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 Introduction
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IBM LTO Generation 6
 Portfolio Overview
 Potential Business Benefits
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31.9 million servers worldwide Internet connected devices —
22B in 2020 (24.9% CAGR)
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Last 10 years servers up 2X and virtual machines up 42% CAGR
Since 2000 security vulnerabilities grew eightfold
The volume of digital content, up
48% from 2011, is expected to reach 2.7 ZB (1ZB = 1 billion terabytes) in 2012 and 8ZB by
2015.
Data centers have doubled energy use in past 5 years
And respond to demands for new services…
Real-time analytics workloads growing 13% CAGR with related server spend growing
3x average
Collaborative software workloads growing 10%
CAGR
…while dealing with constraints like a flat budget.
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Storage Efficiency is essential to outpace data growth
Designed for data
Storage Budget
Managed with cloud technologies
Storage Virtualization enables a robust cloud deployment
Smarter
Computing
Tuned to the task
Storage must adapt to changing information patterns
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Tape technology is the most power efficient storage, reducing energy consumption by up to 100x (compared to HDD). 1
 Protects vital customer’s information on tape with data encryption and WORM capabilities
 Cartridge portability enables easy off site storage of data for disaster recovery
 Delivers significant cost reduction in energy, space and people costs for management and support.
 Provides the performance to meet today's and future requirements.
 Tape media has a long life for reliable long term storage
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Provides investment protection with scalability and media compatibility
1 “In Search of the Long-Term Archiving Solution —
Tape Delivers Significant TCO Advantage over Disk,” Clipper Notes, December 2010 © 2012 IBM Corporation

In tape drive technology & SW
LTO Gen2
2004
LTO Gen3 LTO-4
2010
LTO-5
2010
LTFS
SDE
2011
LTFS
LE
2012
LTFS
SM
2012
LTO Gen6
2011
TS1140
(3592 G4 )
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1962
IBM Tractor System
In tape automation and virtualization
2011
TS3500
Connector &shuttle
2012
IBM TSLM software
1974
3850 MSS
2006
TS7740
(VTS
Gen 4)
2010
TS7610
TS7680
2011
TS7740
TS7720
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 Sixth Generation of LTO Tape Drive
– 160 MB/sec performance native data transfer rate
– Up to 6.25 TB of capacity at 2.5:1 compression (2.5 TB native capacity)
– 30% more energy efficient
–Continued media support of prior generations, read/write LTO-5 media and read LTO-4 media
 Continued Security standard method
–Encryption of data
 Continued data management and access – IBM Linear Tape File
System implemented on dual partition
–Provides file system access at the operating system level
 Platform Support
–Selected IBM System servers and other Linux and Windows open system servers
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Entry
TS7610 ProtecTIER
Appliance Express
Midrange
TS7650 ProtecTIER
Deduplication
Appliances
Enterprise
TS7650, TS7680
ProtecTIER
(3958) TS7700 mainframe
(3957)
TS3100
(3573)
TS2900
(3572)
TS3200
(3573)
TS3310
(3576)
TS3500
(3584)
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LTO 4, 5 & 6 HH
LTO 4, 5 & 6 LTO Media
TS1140
(3592)
3592 Media
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IBM intends to integrate its LTO 6 tape drives adhering to LTO Ultrium generation 6 standards into selected IBM System Storage tape products.
Previews provide insight into IBM plans and direction. Specific availability dates, ordering, information, and terms and conditions will be provided when the product is announced.
- TS2260 HH Tape Drive
- TS2360 FH Tape Drive
- TS2900 Tape Autoloader
- TS3100 Tape Library
- TS3200 Tape Library
- TS3310 Tape Library
TS3310 Tape
Library
TS3500 Tape
Library
Enterprise
TS2260 or
TS2360
External
Tape Drives
TS2900 Tape
Autoloader
TS3200 Tape Library
TS3100 Tape Library
Midrange
Entry
Capacity Requirements,
Exponential Data Growth
*Planned product preview
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 External Tape Drive
–Featuring the new IBM Ultrium 6 technology
• Support for application managed encryption of data
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Increased performance, up to
Higher capacity with
160 MBps native data transfer rate
6.25 TB with 2.5:1 compression (2.5 TB native)
Supports IBM Linear Tape File System
–Backward compatibility, read/write LTO-5 media and read LTO-4 media
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A great solution for constrained resources
–Featuring half height with an enclosure design to fit two units per rack mount shelf
–TS2260 is designed with an easy to use interface and a simple front loading drive
–A 3-year warranty is standard in most countries
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TS2260 addresses the rapidly changing business environments
–The TS2260 provides high capacity, high performance and industry standard encryption features
–6 Gbps dual SAS interface for continued improved availability
Planned announcement: Nov 6, 2012
Planned availability: Dec 7, 2012
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 External Tape Drive
–Featuring the new IBM Ultrium 6 technology
•Support for application managed encryption of data
•Increased performance, up to 160 MBps native data transfer rate
•Higher capacity with 6.25 TB with 2.5:1 compression (2.5 TB native )
•Supports IBM Linear Tape File System
–Backward compatibility, read/write LTO-5 media and read LTO-4 media
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A great solution for constrained resources
–Featuring full height with an enclosure design to fit two units per shelf
–TS2360 is designed with an easy to use interface and a simple front loading drive
–A 3-year warranty is standard in most countries
 TS2360 addresses the rapidly changing business environments
–The TS2360 provides high capacity, high performance and industry standard encryption features
–6 Gbps dual SAS interface for continued improved availability
Planned announcement: Dec 4, 2012
Planned availability: Dec 7, 2012
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 1 U form factor
– Stand alone or rack mount configurations
 Incorporates IBM’s patented high density slot technology
