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35P2641 - IBM LTO-6 SAS 6Gb/s Tape Drive
- LTO Ultrium 6 technology
- Native storage capacity of 2.5TB (6.25TB compressed)
- Native transfer rate of 160 MB/s (400 MB/s compressed)
- 6Gb/s SAS interface for high-speed connectivity
- Supports hardware encryption for data security
- Backward read/write compatible with LTO-5
- Backward read compatible with LTO-4
- Ideal for enterprise backup and archiving
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Product Overview
The IBM LTO-6 SAS 6Gb/s Tape Drive (35P2641) is a high-capacity, high-performance tape storage solution designed for backup, archiving, and disaster recovery. It utilizes the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 6 technology to provide significant storage density and transfer rates over a SAS interface.
Technical Information
| Technology | LTO Ultrium 6 |
| Native Capacity | 2.5 TB |
| Compressed Capacity | 6.25 TB |
| Native Transfer Rate | 160 MB/s |
Additional Specifications
| Compressed Transfer Rate | 400 MB/s |
| Interface | 6Gb/s SAS |
| Part Number | 35P2641 |
| Manufacturer | IBM |
Product Description
The IBM 35P2641 is an LTO-6 (Linear Tape-Open Ultrium 6) tape drive, representing a significant advancement in tape storage technology for enterprise data protection. This drive offers a substantial native storage capacity of 2.5 Terabytes, which can be expanded to an impressive 6.25 Terabytes when using hardware data compression. This high density makes it an efficient solution for backing up large datasets and for long-term archiving purposes, reducing the number of tapes required and the physical storage footprint. Connectivity is provided via a 6Gb/s SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) interface, ensuring high-speed data transfer rates. The native transfer speed reaches up to 160 Megabytes per second, scaling to 400 Megabytes per second with compression enabled. This performance is crucial for completing backups within increasingly tight windows and for rapid data retrieval during disaster recovery scenarios. The SAS interface also offers robust connectivity and reliability in enterprise server environments. Beyond capacity and speed, the LTO-6 standard, as implemented in the 35P2641, includes features such as hardware encryption, which allows for secure storage of sensitive data directly on the tape without impacting performance significantly. The drive is also backward compatible, capable of reading and writing to LTO-5 tapes and reading LTO-4 tapes, providing a degree of investment protection for existing media libraries. This makes the IBM LTO-6 tape drive a powerful and versatile tool for organizations needing reliable, high-capacity, and secure data storage.
