| The LTO tape drive from IBM offers enhanced | | | | helps to connect to AIX, Solaris, i5/OS, HP-UX, Linux |
| performance and backup solutions that benefits the | | | | and Windows. |
| users. The IBM LTO tape drives are fast. Therefore, | | | | IBM 3582 drive supports multi-path which helps the |
| the users can retrieve and record at high speed to | | | | partitioning of the library into 2 logical libraries. Each of |
| save time and cost. There are number of factors | | | | the logical libraries has its distinct and separate control |
| that can affect the transfer rate of the tape drive | | | | paths, storage slots and drives. IBM 3582 drive also |
| like the compression ratio, disc transfer rate, block | | | | has the feature of "control path failover" |
| size, fiber channel, LVD and file size etc. | | | | which enhances the availability. |
| The streaming transfer rate of the LTO tape drives | | | | The IBM 3583 library is designed to fulfill the |
| is very high. Rate at which tape drive transfer the | | | | requirements of large volume data storage. Up to 6 |
| data during the tape movement to read or write | | | | LTO tape drives are supported by IBM 3583 library |
| data is called the "streaming rate". The | | | | along with seventy two cartridge slots. LTO-3 tape |
| "streaming rate" of the tape drive is | | | | drives and can be used in the IBM 3583 model L-72, |
| considered as a vital factor to determine the overall | | | | L-36 and L-18. The users have the choice to match |
| sustained rate. If the block size is 128K or greater, | | | | and mix LTO-2 and LTO3 tape medium because of |
| then the LTO drive can write at speed of 30MB per | | | | the option of the Fiber channel or LVD SCSI |
| second. IBM ultrium tape provides 15MB per second | | | | connectivity. |
| of native streaming rate and with compression ratio | | | | IBM "3584 tape library" gives the best |
| of 2:1 provides compressed rate of 30MB per second. | | | | solution when the storage requirement exceeds |
| The 1st IBM LTO-3 tape drive is the "3580 | | | | 57.6TB (compressed capacity). Each frame of IBM |
| Model L33" that has "SCSI ultra-160 | | | | 3584 can install up to twelve tape drives. Up to |
| LVD" interface. The 2nd LTO-3 tape drive | | | | sixteen frames in single library can be linked with each |
| introduced by IBM is the "3580 Model | | | | other. So, the capacity of the library reaches up to |
| L3H". The other tape autoloaders by IBM are | | | | 192 data tape drives and cartridge slots up to 6,887. |
| the entry level 3581 model F38 and L38. Both these | | | | IBM 3588 drive "model F-3A" is the |
| autoloaders offer 1 LTO-3 drive and 8 cartridge slots. | | | | LTO-3 tape drive's "fiber channel" version. |
| So, the total capacity reaches to 6.4TB with | | | | IBM 3588 drive is specifically designed to support the |
| compression of 2:1. Model L-38 has a "SCSI | | | | 3584 large library cabinets which include the models |
| Ultra-160 LVD" attachment. The attachment is | | | | D-32, L-32, L-52 and D-52. |