What is the 3576-8442 tape drive?<\/strong> IBM feature 8442 provides one IBM LTO Ultrium 7 Tape Drive with a dual-port Fibre Channel interface into a TS3310 Tape Library. The tape drive has a LC connector.<\/p>\n Pricing: <\/strong>Maximum Midrange’s current (as of the writing) price for the 3576-8442 LTO7 FC tape drive is $9,650 for a new factory sealed unit. What Is LTO7:<\/strong> LTO7 tape backup is one generation back from the recently released LTO8 format (IBM TS2280 and TS1080 Model F8A). LTO7 Specs:<\/strong> IBM LTO7 Compatibility:<\/strong> Further compatibility for feature 8442:<\/strong> IBM LTO7 Details:<\/strong> <\/p>
\n(For a comparison, current MSRP is $23,500 and government discount pricing is $14,439.)
\nGenerally, when a new tape standard comes out (as LTO8 did recently) pricing on the previous version will go down.
\nSo, it’s best to check with us for current pricing.<\/p>\n\n
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\nThis puts LTO7 in the sweet spot for price, performance and storage capability.<\/p>\n
\n– LTO-7 media offers up to 6 terabytes per cartridge native (up to 15 terabytes compressed)
\n– LTO-7 drive transfer rate is up to 300 MB\/sec native, 750 MB\/sec compressed
\n– hardware-based data encryption
\n– WORM. write-once, read many<\/p>\n
\n– Can read from LTO5
\n– Can Write to and read from LTO6
\n– Can Write to and read from LTO7<\/p>\n
\n– The 3576-8442 tape drive is meant for the IBM System Storage TS3310 Model L5B (3576-L5B<\/a>) tape library, which is the base library that can control up to four E9U (3576-E9U<\/a>) expansion units.<\/p>\n
\n– Recording Capacity not Compressed): 6TB
\n– Recording Capacity Compressed: 15TB
\n– Maximum Data Transfer Rate not Compressed: 300MB\/s
\n– Maximum Data Transfer Rate Compressed: 750MB\/s
\n– Number of Data Tracks: 3,584
\n– Cartridge Memory: 16,352 bytes
\n– Tape Width: 12.65mm
\n– Tape Thickness: 5.6\u03bcm
\n– Tape Length: 960m<\/p>\n
\nIBM LTO7 tape drives pricing or info request:<\/h2>\n\n
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