 Contains either a single LTO-6, 5 or 4 tape drive
– Half-Height SAS tape drive
– LTO-6 and LTO-5 with 6 Gbps interface
 One removable magazine
– 9 cartridge slots, including a single I/O station
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Bar code reader and Remote Management are standard
– Can be configured to run in either sequential (autoloader) mode or random (library) mode
– Manageable by local operator panel or remote web GUI
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Total capacity up to
– 56.25 TB with 2.5:1 compression with LTO-6
– 27 TB with 2:1 compression with LTO-5
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Warranty: 1 Year (Customer Exchange)
 Supports encryption with LTO gen 6, 5 and 4 drives LTO-6 support
Planned announcement: Nov 6, 2012
Planned availability: Dec 7, 2012
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End-user flexibility and easy to use functionality
– Barcode reader and remote management are standard features
– Removable tape cartridge magazines
– Three year standard warranty is standard, and basic parts are customer replaceable units (CRU)
 Multiple drive options
– Up to two half-height drives or one full-height drive with TS3100
– Up to four half-height drives or two full-height drives with TS3200
– Mix LTO Gen 4, 5 and 6 within the same library
 Large Tape Storage capacity for rack mount environment
– 24 or 48 data cartridge slots
– 150 TB of storage capacity with 2.5:1 compression (60 TB native) with TS3100
– 300 TB of storage capacity with 2.5:1 compression (120 TB native ) with TS3200
IBM TS3200
IBM TS3100
LTO-6 support
Planned announcement: Nov 6, 2012
Planned availability: Dec 7, 2012
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 Modular Library with LTO-6 tape drives
– Up to 2.56 PB with 2.5:1 compression ( 1.02 PB native capacity )
– Up to 409 max cartridge slots (35 to 403 + 6 input/output slots)
– Up to 18 hot-swappable LTO Drives
– Up to 8 Gbps dual-port Fibre Channels on each tape drive
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Supports
– Logical Partitioning and Native SMI-S
– Optional features
• Transparent encryption (with LTO-6 & LTO-5 tape drives)
• Capacity on demand
• Rack Mounting
• Path Failover (Data and Control)
• Redundant power
LTO-6 support
Planned announcement: Nov 6, 2012
Planned availability: Dec 7, 2012
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Supporting the new IBM LTO Ultrium 6 tape drives
– Improved capacity and performance to reduce footprint and improve productivity
– LTO 6, up to 125 PB with 2.5:1 compression per library (50 PB native ), up to 1.875 EB per complex when compressed
– Dual 8Gbps fibre channel port connectivity for industry leading performance and availability
– Data encryption and WORM cartridge support for security and compliance
– Optional dual robotics, high density frames and support for mixed generations of LTO and enterprise drives in the same TS3500 tape library
• Work together to help protect customer current investments while integrating new technologies
 Storage Authentication Service
– Centralized authentication for improved storage administration security
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Floating home cell option for standard density frames
– Optimizes demount operations, reducing access time to data
LTO-6 support
Planned announcement: Oct 3, 2012
Planned availability: Nov 9, 2012
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• Selected IBM System servers and other Linux® and Windows® open system servers
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Latest support information go to: ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic
Please continue to look for updates regarding TSM and other ISV applications support
• Symantec
• CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup
• Commvault
• Backbone
• HP Data Protector www.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape
For the most up to date information on tape management support: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/tape/library.html#interoperability
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Business Benefits
– Helps reduce cost
• Stores two times more compressed data on a tape cartridge when compared to gen 5 (6.25TB vs. 3TB)
• Is 30 % more energy efficient without increasing power
– Helps reduce time
• Allows 40% faster backups and restores with improved performance
• Improves data management and access
• Faster throughput drives and increased data buffer size
– Provides outstanding investment protection
• LTO standards-compatibility offers long-term tape infrastructure investment protection
– Helps address compliance requirements
• Continued WORM and Encryption capability
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Operational Benefits
– Provides the performance to meet today's and future requirements
– Provides the capacity to reduce the size / complexity of the tape environment
– Deploys compatible tape formats throughout the extended IT environment
– Improves data management and access through the enablement of self-describing media
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Feature Description
Skip Synch
Ethernet
When selected via Mode Page, can allow writing to tape without backhitch
(a.k.a. virtual backhitch)
Allows IBM Service to update code via an FTP session
LDI / ADI Auto Detect Can automatically detect the library interface protocol
LED indicating encryption
(HH)
Giant Magneto Resistive
Heads
Data Safe Mode
1024 MB buffer size
Flangeless rollers (FH)
Skew Actuator (FH)
Indicates when data is being encrypted or an encrypted data cartridge is mounted
Advanced high gain head with beveled contouring for reducing stiction/friction. Has advanced head coating to prevent corrosion and extend life
Mode setting to write protect R/W media (logical WORM)
Increased from 512MB to properly cache higher data rate
Helps minimize tape edge damage, and debris buildup, by elimination of the roller flanges
Allows dynamic skew adjustment of the head to keep head perpendicular to tape (needed in a flangeless tape path)
More speed matching speeds Speed matching with more speeds (14, up from 7) to help minimize backhitching and enhance performance
Noise-Predictive Adaptive read channel detection to help optimize detection performance and improve error rate
Maximum Likelihood
Zurich Synchronous Servo
Channel
Improved estimation of tape velocity & head position enabling very accurate head positioning
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