{"id":3160,"date":"2014-03-25T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/?p=3160"},"modified":"2017-04-24T14:11:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T18:11:24","slug":"ibm-midrange-tape-compared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/ibm-midrange-tape-compared\/3160","title":{"rendered":"IBM Midrange Tape Compared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IBM Midrange tape comparison chart for the TS3100, TS3200, TS3310 and TS3500.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;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 <strong><em>IBM\u2019s Midrange tape series<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This consists of the TS3100, TS3200, TS3310 and the Enterprise straddling TS3500.<br \/>\n(The TS3500 nudges us out of the Petabyte domain and up into the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exabyte\">Exabytes<\/a> stratoshpere.)<\/p>\n<address><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/lto-tape-comparison-charts\/1883\">Check our LTO Comparison Chart<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/ibm-ts31003200-lto-5-tape-comparison\/2194\">LTO-5 drive comparo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/ibm-3580s5e-lto-5-tape-drive\/2260\">the popular IBM 3580S5E LTO-5 Tape Drive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/ibm-3592-tape-comparison\/2016\">IBM 3592 Tape Comparison (with media options)<\/a>.<\/address>\n<address><b>Which one do I need?<\/b><\/address>\n<p>A phone call (<em>855-932-6627<\/em>) to our tape experts for a free consultation is the best way to get a handle on that.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s big.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I start?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Start with the chart below for a general idea on capacities, then <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/contact-us.html\">Contact Us<\/a><\/strong> for details.<br \/>\nMost feature codes in the chart are a link to our main site for price requests on individual items (or just <strong><a href=\"mailto:blog@maximummidrange.com\">email <\/a><\/strong>us).<br \/>\nMaximum Midrange also carries all the required cables, media, switches and other hardware needed for a full install.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 250px;\" width=\"250\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>TS3100<br \/>\n(3573-L2U)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>TS3200<br \/>\n(3573-L4U)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>TS3310<br \/>\n(3576-L5B)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>TS3310<br \/>\n(3576-E9U Expansion)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>TS3500<br \/>\n(L23 and D23)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>TS3500<br \/>\n(L53 and D53)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>Rack Units<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">2U<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">4U<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">5U<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">9U<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>Drive options<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-6 full: 8 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8344.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8344<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">LTO-6 8 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3576-8342.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8342<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">LTO-6 8 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3576-8342.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8342<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3592-E07.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3592-E07<\/a><br \/>\nTS1140<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3588-F6A.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3588-F6A<\/a><br \/>\nTS1060 Ultrium 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"11\" bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-6 half: 6 Gbps SAS<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8347.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8347<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">LTO-5 8 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3576-8242_01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8242<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">LTO-5 8 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3576-8242_01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8242<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3592-E06.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3592-E06<\/a><br \/>\nTS1130<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3588-F5A.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3588-F5A<\/a><br \/>\nTS1050 Ultrium 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-6 half: 8 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8348.html\" target=\"new\">Feature 8348<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">LTO-4 4 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3576-8142.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8142<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">LTO-4 4 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3576-8142.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8142<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3592-E05.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3592-E05<\/a><br \/>\nTS1120<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3588-F4A.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3588-F4A<\/a><br \/>\nTS1040 Ultrium 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-5 full: 6 Gbps SAS<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8245.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8245<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">LTO-4 3 Gbps SAS<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3576-8139.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8139<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">LTO-4 3 Gbps SAS<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3576-8139.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8139<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">(Also LTO-1, 2, 3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-5 full: 8 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8244.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8244<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"8\" bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"8\" bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"8\" bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"8\" bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-5 half: 6 Gbps SAS<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8247.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8247<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-5 half: 8 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8248.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8248<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-4 full: LVD SCSI<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8143.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8143 (95P5002)<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-4 full: 3 Gbps SAS<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8145.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8145 (95P5006)<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-4 full: 4 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8144.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8144 (95P5004)<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-4 half: 6 Gbps SAS<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8149.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8149 (46X7117)<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-4 half: 8 Gbps FC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/3573-8148.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feature 8148 (46X6912)<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>LTO tape cartridges<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-6 media: FC 8605<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-5 media: FC 8505<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-4 media: FC 8405<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>LTO cleaning cartridge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">23R7008 or FC 8002<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">18P7535<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>Additional power supply<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/1901.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">23R7263 or FC 1901<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>Number of drives<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">1-2<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">1-4<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">1-2<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">4-16<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">1-2700<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">1-2700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>Max tape cartridges<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">24<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">48<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">30<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">396<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">225,000<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>Number of I\/O slots<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">1<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">3<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">6<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">54<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">16-3,360<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">16-3,360<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>Cartridge capacity (compressed)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-6<br \/>\nUp to 6.25 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">TS1140<br \/>\n12 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-5<br \/>\nUp to 3 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">TS1130<br \/>\n3 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-4<br \/>\nUp to 1.6 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">TS1120<br \/>\n2.1 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>Library capacity (compressed)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-6<br \/>\nUp to 150 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">LTO-6<br \/>\nUp to 300 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">LTO-6<br \/>\nUp to 187.5 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">LTO-6<br \/>\nUp to 2,475 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">TS1140<br \/>\nUp to 2.7 EB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">LTO-6<br \/>\nUp to 1.875 EB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-5<br \/>\nUp to 38.4 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">LTO-5<br \/>\nUp to 144 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">LTO-5<br \/>\nUp to 90 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">LTO-5<br \/>\nUp to 1,188 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">TS1130<br \/>\nUp to 675,000 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">LTO-5<br \/>\nUp to 900,000 TB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-4<br \/>\nUp to 38.4 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">LTO-4<br \/>\nUp to 76.8 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">LTO-4<br \/>\nUp to 48 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">LTO-4<br \/>\nUp to 633.6 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">TS1120<br \/>\nUp to 337,500 TB<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">LTO-4<br \/>\nUp to 480,000 TB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><strong>Data transfer rate<br \/>\n(native per drive)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-6<br \/>\nUp to 160 Mbps<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">TS1140<br \/>\n250 Mbps native<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#E5E5E5\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-5<br \/>\nUp to 140 MBps<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">TS1130<br \/>\n160 Mbps native<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#DAE7EF\">LTO-4<br \/>\nUp to 120 MBps<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CADDE8\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#BBD3E1\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ACC9DA\">same<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9DBFD4\">TS1120<br \/>\n100 Mbps native<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#8DB5CD\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>IBM 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