3581 5U RACK MOUNT KIT NS (MSD)
The IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Autoloader 3581L23 is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable (by option - PN 18P9209) tape autoloader offering high capacity, performance, and technology designed for the midrange open systems environment. It incorporates the IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 2 tape drive providing up to 35 MB/sec native data transfer rate (70 MB/sec with 2:1 compression) and 200 GB native (400 GB with 2:1 compression) tape cartridge capacity. With its single Ultrium 2 tape drive and seven tape cartridge slots, this IBM autoloader is designed to leverage Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology to cost effectively handle growing storage requirements, providing a media capacity of up to 1.4 TB (2.8 TB with 2:1 compression) data storage per unit. The 3581L23 can read and write original LTO Ultrium Data Cartridges at original Ultrium 1 capacities and with improved performance over Ultrium 1 tape drives and comes with a LVD Ultra160 SCSI attachment for connection to a wide spectrum of open system servers. The Ultrium Tape Drive 3581L23 has an optional bar code reader feature (PN 18P9210) and provides an excellent migration path from digital linear tape (DLT or SDLT), 1/4-inch, 4mm, or 8mm tape drives.
Features & Benefits:
· Provides autoloading capabilities with LTO Ultrium tape drives that support cost-effective backup, save/restore, and archival storage
· More than doubles tape drive performance over generation 1 LTO up to 35 MB/sec native data transfer rate (70 MB/sec with 2:1 compression)
· Seven cartridge slots providing up to 1.4 TB (2.8 TB with 2:1 compression) of unattended capacity
· Rack mount and bar code reader options for flexibility and unattended operation
· Features a 3-year Customer Replaceable Unit exchange warranty
· Enhanced features over LTO Ultrium 1 in digital speed matching, power management, channel calibration, filemark writing, internal buffer size, and faster drive speeds.
