IBM TS2290 Manual

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Generation LTO 9 LTO 8 LTO 7 LTO 6 LTO 5Interface (speed) FC (8 Gb)SAS (12 Gb)FC (8 Gb)SAS (6 Gb)FC (8 Gb)SAS (6 Gb)FC (8 Gb)SAS (6 Gb)FC (8 Gb)SAS (6 Gb)Native data rate 300 Mb/s (L9)300 Mb/s (L8)300 Mb/s (L8)300 Mb/s (M8)300 Mb/s (L7)300 Mb/s (L7)160 Mb/s (L6)140 Mb/s (L5)160 Mb/s (L6)140 Mb/s (L5)120 Mb/s (L4)140 Mb/s (L5)120 Mb/s (L4)80 Mb/s (L3)Sustained data rate (L6, L7, L8 and L9 compressed at 2.5:1 compression;L5 and earlier compressed at 2:1compression)FC700 Mb/s (L9)700 Mb/s (L8)SAS720 Mb/s (L9)720 Mb/s (L8)FC700 Mb/s (L8)700 Mb/s (M8)700 Mb/s (L7)SAS600 Mb/s (L8)540 Mb/s (M8)500 Mb/s (L7)FC700 Mb/s (L7)400 Mb/s (L6)280 Mb/s (L5)SAS500 Mb/s (L7)400 Mb/s (L6)280 Mb/s (L5)FC and SAS400 Mb/s (L6)280 Mb/s (L5)240 Mb/s (L4)FC and SAS280 Mb/s (L5)240 Mb/s (L4)160 Mb/s (L3)Burst data rate800 Mb/s FC1200 Mb/s SAS800 Mb/s FC600 Mb/s SAS800 Mb/s FC600 Mb/s SAS800 Mb/s FC600 Mb/s SAS800 Mb/s FC600 Mb/s SASNominal load-to-ready time 16 seconds 15 seconds 15 seconds 12 seconds 12 seconds-Initialized tape 16 seconds NA NA NA NA-Uninitialized tape2 40-132 minutes NA NA NA NANominal unload time 56 seconds 24 seconds 20 seconds 17 seconds 17 secondsAverage space record time from load point 65 seconds 59 seconds 56 seconds 62 seconds 60 secondsAverage rewind time (REWIND command) 62 seconds 59 seconds 60 seconds NA NAAverage rewind time (part of UNLOAD command, dependent on mount activity)Less than 5 Gb of contiguous data transferred 62 seconds 59 seconds 60 seconds NA NA5 Gb to 50 Gb of contiguous data transferred 124 seconds 59 seconds 60 seconds NA NAAll other types of mount activity 186 seconds 59 seconds 60 seconds NA NA1 By using the built-in data-compression capability of the tape drive, greater data rates than the native data transfer rate are achieved. However, the actual throughput isa function of many components, such as the host system processor, disk data rate, block size, data compression ratio, SAS bus capabilities, and system or applicationsoftware.2 Cartridge initialization time can vary. See Media optimization for more information.Remember:All sustained data rates depend on the capabilities of the interconnect.Drive performance varies with media generation and drive interface (SAS/FC).Media compatibilityEdit onlineThe TS2290 tape drive uses the IBM® LTO Ultrium TB data cartridge and is compatible with the cartridges of its predecessor, the IBM Ultrium Tape Drive Generation 8.The drive reads tapes that are written by other licensed Ultrium 8 and 9 drives, and writes to tapes that are read by other licensed Ultrium 8 and 9 drives.Ultrium 9 is able to read and write Ultrium 8 cartridges, and thus can interchange data with Ultrium 8 tape drives. However, the Ultrium 9 drive allows an Ultrium 8cartridge to be written only at the LTO Generation 8 operating point (12 TB). M8 cartridges are not supported. Unlike prior generations, read-only support for 2ndgeneration media such as LTO 7 is no longer supported. See Cartridge Compatibility.Note: See Data cartridges for information about cartridge types and capacities.Media optimizationEdit onlineMedia optimization is a new feature for the LTO9 tape drive with L9/LZ media.The increased number of tracks used to write data on tape requires greater precision. Media optimization creates a referenced calibration for each cartridge that enablesthe tape drive’s intelligent alignment to optimize data placement. LTO-9 media optimization enhances LTO tape long-term media durability.It is important to consider when media optimization will be performed:Media optimization will be performed on first load of L9/LZ media during initialization.Recommendation is to perform first load in the location of deployment, which should be in a stable environment that meets the recommended environmentalspecification.Media optimization is a one-time operation that can be completed on any drive in the environment, enabling the media to be used across all tape drives withoutfurther optimization.Other considerations for media optimization:Media optimization averages 20 minutes per first load of a cartridge to a tape drive. Although most media optimizations will complete within 30 minutes somemedia optimizations may take up to 2 hours.Interruption of the process is not recommended.4 IBM TS22xx - TS2290, TS2280, and TS2270