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Introduction Open Systems Server IBM Tape Device Driver IBM Tape Drive Medium Changer Robot IBM IBM Tape Library Tape Drive Figure 2. Example of an IBM Tape Environment Tape Cartridges a250116 IBM Virtualization Engine TS7520 The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7520 product is a virtual-tape solution designed to help optimize tape processing. Through the implementation of an integrated, tiered storage hierarchy of disk and tape, the benefits of both technologies can be leveraged to help enhance performance and provide the capacity needed for today's tape processing requirements. Deploying this innovative offering can help reduce batch processing time and management overhead. IBM Virtualization Engine TS7650 Disk storage can be expensive, and simply increasing disk capacity year after year is a no-win strategy. IBM Virtualization Engine TS7650 with ProtecTIER tackles the problem by eliminating the abundance of redundant data creating more capacity in the disks: up to 25 times more capacity. ProtecTIER, featuring HyperFactor technology, uses powerful algorithms to filter out duplicate data so that only new data items are stored. The result is superior inline performance, unmatched scalability and enterprise data integrity. ProtecTIER employs blazing fast performance, able to process up to 900 megabytes per second in a clustered configuration, and it's done in-line, de-duplicating data in real time as it is written to your back-up device. IBM System Storage TS2230/TS2240 Tape Drive The IBM System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Model H3L (Machine Type 3580, Model H3L, SAP part number 3580L3E) is a high-performance, high-capacity data-storage device that is designed to backup and restore open systems applications. This model incorporates the Linear Tape Open (LTO) IBM Ultrium 3 Half-High Tape Drive. It is available with a Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) or with a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface. The drive has a native storage capacity of 400 GB per cartridge (800 GB at 2:1 compression) on the Ultrium 3 data cartridge. The IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive is an excellent tape storage solution for businesses requiring backup or low-cost, real-time archival storage of their data. The TS2240, with a half-high form factor, offers the same high capacity of full-high LTO 4 tape drives. The TS2240 has a physical storage capacity of up to 1.6 TB (with 2:1 compression) in conjunction with the IBM System Storage LTO Ultrium 800 GB data cartridge, which provides up to double the capacity of Ultrium 3 cartridges. The native data transfer performance of the TS2240 Tape Drive has increased over the previous LTO half-high generation to up to 120 MB/sec. The TS2240 Tape Drive continues to provide an excellent alternative to Chapter 1. Introduction 3