IBM TS2270 tape drive
The IBM TS2270 tape drive (3580 model H7S) is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit, which is designed to offer high capacity and performance for the midrange system environment. The TS2270 tape drive incorporates the IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 7 Half-High tape drive and uses a dual-port 6 Gbps serial-attached SCSI (SAS) host interface. The tape drive supports a native sustained data rate performance of up to 300 MBps, which increases to 600 MBps under compression.
The IBM LTO Ultrium 7 tape drive uses the IBM LTO Ultrium 7 6-TB data cartridge and provides tape data capacity with up to 15 TB with a 2.5:1 compression ratio. IBM Ultrium 7 tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 6 data cartridges, and can read LTO Ultrium 5 data cartridges. The TS2270 tape drive supports Write Once Read Many (WORM) on WORM cartridge types.
The Ultrium 7 tape drive is encryption capable and supports application-managed encryption.
The TS2270 tape drive Model H7S uses a 6 Gbps dual port SAS interface for connection to open system servers.
The TS2270 tape drive is a client-replaceable unit (CRU). If there is a TS2270 tape drive failure, IBM provides a replacement drive.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Note: The TS2270 is the only stand-alone cartridge drive in the IBM LTO-7 family.
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5.1 Product description
The IBM TS2270 tape drive is an external stand-alone or rack-mountable unit, and part of the family of IBM Ultrium Tape products. It incorporates the latest generation of the Ultrium 7 Half-High tape drives, which features write cartridges with a native physical capacity of 6 TB. The IBM Ultrium 7 technology supports tape partitioning and the IBM Spectrum Archive with Linear Tape File System (LTFS) technology. It also supports encryption of data and WORM cartridges. For the remainder of this chapter, the terms TS2270 are used as abbreviations for the IBM TS2270 tape drive.
Only one model (model number 3580-H7S) is available for the TS2270 tape drive, as shown in Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1 Side view of the TS2270 tape drive
The TS2270 tape drive uses 6 Gbps Serial SAS SFF-8088 interfaces.
The TS2270 tape drive is encryption-capable and uses Application Managed Encryption (AME). Encryption is supported on Ultrium 7, 6, and 5 data cartridges. On the tape drive, an encryption LED shows you when the drive is using encryption.
The TS2270 tape drive is a client-replaceable unit (CRU). When a TS2270 tape drive has a failure, IBM provides a replacement drive.
For error codes and messages, there is a Single Character Display (SCD) at the front of the TS2270 tape drive.
The TS2270 tape drive attaches to selected IBM Power Systems models, IBM System x, and PC servers. The TS2270 tape drive also supports attachment to other servers that are running Microsoft Windows, HP-UX, Oracle Solaris, and UNIX. For more information about the latest supported servers, see the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) website:
In summary, the drive offers the following features:
•Dual-port 6 Gbps Serial Attached Small (SAS) Computer Systems Interface
•Half-High form factor
•Native storage capacity of 6 TB per cartridge (15 TB at 2.5:1 compression ratio)
•Maximum native data transfer rate of up to 300 MB per second
•Burst data transfer rate of 600 MB per second
•1024 MB read-and-write cache
•Support for encryption on Ultrium 7, Ultrium 6, and Ultrium 5 tape cartridges
•Single Character Display (SCD) operator panel
•Ready, Fault, and Encryption status lights
•Maintenance Mode functions
•Ethernet Port (drive service use only)
•Giant Magneto Resistive (GMR) head with beveled contouring for reducing stiction/friction
5.2 Half-High Ultrium 7 tape drive
The TS2270 houses the Half-High Ultrium 7 tape drive (as shown in Figure 5-2). The TS2270 is an ideal tape drive for clients with small installations who want a reliable tape drive that uses LTO Ultrium 7 technology. For more information, see 2.5.1, “The IBM LTO Ultrium 7 tape drive range” on page 79.
The TS2270 tape drive features a 6 Gbps SAS interface for connection to a wide spectrum of open system servers. The LTO Ultrium 7 Tape Media provides partitioning support, which, with IBM Linear Tape File System technology, provides the ability to have file-level access to tape data. This support helps quickly locate and update information on the tape media. The IBM Ultrium 7 technology also is designed to support encryption of data. The hardware encryption and decryption core and control core are in the IBM Ultrium 7 tape drive.
In addition to reading and writing to Ultrium 7 tape cartridges, the TS2270 tape drive can read and write to Ultrium 6 cartridges and read Ultrium 5 cartridges.
Figure 5-2 Front view of the TS2270 tape drive
The numbers in Figure 5-2 highlight the following components:
1. Cartridge unload button
2. Ready light (green)
3. Encryption light (white)
4. Fault light (amber)
5. Single Character Display (SCD)
6. SCD dot
7. Power button
5.2.1 Platform support
For the latest list of supported platforms and operating systems, see the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC):
5.2.2 Performance highlights
If you run applications that are highly dependent on tape processing speed, take advantage of the significant performance improvements that are provided by this tape drive. Table 5-1 shows the performance characteristics of the TS2270 tape drive.
