Storage

Lenovo IBM TS4300 Tape Library

The Lenovo IBM TS4300 Tape Library is a 3U rack storage system from Lenovo.

SKU: TS4300 Category: Storage Brand: Lenovo

Technical Specifications
Overview

Product SKU	TS4300
Type	Modular high-density LTO tape library
Power Supply	Up to two redundant hot-swap 230 W AC 80 PLUS Silver power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector): • Base module: The first power supply is included; the second power supply is optional. • Expansion module: The first power supply is optional; the second power supply is optional. The first power supply is required if the expansion module contains a tape drive.
Management	Network interface for remote management
Software	Library partitioning, Path Failover (optional), Library Managed Encryption (optional)
Form Factor	• Base module: 3U rack-mount or stand-alone • Expansion module: 3U rack-mount; up to 6 expansion modules • 7-module library: 21U rack-mount • 16-module library: 48U rack-mount
Drive Technology	LTO Ultrium 9, 8, 7, and 6 Full-High (FH) and Half-High (HH) tape drives
Drive Interface	UItrium LTO9 12 Gbps SAS Half and Full High drives UItrium LTO8 6 Gbps SAS Half-High drive UItrium LTO7 6 Gbps SAS Half-High drive Ultrium LTO9 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Half and Full High drives Ultrium LTO8 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Half and Full High drives Ultrium LTO7 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Half and Full High drives UItrium LTO6 6 Gbps SAS Half-High drive Ultrium LTO6 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Half and Full High drives
Maximum Number Of Drives	• Per module: Up to 1x full-high and 1x half-high tape drives, or up to 3x half-high tape drives • Per 7-module library: From up to 7x full-high and 7x half-high tape drives to up to 21x half-high tape drives
Number Of Cartridge Slots	• Per module: 40 • Per 7-module library: 280 • Per 16-module library: 640
Configurable I/O Station Slots	• Per module: 5 • Per 7-module library: 35 • Per 16-module library: 80
Native Cartridge Capacity	• LTO 9 (L9): 18 TB • LTO 8 (L8): 12 TB • LTO 7 initialized LTO 8 Type M (M8): 9 TB • LTO 7 (L7): 6 TB • LTO 6 (L6): 2.5 TB
Native Backup Storage Capacity	Per module: • LTO 9 (L9): Up to 720 TB • LTO 8 (L8): Up to 480 TB • LTO 7 (M8): Up to 360 TB • LTO 7 (L7): Up to 240 TB • LTO 6 (L6): Up to 100 TB Per 7-module library: • LTO 9 (L9) Up to 5.00 PB • LTO 8 (L8): Up to 3.36 PB • LTO 7 (M8): Up to 2.52 PB • LTO 7 (L7): Up to 1.68 PB • LTO 6 (L6): Up to 700 TB Per 16-module library: • LTO 9 (L9) Up to 11.52 PB • LTO 8 (L8): Up to 7.68 PB • LTO 7 (M8): Up to 5.76 PB • LTO 7 (L7): Up to 3.84 PB
Native Data Transfer Rate	Per drive: • LTO 9 FH: Up to 400 MB/s • LTO 9 HH: Up to 300 MB/s • LTO 8 FH: Up to 360 MB/s • LTO 8 HH: Up to 300 MB/s • LTO7: Up to 300 MB/s • LTO 6: Up to 160 MB/s
Security Features	Secure Socket Layer (SSL), user level security, LDAP, LTO encryption (optional)
Management Interfaces	• Operator panel • 2x 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet ports (UTP, RJ-45) for remote management: Web-based GUI; SNMP and email notifications • 2x USB ports (service technician use only)
Cooling	Fixed fans on the tape drives and power supplies
Dimensions (H x W x D)	Base or expansion module: • Width: 446 mm (17.6 in.) • Depth: 873 mm (34.4 in.) • Height: 133 mm (5.2 in.)
Weight	• Base module: 21 kg (46.3 lb) • Expansion module: 13 kg (28.7 lb)
Warranty	3 year customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty with 9×5 next business day parts delivered
Host Operating Systems	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Power	Up to two redundant hot-swap 230 W AC 80 PLUS Silver power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector): • Base module: The first power supply is included; the second power supply is optional. • Expansion module: The first power supply is optional; the second power supply is optional. The first power supply is required if the expansion module contains a tape drive.

Overview

The Lenovo IBM TS4300 Tape Library is a 3U rack storage system from Lenovo.

It scales to Per module: up to 1x full-high and 1x half-high tape drives, or up to 3x half-high tape.

Key Features

Form factor: Base module: 3U rack-mount or stand-alone / Expansion module: 3U rack-mount; up to 6 expansion modules / 7-module library: 21U rack-mount …
Maximum drives: Per module: Up to 1x full-high and 1x half-high tape drives, or up to 3x half-high tape drives / Per 7-module library: From up to 7x full-high and 7x half-high tape drives to up to 21x half-high tape drives
Management: Operator panel / 2x 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet ports (UTP, RJ-45) for remote management: Web-based GUI; SNMP and email notifications / 2x USB ports (service technician use only)
Security: Secure Socket Layer (SSL), user level security, LDAP, LTO encryption (optional)
Power and cooling: Fixed fans on the tape drives and power supplies Up to two redundant hot-swap 230 W AC 80 PLUS Silver power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector): / Base module: The first power supply is included; the second power supply is optional. …
Physical: Base or expansion module: / Width: 446 mm (17.6 in.) / Depth: 873 mm (34.4 in.) …

Applications

Long-term retention, archive and regulatory compliance
Air-gapped and offline backup for ransomware protection
Disaster recovery and data migration
Tape-based backup for large data volumes

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