IBM Midrange tape comparison chart for the TS3100, TS3200, TS3310 and TS3500.
It’s no secret that we are fans of tape backup, and the bulk of price requests, phone calls and actual units out our door are IBM’s Midrange tape series.
This consists of the TS3100, TS3200, TS3310 and the Enterprise straddling TS3500.
(The TS3500 nudges us out of the Petabyte domain and up into the Exabytes stratoshpere.)
A phone call (855-932-6627) to our tape experts for a free consultation is the best way to get a handle on that.
But, generally speaking, the TS3100 and TS3200 are excellent for small to medium sized business. They can both be used as your primary backup solution or for data archiving and moving off-site.
The TS3310 would be your choice if your backup and archiving needs are growing. Its modular system means you can start with the primary library and add expansion modules as you need them.
The TS3500 just barely has one toe in the Midrange category and scales out to the Enterprise level all the way to its current maximum capacity of 2.7 Exabytes (2.7 million TB). That’s big.
How do I start?
Start with the chart below for a general idea on capacities, then Contact Us for details.
Most feature codes in the chart are a link to our main site for price requests on individual items (or just email us).
Maximum Midrange also carries all the required cables, media, switches and other hardware needed for a full install.
| TS3100 (3573-L2U) |
TS3200 (3573-L4U) |
TS3310 (3576-L5B) |
TS3310 (3576-E9U Expansion) |
TS3500 (L23 and D23) |
TS3500 (L53 and D53) |
|
| Rack Units | 2U | 4U | 5U | 9U | – | – |
| Drive options | LTO-6 full: 8 Gbps FC Feature 8344 |
same | LTO-6 8 Gbps FC Feature 8342 |
LTO-6 8 Gbps FC Feature 8342 |
3592-E07 TS1140 |
3588-F6A TS1060 Ultrium 6 |
| LTO-6 half: 6 Gbps SAS Feature 8347 |
same | LTO-5 8 Gbps FC Feature 8242 |
LTO-5 8 Gbps FC Feature 8242 |
3592-E06 TS1130 |
3588-F5A TS1050 Ultrium 5 |
|
| LTO-6 half: 8 Gbps FC Feature 8348 |
same | LTO-4 4 Gbps FC Feature 8142 |
LTO-4 4 Gbps FC Feature 8142 |
3592-E05 TS1120 |
3588-F4A TS1040 Ultrium 4 |
|
| LTO-5 full: 6 Gbps SAS Feature 8245 |
same | LTO-4 3 Gbps SAS Feature 8139 |
LTO-4 3 Gbps SAS Feature 8139 |
(Also LTO-1, 2, 3) | ||
| LTO-5 full: 8 Gbps FC Feature 8244 |
same | |||||
| LTO-5 half: 6 Gbps SAS Feature 8247 |
same | |||||
| LTO-5 half: 8 Gbps FC Feature 8248 |
same | |||||
| LTO-4 full: LVD SCSI Feature 8143 (95P5002) |
same | |||||
| LTO-4 full: 3 Gbps SAS Feature 8145 (95P5006) |
same | |||||
| LTO-4 full: 4 Gbps FC Feature 8144 (95P5004) |
same | |||||
| LTO-4 half: 6 Gbps SAS Feature 8149 (46X7117) |
same | |||||
| LTO-4 half: 8 Gbps FC Feature 8148 (46X6912) |
same | |||||
| LTO tape cartridges | LTO-6 media: FC 8605 | same | same | same | same | |
| LTO-5 media: FC 8505 | same | same | same | same | ||
| LTO-4 media: FC 8405 | same | same | same | same | ||
| LTO cleaning cartridge | 23R7008 or FC 8002 | same | same | same | 18P7535 | same |
| Additional power supply | N/A | 23R7263 or FC 1901 | ||||
| Number of drives | 1-2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4-16 | 1-2700 | 1-2700 |
| Max tape cartridges | 24 | 48 | 30 | 396 | 225,000 | 300,000 |
| Number of I/O slots | 1 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 16-3,360 | 16-3,360 |
| Cartridge capacity (compressed) | LTO-6 Up to 6.25 TB |
same | same | same | TS1140 12 TB |
same |
| LTO-5 Up to 3 TB |
same | same | same | TS1130 3 TB |
same | |
| LTO-4 Up to 1.6 TB |
same | same | same | TS1120 2.1 TB |
same | |
| Library capacity (compressed) | LTO-6 Up to 150 TB |
LTO-6 Up to 300 TB |
LTO-6 Up to 187.5 TB |
LTO-6 Up to 2,475 TB |
TS1140 Up to 2.7 EB |
LTO-6 Up to 1.875 EB |
| LTO-5 Up to 38.4 TB |
LTO-5 Up to 144 TB |
LTO-5 Up to 90 TB |
LTO-5 Up to 1,188 TB |
TS1130 Up to 675,000 TB |
LTO-5 Up to 900,000 TB |
|
| LTO-4 Up to 38.4 TB |
LTO-4 Up to 76.8 TB |
LTO-4 Up to 48 TB |
LTO-4 Up to 633.6 TB |
TS1120 Up to 337,500 TB |
LTO-4 Up to 480,000 TB |
|
| Data transfer rate (native per drive) |
LTO-6 Up to 160 Mbps |
same | same | same | TS1140 250 Mbps native |
same |
| LTO-5 Up to 140 MBps |
same | same | same | TS1130 160 Mbps native |
same | |
| LTO-4 Up to 120 MBps |
same | same | same | TS1120 100 Mbps native |
same |
IBM Midrange Tape Libraries Compared
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