IBM TS2270, TS2260, TS2360, TS2250 Product Manual

IBM LTO Ultrium 7, 6, and 5 Tape Drives for Lenovo

Product Guide

The family of IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives for Lenovo (Machine Type 6160) is external, stand-alone or rack­mountable tape drives that contain an LTO Ultrium 7, Ultrium 6, or Ultrium 5 Tape Drive that is designed for
the heavy demands of backup tape storage. The drives deliver IBM tape reliability and performance at a
cost-effective price.

TS2270 Model H7S incorporates the LTO Ultrium 7 Half-High SAS Tape Drive. TS2360 Model S63
incorporates the LTO Ultrium 6 Full-High SAS Tape Drive. TS2260 Model H6S incorporates the LTO Ultrium
6 Half-High SAS Tape Drive. TS2250 Model H5S incorporates the LTO Ultrium 5 Half-High SAS Tape Drive.
These tape drives use a dual-port 6 Gbps SAS interface for connection to a wide range of servers.

The LTO Ultrium Tape Drives from Lenovo are excellent choices if you use tape drives that require larger­capacity or higher-performance tape backup. The TS2270, TS2360, TS2260, and TS2250 Tape Drives are
an excellent choice for tape backup solutions for Lenovo System x® and ThinkServer® servers.

Figure 1. TS2270 Tape Drive for Lenovo

Did you know?

Featuring the latest LTO Ultrium 7 technology, the TS2270 Tape Drive provides up to 15 TB of 2.5:1
compressed backup storage capacity.

With LTO Ultrium 6, the TS2260 and TS2360 Tape Drives provide up to 6.25 TB of 2.5:1 compressed
backup storage capacity. With LTO Ultrium 5, the TS2250 Tape Drive provides up to 3 TB of 2:1
compressed backup storage capacity.

With IBM LTO Tape offerings that are available from Lenovo, Lenovo can be your trusted partner that offers
"one stop shop" and single point of contact for delivery of leading edge technologies and innovations from
Lenovo and other leading IT vendors. These offerings can satisfy the wide range of your end-to-end IT
infrastructure needs, including handheld devices, notebooks, personal computers, servers, storage,
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Key features

The IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives deliver the following features:

Entry-level tape drives for high capacity, high performance, and high reliability.

Adherence to LTO specifications.

Support for one half-high LTO Ultrium 7 (TS2270), one full-high Ultrium 6 (TS2360), one half-high
Ultrium 6 (TS2260), or one half-high Ultrium 5 (TS2250) SAS Tape Drive.

Native cartridge capacity of up to 6 TB (Ultrium 7), up to 2.5 TB (Ultrium 6), or up to 1.5 TB (Ultrium

5).

Native data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s (Ultrium 7), up to 160 MB/s (Ultrium 6), or up to
140 MB/s (Ultrium 5).

Mixed media support, including IBM LTO Ultrium 7, 6, and 5 Write Once Ready Many (WORM)
media.

Remote monitoring of status of the tape drive.

Encryption support in the tape drive to work with Application Managed Encryption.

Optional rack mount with the shelf to accommodate up to two tape drives side-by-side in a 2U rack
space.

A dual-port 6 Gbps SAS attachment for connection to select System x and ThinkServer servers that
run Microsoft Windows and Linux server operating systems.

Support from an extensive ecosystem of backup software vendors.

The following figure shows the TS2360 Tape Drive.

Figure 2. TS2360 Tape Drive for Lenovo

The following figure shows the TS2260 Tape Drive.

Figure 3. TS2260 Tape Drive for Lenovo

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The following figure shows the TS2250 Tape Drive.

Figure 4. TS2250 Tape Drive for Lenovo

The IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives include the following IBM LTO Ultrium features:

Dual-stage head actuator
The 16-channel actuator (LTO Ultrium 5 and 6) and 32-channel actuator (LTO Ultrium 7) provide
precision head alignment to help support higher track density and improved data integrity.

Independent tape loader and threader motors and positive pin retention
These technologies help improve the reliability of loading and unloading a cartridge and retain the
pin, even if tension is dropped. An independent loader motor that is coupled with the positive pin
retention causes the tape to thread with a higher level of reliability.

Graceful dynamic braking
If there is a power failure, reel motors maintain tension and gradually decelerate instead of stopping
abruptly, which helps reduce tape breakage, stretching, or loose tape wraps during a sudden power
outage.

Servo and track layout technology
There are 3584 data tracks in Ultrium 7, 2176 data tracks in Ultrium 6, and 1280 data tracks in
Ultrium 5. The high-bandwidth servo system features a low mass servo to help more effectively track
servo bands and improve data throughput with damaged media in less-than-optimal shock and
vibration environments.

Surface Control Guiding Mechanism
IBM patented Surface Control Guiding Mechanism guides the tape along the tape path in the Ultrium
7, 6, and 5 Tape Drives. This method uses the surface of the tape (rather than the edges) to control
tape motion. This configuration helps reduce tape damage (especially to the edges of the tape) and
tape debris, which comes from the damaged edges and can accumulate in the head area.

Giant Magneto Resistive (GMR) head design
IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives use GMR head technology with beveled contouring for reducing
striction and friction. This head design was demonstrated in enterprise tape products to help
minimize contact, edge damage, debris accumulation, and wear on the tape as it moves over the
read/write heads.

