Tape Storage

IBM i 7.2 TR2 以降では、ほとんどのファイバーチャネル・テープおよびテープ・ライブラリ・デバイスを同じ IBM i パーティションに複数パス接続できるサポートが追加されました。 デバイスごとに最大 8 つのパスがサポートされます。

IBM Storage Archive makes tape storage as easy as disk storage by incorporating the Linear Tape File System (LTFS) format standard for reading, writing and exchanging metadata. The IBM Tape portfolio provides an array of choices to best suit the client re

下一代 IBM TS4500 磁帶庫 旨在幫助中型和大型企業應對雲端儲存挑戰，包括資料磁區增長、儲存體覆蓋區的成本不斷增加、資料移轉工作量大以及因人力資源削減而導致 IT 培訓和管理日趨複雜。 TS4500 透過整合最新一代的行業領先的 LTO 技術來滿足這些商業需要，該技術可幫助組織處理現代化磁帶使用案例（如大資料、雲端、媒體和娛樂、超高清編輯、數位影像監控、物聯網 (IoT)、主動檔案保存以及備份）的日益增長的資料需求。 TS4500 提供了現在的資料增長所需要的密度，實現了隨業務需求而持續提高的效率

IBM Enterprise Tape Drive family addresses these issues by offering high-capacity and secure storage. With interfaces like FC-16 and SAS-12, these drives integrate easily with existing tape infrastructure or can be used as standalone rack-mounted units.

For small and midsized businesses requiring backup and low-cost archival storage of data, TS2280 is an excellent tape-storage solution, providing a physical storage capacity of up to 30TB per cartridge (with 2.5:1 compression).

In a cramped, windowless room at the top of one of IBM Research Europe’s many buildings, tape is making a comeback. Not audio tape, not VHS, but tape as a storage and backup medium for data centres.