Table 5-1 TS2270 tape drive performance characteristics
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Performance characteristics
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TS2270 tape drive
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Native data rate
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300 MBps (with Ultrium 7 media)
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Maximum Interface Transfer Rate (maximum sustained with maximally compressible data)
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500 MBps (SAS)
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Interface Burst transfer rate
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600 MBps (SAS)
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Nominal load-to-ready time
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15 seconds
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Nominal unload time
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20 seconds
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Average rewind time
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62 seconds
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By using the built-in data compression capability of the tape drive, greater data rates than the native data transfer rate can be achieved.
To improve system performance, the drive uses a technique that is called speed matching to dynamically adjust its native (uncompressed) data rate to the slower data rate of a server. With speed matching, the drive operates at different speeds when it is reading or writing the Ultrium 7 or 6 cartridge format.
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Important: Although the TS2270 tape drive provides the capability for excellent tape performance, other components of the system might limit the actual performance that is achieved. The compression technology that is used in the tape drive can more than double the amount of data that can be stored on the media. However, the actual degree of compression that is achieved is highly sensitive to the characteristics of the data that is compressed.
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5.3 Media
To ensure that the IBM Ultrium tape drive conforms to the IBM specifications for reliability, only IBM LTO Ultrium tape cartridges should be used. Other LTO-certified data cartridges can be used, but they might not meet the standards of reliability that are established by IBM.
5.3.1 Data cartridges
The TS2270 tape drive uses the Ultrium 7 data cartridge, which has a native capacity of 6 TB. It has a compressed capacity of 15 TB with a 2.5:1 compression ratio, and uses a linear, serpentine recording format. The TS2270 tape drive reads and writes data on 3584 tracks, 32 tracks at a time.
The outside of the Ultrium 7 cartridges is purple, and the WORM cartridge color is purple and silvery gray. The cartridge has a nominal life of 20,000 load and unload cycles.
In Table 5-2, the compatibility of the Ultrium data cartridges and tape drives is shown. Ultrium 4, Ultrium 3, Ultrium 2, and Ultrium 1 data cartridges are not supported when
Ultrium 7 tape drives are used.
Ultrium 7 tape drives are used.
Table 5-2 Ultrium compatibility among the generations
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IBM Ultrium
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IBM LTO Ultrium data cartridge
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6 TB
(Ultrium 7)
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2.5 TB
(Ultrium 6)
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1.5 TB
(Ultrium 5)
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800 GB
(Ultrium 4)
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400 GB
(Ultrium 3)
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200 GB
(Ultrium 2)
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100 GB
(Ultrium 1)
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Ultrium 7
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Read/write
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Read/write
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Read only
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Ultrium 6
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Read/write
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Read/write
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Read only
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Ultrium 5
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Read/write
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Read/write
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Read only
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Ultrium 4
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Read/write
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Read/write
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Read only
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Ultrium 3
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Read/write
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Read/write
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Read only
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Ultrium 2
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Read/write
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Read/write
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Ultrium 1
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Read/write
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5.3.2 Write Once Read Many cartridges
Certain records retention and data security applications require a WORM method for storing data on tape. To meet this data storage requirement, a WORM feature is available on IBM LTO Ultrium generation 7, 6, and 5 drives. You can enable the WORM feature by upgrading to WORM-capable drive firmware and by using a special WORM tape cartridge.
A specially formatted WORM tape cartridge is required because standard read/write media are incompatible with the WORM feature. Each WORM cartridge has a unique worldwide cartridge identifier (WWCID), which comprises the unique Cartridge Memory (CM) chip serial number and the unique tape media serial number. For more information about WORM media, see “WORM tape format” on page 42.
5.3.3 Cleaning cartridges
A specially labeled IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge cleans the drive. One cleaning cartridge is included with the shipping package of the TS2270 tape drive.
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Important: The drive automatically ejects an expired cleaning cartridge.
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For more information, see “Specifications for cleaning cartridges” on page 50.
5.3.4 Cartridge memory
All generations of the IBM LTO Ultrium data cartridges include a Linear Tape-Open Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM) chip, which is a passive contact-less silicon storage device that is physically a part of the cartridge. It holds information about the specific cartridge, the media in the tape drive, and the data on the media.
The LTO-CM enhances the efficiency of the cartridge and aids in determining the reliability of the cartridge by storing data about its age, how many times it was loaded, and how many errors it accumulated. Whenever a tape cartridge is unloaded, the tape drive writes any pertinent information to the cartridge memory. A cleaning cartridge’s LTO-CM chip tracks the number of times that the cartridge is used to prevent it from being used more than 50 times.
