Tape Drive uses 3 Gbps dual port SAS interface for connecting to AS400 iSeries, IBM AIX Power, WIndows, Windows, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, UNIX servers. The IBM TS2340 3580-S43 LTO4 Tape Drive has 95P4403 part number, and is only available in used or refurbished condition, includes warranty, support and is eligible for IBM maintenance and support agreements. The IBM TS2340 3580-S43 LTO4 Tape Drive has the following specifications:

Native data transfer rate of up to 120 MB/sec
LTO4 Ultrium 4 tape cartridge native physical capacity of up to 800 GB
3 Gbps SAS attachment
A 256 MB internal buffer
Application Managed Encryption support for Ultrium 4 SAS tape drive
8 KB cartridge memory with Ultrium 4 media
Highly integrated electronics using IBM-engineered copper technology

The IBM TS2340 3580-S43 LTO4 Tape Drive is available as a stand-alone or rack-mountable unit, contains a Linear Tape-Open LTO4 Ultrium 4 tape drive designed for the heavy demands of backup tape storage. The TS2340 is supported for SCSI and serial-attached SCSI (SAS) attachment to IBM System p, IBM System i, IBM System x, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, UNIX, and PC servers.

Before purchasing an IBM TS2340 3580-S43 LTO4 Tape Drive, be sure to understand the Write and Read compatibility of the IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Meda you will be using. LTO Tape Drive and Ultrium Tape Media Rules are as follows:
LTO9 Tape Drive: Read/Write Ultrium 9 and Ultrium 8
LTO8 Tape Drive: Read/Write Ultrium 8 and Ultrium 7
LTO7 Tape Drive: Read/Write Ultrium 7 and Ultrium 6, Read Only Ultrium 5
LTO6 Tape Drive: Read/Write Ultrium 6 and Ultrium 5, Read Only Ultrium 4
LTO5 Tape Drive: Read/Write Ultrium 5 and Ultrium 4, Read Only Ultrium 3
LTO4 Tape Drive: Read/Write Ultrium 4 and Ultrium 3, Read Only Ultrium 2
LTO3 Tape Drive: Read/Write Ultrium 3 and Ultrium 2, Read Only Ultrium 1

Other IBM LTO Tape Drives and IBM Tape Libraries include:
IBM TS2240 3580-H4S LTO4 Tape Drive
IBM TS2250 3580-H5S LTO5 Tape Drive
IBM TS2260 3580-H6S LTO6 Tape Drive
IBM TS2270 3580-H7S LTO7 Tape Drive
IBM TS2280 3580-H8S LTO8 Tape Drive
IBM TS2290 3580-H9S LTO9 Tape Drive
IBM 7226-1U3 LTO Tape and DAT Storage Enclosure
IBM TS2900 LTO Tape Drive with Autoloader 3572-S9H LTO9, 3572-S8H LTO8, 3572-S7H LTO7, 3572-S6H LTO6, 3572-S5H LTO5, 3572-S4H LTO4, 3572-S3H LTO3
IBM TS3100 3573-L2U IBM Tape Library with up to 2 LTO Drives
IBM TS4300 3555-L3A and 3555-E3A Tape Library with up to 3 LTO Tape Drives
IBM TS4500 Tape Library with up to 14 LTO Tape Drives and 882 Cartridges

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