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Product Name 3580 3580 3580 3573 L2U 3573 L2 3573 L4U
U featuring Ultrium 3
Half-High
3573 L4U 3573 L4U featuring
Ultrium 3 Half-High
3588 3588 3576 3584
Machine Type
model
H3L 3580
L33
L43
S43
3573
L2U and PNs
3573L3S, 3573F3S,
3573L4S, 3583F4S,
3583S4S
3573
PNs 3573L32,
3573S32
3573
L4U and PNs
3573L3H, 3573F3H,
3573L4H, 3573F4H,
3573S4H
3573
PNs 3573L34,
3573S34
3588
F3B
F4A 3576
L5U
E9U
3584
L53
D53
Product
strengths
Multiplatform support
Half-high form factor
Lower entry price
Multiplatform support
Backward read capa-
ble to LTO1
Max performance for
LTO3
3 Gbit SAS attach-
ment
Encryption capable
Multiplatform support
High performance
High capacity
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
multiplatform support,
same capacity as full
high at a lower price
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
multiplatform support,
same capacity as full
high at a lower price
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
data protection
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
multiplatform support
high performance
high capacity
Number of
drives
1 1 1 1 1 or 2 LTO Gen 3
half-high
1–2 1–4 LTO Gen 3 half-
high
1 1 1–18 1–192
Max number of
cartridges
1 1 1 24 24 48 48 NA NA 396 6,887
1
WORM/
Encryption
yes/no yes/no yes/yes yes/yes yes/no yes/yes yes/no yes/no yes/yes yes/yes yes/yes
Native capacity Gen 3: 400 GB Gen 3: 400 GB Gen 4: 800 GB Gen 3:9.6 TB
Gen 4: 19.2 TB
up to 9.6 TB Gen 3: 19.2 TB
Gen 4: 38.4 TB
up to 19.2 TB 400 GB 800 GB Gen 3: 158.4 TB
Gen 4: 316.8 TB
up to 5.5 PB
Typical
capacity
2
Gen 3: 800 GB Gen 3: 800 GB Gen 4: 1600 GB Up to 38.4 TB up to 19.2 TB Up to 76.8 TB up to 38.4 TB 800 GB 1600 GB up to 633.8 TB up to 11 PB
Native
performance
Gen 3: 60 MBps Gen 3: 80 MBps Gen 4: 120 MBps 120 MBps up to 120 MBps up to 240 MBps up to 240 MBps 80 MBps 120 MBps 21.6 GBps up to 23 TBps
Interface 160 Mbps SCSI 160 MBps SCSI 4 Gbps FC
3 Gbps SAS
4 Gbps FC
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
4 Gbps FC
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCS
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC 4 Gbps FC
3 Gbps SAS
LVD SCSI
4 Gbps FC
SCSI-LVD
Supported tape
libraries
NA NA NA NA NA NA TS3500 TS3500 NA NA
Platform
support
4
System p, System i,
System x, System z,
Microsoft Windows,
HP UX, Sun Solaris,
Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows;
HP UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z,
Microsoft Windows,
HP UX, Sun Solaris,
Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows;
HP UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
System p, System i,
System x, Microsoft
Windows; HP UX; Sun
Solaris; Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows;
HP UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
System p, System i,
System x, Microsoft
Windows; HP UX; Sun
Solaris; Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows;
HP UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows;
HP UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows;
HP UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
System p, System i,
System x, System z;
Microsoft Windows;
HP UX; Sun Solaris;
Linux
Application
support
5
Media
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J,
L, M
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J,
L, M, N
7
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
A (others in plan)
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J,
L, M, N
7
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
B (others in plan)
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J,
L, N
7
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
B (others in plan)
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J,
L
7
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
A (others in plan)
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J,
L
7
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J,
L
7
Refer to Tape Media,
page 8
Warranty period 3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
3 years
6
1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
Warranty type CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU CRU Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Next Business Day
(9x5)
Onsite Repair (24x7)
F/W = Fast/Wide, Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel, X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit
NOTES 1: Max number of cartridges decreases as tape drives are added. 2: Typical compression for open system environments is 2:1 (user results may vary) 4: Also includes selected IBM xSeries®, Netfinity, IBM System i, IBM AS/400® and IBM System p servers. System z support for Linux only 5: Refer to
ibm.com/storage/tape/compatibility for current application support 6: In most countries 7: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above: A = IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager, B = Symantec VERITAS NetBackup, C = Symantec VERITAS Backup Exec, D = EMC Legato NetWorker, E = CA BrightStor
ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, G = CommVault Galaxy, H = BakBone NetVault, I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management, N = Dantz.
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