The storage capacity of the Ultrium 7 Tape Cartridge Memory Chip is 16320 bytes. Communication between the TS2270 tape drive and the LTO-CM is through a low-level radio frequency field that is transmitted by the drive to the cartridge.
5.4 Encryption
The TS2270 tape drive supports host Application Managed Encryption (AME), which uses T10 protocols. Data encryption is supported by LTO Ultrium 7, 6, and 5 data cartridges.
The TS2270 tape drive has a white key symbol on the front of the tape drive that indicates the encryption status, as shown in Figure 5-3. It illuminates only when an Ultrium 7 cartridge is loaded and all data on the cartridge is encrypted.
Figure 5-3 Front view of TS2270 showing illuminated encryption symbol
The encryption-enabled drive contains the necessary hardware and firmware to encrypt and decrypt host tape application data. The encryption policy and encryption keys are provided by the host application, and there is no encryption setup required (or available) for this drive.
Encryption requires the latest tape device drivers, which are available on Fix Central:
For more information about tape encryption, see IBM System Storage Open Systems Tape Encryption Solutions, SG24-7907.
5.5 IBM Spectrum Archive and Linear Tape File System
IBM Spectrum Archive uses the Linear Tape File System (LTFS), which is the first file system that works with the multiple partitioning that is available on LTO Ultrium 7, 6, and 5 tapes. LTFS brings a new level of use and portability to open systems tape storage. IBM Spectrum Archive storage software helps you reduce complexity in data management and access time through the enablement of a self-describing tape that includes a simple file index. It helps to decrease tape, file management, and archive costs while improving response time for new business needs.
LTFS allows files and directories to be shown on the desktop and directory listing and files can be dragged-and-dropped to and from tape. It also supports data exchange and has a simple, one-time installation.
The IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition (SDE) software is included with each TS2270 and uses LTO 7 tape partitioning. It enables a self-describing tape file format and delivers an easy tape storage and distribution solution without the use of more database applications.
IBM Spectrum Archive is the perfect solution for those in the Media and Entertainment industry and other fields that need massive data storage on tape for long retention periods, such as banking, scientific research, and government sectors. For more information and a list of supported operating systems, see this website:
For more information about IBM Spectrum Archive SDE and LTFS, see IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition and Library Edition: Installation and Configuration Guide, SG24-8090.
5.6 Physical attachment
The specifications for the SAS 6 Gbps physical attachment interface are described next.
5.6.1 Serial-attached SCSI
The TS2270 tape drive comes with a dual-port SFF-8088 interface on the back of the drive. For more information about SAS, see “Serial-attached SCSI history” on page 54.
For the latest list of supported adapters, see the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC):
Figure 5-4 shows the rear view of the TS2270 tape drive with a dual-port SFF-8088 interface.
Figure 5-4 Rear view of the TS2270 tape drive
The numbers in Figure 5-4 highlight the following components:
1. Power connector
2. Air vents for fan
3. SAS connector, dual port
4. Ethernet connector (for service only)
5.7 Specifications
This section describes the physical, power, and environmental specifications for the drive.
5.7.1 Physical specifications
Table 5-3 lists the physical specifications for the tape drive.
Table 5-3 Physical specifications
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Specification
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Measurement
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Width
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213 mm (8.4 in.)
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Length
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332 mm (13.1 in.)
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Height
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58 mm (2.3 in.)
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Weight (without a cartridge)
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4.3 kg (9.4 lbs.)
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5.7.2 Power specifications
Table 5-4 lists the power specifications for the tape drive.
Table 5-4 Power specifications
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Power measurements
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Drive
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AC line current
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100 - 240 V
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Line frequency
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50 - 60 Hz, auto-ranging
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Line current at 100 Vac
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1.0 A
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Line current at 240 Vac
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0.5 A
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5.8 Feature codes
Table 5-5 Feature code
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Feature code
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Description
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5401
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1.0 M SAS/Mini-SAS Cable
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5402
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2.0 M SAS/Mini-SAS Cable
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5502
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2.0 M Mini-SAS/Mini-SAS Cable
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7003
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Rack Mount Shelf Kit w/PDU Line Cord
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8002
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Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge
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8605
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Ultrium 6 Data Cartridges (5-pack)
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8706
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Ultrium 7 Data Cartridges (5-pack)
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9210
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Attached to HP-UX System
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9211
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Attached to Oracle Solaris System
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9212
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Attached to Windows System
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9215
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Attached to Linux System
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9400
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Attached to IBM i (i5/OS & OS/400®) System
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9600
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Attached to IBM AIX System
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9800-9847
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Power cord (different feature code for each country)
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9848
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Rack Device to PDU Line Cord
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