3576-8442: IBM LTO7 FC tape drive for the TS3310 library

IBM feature code 8442 for the TS3310 tape library (3576-8442) provides one IBM LTO Ultrium 7 tape drive with a dual-port 8Gb/s Fibre Channel (LC) interface, storing 6 TB native (15 TB compressed) per cartridge at up to 300 MB/s native.

Where it fits: IBM TS3310 tape libraries (3576-L5B base with up to four 3576-E9U expansion units). Tell us your library firmware level and drive count and we confirm fit with your quote.

IBM Product Number: 3576-8442

Product Description: 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.

IBM LTO7 Compatibility:
- Can read from LTO5
- Can Write to and read from LTO6
- Can Write to and read from LTO7
- The 3576-8442 tape drive is meant for the IBM System Storage TS3310 Model L5B (3576-L5B) tape library, which is the base library that can control up to four E9U (3576-E9U) expansion units.

IBM LTO7 Details:
- Recording Capacity not Compressed): 6TB
- Recording Capacity Compressed: 15TB
- Maximum Data Transfer Rate not Compressed: 300MB/s
- Maximum Data Transfer Rate Compressed: 750MB/s
- Number of Data Tracks: 3,584
- Cartridge Memory: 16,352 bytes
- Tape Width: 12.65mm
- Tape Thickness: 5.6?m
- Tape Length: 960m

An IBM LTO Ultrium 7 tape drive with a dual-port Fibre Channel (LC) interface for the TS3310 tape library (3576-L5B base, E9U expansion). It provides 6 TB native and 15 TB compressed capacity per cartridge at 300 MB/s native (750 MB/s compressed), reads LTO-5, and reads and writes LTO-6 and LTO-7.