Lenovo IBM TS2280 Tape Drive Model H8S

Lenovo IBM TS2280 Tape Drive Model H8S

The family of IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drives for Lenovo (Machine Type 6160) is external, stand-alone or rack-mountable tape drives that contain an LTO Ultrium 8, Ultrium 7, Ultrium 6, or Ultrium 5 Tape Drive that is designed for the heavy demands of backup tape storage. The drives deliver IBM tape reliability and performance at a cost-effective price.

TS2280 Model H8S incorporates the LTO Ultrium 8 Half-High SAS Tape Drive. TS2270 Model H7S incorporates the LTO Ultrium 7 Half-High SAS Tape Drive. TS2260 Model H6S incorporates the LTO Ultrium 6 Half-High SAS Tape Drive. TS2250 Model H5S incorporates the LTO Ultrium 5 Half-High SAS Tape Drive. These tape drives use a dual-port 6 Gbps SAS interface for connection to a wide range of servers.

The LTO Ultrium Tape Drives from Lenovo are excellent choices if you use tape drives that require larger-capacity or higher-performance tape backup. The TS2280, TS2270, TS2260, and TS2250 Tape Drives are an excellent choice for tape backup solutions for Lenovo servers.

• A dual-port 6 Gbps SAS attachment for connection to select Lenovo servers that run Microsoft Windows and Linux server operating systems.


• Optional rack-mount with the shelf to accommodate up to two tape drives side-by-side in a 2U rack space.


• Encryption support in the tape drive to work with Application Managed Encryption.


• Remote monitoring of status of the tape drive.


• Mixed media support, including IBM LTO Ultrium 8, 7, 6, and 5 Write Once Read Many (WORM) media.


• Native data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s (Ultrium 8 or Ultrium 7), up to 160 MB/s (Ultrium 6), or up to 140 MB/s (Ultrium 5).


• Native cartridge capacity of up to 12 TB (Ultrium 8), 6 TB (Ultrium 7), up to 2.5 TB (Ultrium 6), or up to 1.5 TB (Ultrium 5).


• Support for one half-high LTO Ultrium 8 (TS2280), LTO Ultrium 7 (TS2270), Ultrium 6 (TS2260), or Ultrium 5 (TS2250) SAS Tape Drive.


• Adherence to LTO specifications.


• Entry-level tape drives for high capacity, high performance, and high reliability.