Digital speed matching
The LTO Ultrium Tape Drives perform dynamic speed matching to adjust the drive's native data rate
as closely as possible to the net host data rate (after data compressibility is factored out). This
matching helps reduce the number of backhitch repositions and improve throughput performance.

Robust drive components optimized for automation environments
To help enhance reliability and prolong the life of the drives, some of the most robust components
available are used, such as an all metal clutch, steel ball bearings in the loader, robust leader block
design, and a single circuit card.

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Power management
The power management function of the Ultrium 7 and Ultrium 6 Tape Drives controls the drive
electronics to be completely turned off or in a low-power mode when the circuit functions are not
needed for drive operation.

Adaptive read equalization
This equalization automatically compensates for dynamic changes in readback signal response.

Dynamic amplitude asymmetry compensation
This compensation dynamically optimizes readback signals for linear readback response from MR
read head transducers.

LTO Data Compression (LTO-DC)
The Ultrium LTO uses LTO-DC, which is an implementation of a Lempel-Ziv class 1 (LZ-1) data
compression algorithm. LTO-DC is an extension of Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC)
and an improvement over previous IBM lossless compression algorithms. IBM patented "Scheme­Swapping" compression looks ahead at incoming data and determines the most efficient storage
method (ALDC or pass-through mode) to help optimize data compression and increase data
throughput.

LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM)
Contained within the LTO Ultrium data cartridge is the LTO-CM, which is a passive, contactless
silicon storage device that is physically a part of the cartridge. The LTO-CM holds information about
that specific cartridge, the media in the cartridge, and the data on the media. The storage capacity of
the Generation 6 and 7 LTO-CM is 16320 bytes, which is double capacity of Generation 5 LTO-CM
8160 bytes. Communication between the drive and the LTO-CM is via a low-level RF field
transmitted by the drive to the cartridge.

Statistical Analysis and Reporting System (SARS)
The Ultrium Tape Drive uses SARS to help isolate failures between media and hardware. SARS uses
the cartridge performance history that is saved in the CM module and the drive performance history
that is kept in the drive flash EEPROM to help determine the likely cause of failure. SARS causes the
drive to request a cleaner tape, mark the media as degraded, and indicate that the hardware is
degraded.

Highly integrated electronics that use IBM engineered copper technology
This technology reduces the total number of components in the drive, which helps lower chip
temperatures and reduces power requirements to deliver a more reliable drive. The sixth-generation
drive electronics provide error correction of soft errors in the memory arrays in data and control
paths.

Components and connectors

The following figure shows the front of the TS2260. The front view of the TS2270 and TS2250 is similar to
the front view of the TS2260.

Figure 5. Front view of the TS2260

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The following figure shows the front of the TS2360.

Figure 6. Front view of the TS2360

The following figure shows the rear of the TS2270, TS2260, and TS2250.

Figure 7. Rear view of the TS2270, TS2260, and TS2250

The following figure shows the rear of the TS2360.

Figure 8. Rear view of the TS2360

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System specifications

The following table lists the TS2270, TS2360, TS2260, and TS2250 Tape Drives system specifications.

Table 1. System specifications

Components Specification

Form factor Standalone or 2U rack mount (on a fixed shelf)

Drive technology TS2270: LTO Ultrium 7 half-high drive

TS2360: LTO Ultrium 6 full-high drive
TS2260: LTO Ultrium 6 half-high drive
TS2250: LTO Ultrium 5 half-high drive

Drive interface 2x 6 Gb SAS x1 ports (Mini-SAS SFF-8088)

Number of drives 1

Number of
cartridge slots

1

Cartridge
capacity

LTO7: 6 TB native; up to 15 TB compressed (with 2.5:1 compression ratio)
LTO6: 2.5 TB native; up to 6.25 TB compressed (with 2.5:1 compression ratio)
LTO5: 1.5 TB native; up to 3.0 TB compressed (with 2:1 compression ratio)

Data transfer rate LTO7: Up to 300 MB/s native; up to 750 MB/s compressed (with 2.5:1 compression)

LTO6: Up to 160 MB/s native; up to 400 MB/s compressed (with 2.5:1 compression)
LTO5: Up to 140 MB/s native; up to 280 MB/s compressed (with 2:1 compression)

Security features Application Managed Encryption (AME) with optional third-party software (such as IBM

Spectrum Protect)

Management
interfaces

1x Ethernet port (UTP, RJ-45) for drive status and servicing only

Cooling Fixed internal fan

Power supply One 73 W AC fixed power supply with IEC 320-C14 power connector

Hot-swap parts None

Dimensions Width: 213 mm (8.4 in.)

Depth: 332 mm (13.1 in.)
Height:

TS2270, TS2260, TS2250: 58 mm (2.3 in.)
TS2360: 109 mm (4.3 in.)

Weight TS2270, TS2260, TS2250: 4.3 kg (9.4 lb.)

TS2360: 6.3 kg (13.8 lb.)

Warranty Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite warranty with 9x5 next business day terms.

Service and
support

Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 24x7 coverage, 4­hour response time, up to 5 years of warranty extension, up to 5 years of Remote Technical
Support (RTS).

Host operating
systems

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) 5, 6, and 7; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 and 11.

ISV backup
software
compatibility

Arcserve Backup, ASG Time Navigator, Barracuda Yosemite Backup, CommVault Simpana,
Dell NetVault Backup, EMC NetWorker, HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, IBM Spectrum
Protect, Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager, Symantec Backup Exec,
Symantec NetBackup.

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