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IBM TS1140 tape drive
Deliver robust data protection and long-
term retention in multiplatform
Highlights environments
• High-performance, high- Business demands require applications that rely on high
capacity tape processing capacity and fast access to data as well as long-term data
for storage consolidation retention. The IBM TS1140 tape drive features storage
capabilities to help you establish easy, rapid access to data,
• Support Write Once Read
improve security, provide long-term retention, and help
Many (WORM) cartridges
maintain data governance and regulatory compliance.
• Help satisfy compliance TS1140 offers high-performance, flexible data storage with
requirements support for data encryption. The drive can help you protect
• Improve information your investments in tape automation by offering compatibility
retention with existing automation. To further protect your investment,
• Support for existing IBM an upgrade model is available for your existing IBM TS1130
tape automation tape drives. For flexible storage in heterogeneous server
• Enhance information infrastructures, TS1140 offers multiplatform support and can
security scale from midrange to enterprise environments.
• Support for encryption and TS1140 supports IBM TS3500 and IBM TS4500 tape libraries
key management
as well as IBM racks that enable stand-alone installation.
TS1140 features three options for Type C media. The IBM
3592 Advanced data tape cartridge, JC, provides up to 4 TB
native capacity, and up to 4 TB are provided by the IBM 3592
Advanced WORM cartridge, JY. A limited capacity of up to
500 GB IBM 3592 Economy cartridge, JK, offers fast access
to data. TS1140 can also read and write on previous media,
type B (JB and JX), and read only on type A (JA, JW, JJ and
JR).
To help optimize drive utilization and reduce infrastructure
requirements, TS1140 can be shared among supported
open-system hosts on a storage area network (SAN) or
between IBM FICON mainframe hosts when attached to the
IBM Tape Controller Model C07 for IBM System z.
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Access information at the speed of business
TS1140 can leverage performance designed to meet the requirements of your business. The
drive supports a native data transfer rate of up to 250 MBps to deliver information at the speed
your business demands. TS1140 also helps reduce backup and recovery times (or requires
fewer resources to support the environment) while transferring data at up to 650 MBps with
data compression.
Address your needs in one tape storage solution
Help lower your cost of ownership with the flexibility of TS1140. Reduce the need to purchase
two different tape drives by choosing a tape storage solution that addresses the need for both
high capacity and fast access to data. Support data retention needs with 3592 WORM cartridges
and support for media partitioning for more flexible data management. Also, promote data
interchange with the ability to read tapes in all formats, including J1A, TS1120 and TS1130
formats, as well as the ability to downward write TS1130 formats on JB/JX media.
TS1140 tape media provides partitioning support, which, in conjunction with IBM Linear Tape
File System (LTFS) technology via IBM Spectrum Archive, provides organizations with the ability
to have file-level access to tape data. This support helps quickly locate and update information
on the tape media.
Encryption to help protect sensitive data
Security is an important issue when storing, accessing and managing your data. Encryption can
help your organization protect data against theft or accidental loss, particularly data that
contains the personal or sensitive information of individual customers.
Reduce the need for host-based encryption—and the concurrent drain on performance—or
reduce the use of specialized encryption appliances with the built-in data encryption capabilities
of TS1140. This capability is intended to protect information if tape cartridges are lost or stolen
by supporting the storage of the data in an encrypted form.
Your organization can generate and manage encryption keys for TS1140 tape drives across a
distributed environment with IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager. This solution provides the
interface between IBM encrypting tape drives and external keystores.
To further protect mission-critical data, TS1140 delivers advanced technology—such as error-
correction code and factory-written servo tracks on the tape cartridge—to provide precise head
positioning. In addition, unique functions such as a virtual backhitch and a high-resolution
directory help improve small file-write performance and improve recall access to data
respectively.
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Simplify storage management with multiplatform support
TS1140 offers multiplatform support for IBM Power Systems and other open system servers. It
is also supported on System z servers with the TS1120 Tape Controller Model C06 and the Tape
Controller Model C07 for System z. By supporting such a wide range of servers, TS1140 helps
simplify your storage environment.
The Tape Controller for System z offers FICON attachments for the TS1140 tape drives used in
TS3500 tape libraries or in a stand-alone rack.
Organizations can help reduce hardware and infrastructure requirements by sharing tape drives
with FICON hosts. The Tape Controller for System z also offers the ability to perform the
nondisruptive addition of tape drives, which helps enhance configuration flexibility and
availability.
Media capacity cartridge options
The IBM 3592 cartridges used in TS1140 tape drives are available in short and advanced
lengths and in rewritable and WORM formats. Cartridges are available in packs of 20 and can be
ordered as labeled and initialized, initialized only, or unlabeled and uninitialized. An RFID label
option is also available. For more information on media options, contact your IBM
representative or IBM Business Partner, or visit: [Link]/systems/storage/media
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IBM TS1140 tape drive at a glance
Characteristics
Recording technique Linear serpentine
Number of tracks 2,560
Native capacity (uncompressed) 4 TB (using JC/JY media), 1.6 TB (using JB/JX media), or 500
GB (using JK media)
Native sustained data rate 250 MBps
(uncompressed)
Adaptive instantaneous data rates • 13 speeds, from 76 MBps to 251 MBps, for 3592 JC/JK/JY
cartridges initialized in Gen 4 format
• 13 speeds, from 74 MBps to 203 MBps, for 3592 JB/JX
cartridges initialized in Gen 4 format
• 13 speeds, from 41 MBps to 163 MBps, for 3592 JB/JX
cartridges initialized in Gen 3 format
• 13 speeds, from 39 MBps to 151 MBps, for 3592 JB/JX
cartridges initialized in Gen 2 format
• 13 speeds, from 36 MBps to 144 MBps, for 3592 JA/JJ/JR/JW
cartridges initialized in Gen 3 or Gen 2 format
• 13 speeds, from 18 MBps to 72 MBps, for 3592 JA/JJ/JR/JW
cartridges initialized in Gen 1 format
Burst data rate 800 MBps
High-speed search (maximum) 12.4 mps
Physical characteristics Dimensions
• 3592-E07: 95 mm H x 198 mm W x 467 mm D (3.8 in. H x
7.8 in. W x 18.4 in. D)
• 3592-EH7: 95 mm Hx 150 mm W x 374 mm D (3.8 in. H x
5.9 in. W x 14.7 in D)
Weight
3592-E07: 5.7 kg (12 lb 7 oz)
3592-EH7: 3.97 kb ( 8 lb 9 oz)
Operating environment • Temperature with media: 16°C to 32°C (60°F to 90°F)
• Relative humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing (limited by
media)
• Wet bulb maximum: 26°C (78.8°F)
• Maximum continuous operating power dissipation (drive
and integrated blower): 51 Watts
Platform support
Operating system: IBM • IBM Power Systems: IBM AIX, IBM i, Linux
• IBM System p: AIX and Linux IBM System i:
• IBM i and IBM OS/400
• IBM System x: See open system support
• IBM System z: IBM z/OS, IBM z/VM, IBM z/VSE and Linux
Open systems: • Hewlett-Packard: HP-UX
• Oracle: Solaris
• Servers with Intel or AMD processors
• SUSE Linux
• Red Hat
• Microsoft Windows
Encryption support: z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE IBM i, AIX, HP, Sun, Linux and Windows
Warranty One year
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Why IBM? For more information
Innovative technology, open standards, To learn more about the IBM TS1140 tape
excellent performance, and a broad portfolio drive, contact your IBM representative or
of proven storage software, hardware and IBM Business Partner, or visit:
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