Product Description

This is an entry tape library incorporating high-performance IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 2 and Ultrium 3 tape drives for the midrange open systems environment. The 3582 Tape Library can accommodate one or two Ultrium 3 and/or Ultrium 2 tape drives and comes standard with a one-cartridge I/O station and 23 data cartridge slots giving a native library capacity of 9.6 TB native (19.2 TB with 2:1 compression). Tape cartridge capacity is up to 400 GB native capacity (800 GB with 2:1 compression) with the IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium 400 GB data cartridge and drive performance is up to 80 MB/second native data transfer rate with the IBM LTO Ultrium 3 tape drives. Ultrium 3 tape drives come in 2-Gbps switched fabric Fibre Channel and Low Voltage Differential (LVD) Ultra160 SCSI varieties to attach to a wide spectrum of open system servers.

The 3582 tape library comes standard with Multi-Path architecture and the ability to partition the library into two logical libraries, two removable cartridge magazines, and a bar code reader. The library can be configured as a stand-alone unit or can be mounted in an industry-standard 19-inch rack. Additional optional features include: Control Path Failover, Data Path Failover, and a Remote Management Unit/Specialist for remote library management.

The 3582 tape library is suitable for use in network-attached storage implementations, such as backups and mass storage archives where multi-terabyte capacities are required. Storage and tape management for the 3582 is provided by software such as Tivoli Storage Manager and other industry-leading compatible software offerings.