IBM TS2360 LTO6 FH SAS External Tape Drive 3580-S63 -NOB warranty exp Aug 2018

IBM System Storage TS2360 Tape Drive Model S63  (SEO 3580S6X) external stand-alone or rack mountable unit, is designed to offer high capacity and performance for the entry and midrange systems environment. The TS2360 incorporates the LTO IBM System Storage Ultrium 6 Full-High SAS Tape Drive  . The TS2360 is designed to support the LTO Generation 6 media specification native data rate performance of up to 160 MB/sec compared to the IBM TS2350 LTO full-high tape drive ( Ultrium 5) at up to 140 MB/sec native data transfer rate. The TS2360 tape drive supports the LTO Generation 6 media specifications for LTO tape drive technology. The TS2360 also supports LTO Generation 6 media specification of a compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression (up to 2.5 TB native capacity) compared to previous LTO 5 compressed capacity of up to 3.0 TB with 2:1 compression (up to 1.5 TB native capacity) per tape cartridge. The TS2360 can read and write to Ultrium 6 and Ultrium 5 cartridges, and is read compatible with Ultrium 4 data cartridges. The Ultrium 6 tape drive is encryption-capable and designed to support application managed encryption.

IBM TS2360 Model S63 tape drive uses a 6 Gbps dual port SAS interface for connection to a wide spectrum of system servers. The new TS2360 attaches to selected IBM Power Systems™ models, and to IBM System x® and PC servers. The TS2360 also supports Microsoft™ Windows™ , HP-UX, Oracle Solaris, and UNIX™ .

The following IBM TS2360 Model S63 full-high LTO Ultrium 6 tape drive enhancements are designed to help improve performance, capacity, and reliability:

• Native LTO Generation 6 media specification data transfer rate of up to 160 MB/sec
• Support for LTO Generation 6 media specification tape cartridge compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression
• 6 Gbps SAS attachment support
• A 1 GB internal buffer
• Application managed encryption support for full-high LTO Generation 6 SAS tape drives
• 16 KB cartridge memory with Ultrium 6 media
• Full-high drive form factor
• Two SAS ports per drive to improve availability and attachability
• IBM LTFS partitioning support