3588+09 IBM TS1080 Tape Drive Model F8A

The IBM TS1080 Model F8A is designed to be installed in an IBM TS3500 tape library to deliver high capacity and performance for the midrange open systems environment. This model incorporates the new LTO Ultrium 8 Tape Drive with enhanced maximum tape drive throughput over the IBM LTO generation 7 Tape Drive (Ultrium 7). It has a native data transfer of up to 360 MBps for FH tape drives. The TS1080 Tape Drive supports the LTO generation 8 media specification of double the compressed capacity with up to 30 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression (up to 12 TB native capacity) as compared to previous LTO 7 compressed capacity of up to 15 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression (up to 6 TB native capacity) per tape cartridge. IBM Ultrium 8 tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 7. The TS1080 has an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel dual-ported interface for connection to a wide spectrum of open system servers.