Exabyte announces 221L LTO-3 tape library with fibre channel.Exabyte Corporation, an innovator in tape backup Using magnetic tape for storing duplicate copies of hard disk files. Users can add an internal or external tape drive to their desktop computers for backup purposes, and files are typically copied to the tapes using a backup utility that updates on a periodic schedule. , restore and archival systems, has announced the availability of the 221L Plus with native Fibre Channel, featuring IBM's third-generation LTO (Linear Tape Open) A family of open magnetic tape standards developed by HP, IBM and Quantum (formerly the Certance subsidiary of Seagate) that are licensed to third-party vendors. LTO cartridges contain a memory that stores historical usage data. Ultrium tape drive technology (LTO-3). Built with ExaBotics, Exabyte's patented and award-winning robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions systems recognized worldwide for reliability, the 221L offers hassle-free set-up and operation, robust features, and the enhanced performance of LTO-3 technology and native Fibre Channel connectivity. The 221L with optional native Fibre Channel (FC) offers unsurpassed connectivity reliability, insuring streaming maximum FC data bandwidth into each drive independently for optimal drive performance. With the 221L with FC, no library imbedded imbedded, adj See embedded. SCSI/FC router is required. The data for each drive is independently streamed rather than fed into a single bus or port. This removes the potential for a single point of library or drive failure, eliminating throughput bottlenecks and avoiding the extra expense, time, and possible breakdowns related to adding a new router into the SAN. "The 221L Plus is designed to offer the lowest total cost of ownership in the category, particularly for the high-volume data environments of data centers and the intense multi-media data storage needs of Mac users," said Tom Ward, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Exabyte. "The benefits of native Fibre Channel and Exabyte's world-class robotics ensure its industry-leading reliability and performance to further reduce the overall cost of tape automation." The Exabyte 221L Plus Tape Library with LTO-3 is the only library in its class to offer a native Fibre Channel interface which makes it ideal for SAN applications. It offers enterprise storage customers a powerful tape automation solution designed to support intensive data storage volumes. Featuring two LTO-3 drives and 21 cartridge slots and built with ExaBotics--widely recognized as the most intelligently designed automation robotics in the world--the221L tape library provides flawless robotics operation, capacity of up to 16.8 TB and data transfer speed of more than 1.1 TB per hour to support the growing data storage needs of enterprise customers. Exabyte's native Fibre Channel connectivity eliminates the need for an internal bridge or router, which avoids the performance bottlenecks inherent in other vendors' FC-enabled solutions. One of the many benefits of Exabyte's renowned engineering excellence, the 221L Plus comes with innovative "upgrade-in-the-field" capability, thus protecting users' hardware investment and minimizing future upgrade costs. With a compact 5u form factor and powerful remote management capabilities including bar code scanner A device specialized for reading bar codes and converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code. Pen scanners, also known as wand scanners, were the first type of bar code scanner developed in the 1970s. , Ethernet interface, and remote management, the 221L tape library is the ideal LTO-3 automation solution for the enterprise data center. (Also available with native FC withLTO-1 and LTO-2 drives.) The IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) LTO-3 Ultrium tape drives integrated by Exabyte more than double the capacity and speed of the popular LTO-2 drive, bringing capacity to 400GB (800GB compressed) and transfer speed to 80MB per second (160MB/sec compressed), thus shortening the time needed for backup and restore processes-a key benefit for companies with increasing storage requirements and shrinking backup windows. Next-generation LTO-3 improvements include the addition of a Graceful grace·ful adj. Showing grace of movement, form, or proportion: "Capoeira is a graceful ballet of power and control, artists kicking and jumping in synchronized movement" Alisa Valdes. Dynamic Braking Dynamic braking A technique for braking in which mechanical energy is converted to heat or electrical energy in order to slow or stop motion. An all-mechanical dynamic brake consists of rotating vanes that circulate a viscous fluid in a manner that generates feature, which significantly reduces media stress and the likelihood of media damage in the event of a sudden loss of power to the drive. Additional advantages of LTO-3 tape drives include energy-efficient electronics that utilize less power than LTO-2 while operating in the write and idle modes, a doubled buffer size, Digital Speed Matching (DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. ) that combine to optimize tape feed and data transfer performance, and compatibility with LTO-1 and LTO-2 media to maximize legacy system investments. At a street price beginning under $17,299, the 221L Plus LTO-3 Library with Fibre Channel is available immediately through Exabyte's worldwide distribution and reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. networks. |
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