Slim profile, 1U system designed for rack system environments for automated, high-capacity tape storageFeatures the latest generation of Linear Tape-Open (LTO) with Ultrium 8 half-height technology designed for reliable performance in small to midsize open-system environmentsLowest entry price of any IBM tape automation offering half-height tape technology

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Highlights

1U slim profile designed for rack system environments for automated, high-capacity tape storageFeatures half-height LTO Ultrium technology designed for reliable performance in small to midsize open-system environmentsAdheres to LTO Ultrium specificationsHalf-height LTO Ultrium 8, 7, 6 and 5 support the encryption of data for increased security with archived dataLowest entry price of any IBM tape automation offering IBM half-height tape technology

Outstanding solution

The IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader is designed for entry-level automated backup for rack system and small to midsize business environments. With a low-profile, high-density storage capacity, the TS2900 is ideally suited for backup and archival operations. The TS2900 is available with half-height LTO Ultrium 8, 7, 6 or 5 tape technology for a high-capacity, entry-priced tape storage solution.

Advance features

The TS2900 is equipped with standard features designed to provide ease-of-use and secured data backup. Web-based remote management, a bar code reader and a removable tape magazine help provide ease of use. The TS2900 can be used in a rack system or on a desktop next to a server in an office. These types of features help reduce the amount of required IT personnel, as well as help centralize backups in the data center. The TS2900 is also designed to support the encryption of sensitive user data in combination with half-height LTO Ultrium 8, 7, 6 or 5 tape technology. With a 6 Gbps serial-attached SCSI (SAS) interface, the TS2900 is supported on IBM System x®, Intel and other competitor open-system server platforms. The TS2900 Tape Autoloader has a nine-data-slot cartridge capacity for a total storage capacity of up to 270 TB with 2.5:1 compression, as well as a single I/O station designed to provide undisturbed library operation when extracting or inserting data cartridges. The TS2900 utilizes one half-height LTO Ultrium drive—generation 8, 7, 6, or 5. The TS2900 is shipped as a rack-mount unit with the option of a desktop conversion kit. Half-height LTO Ultrium 8 tape drives are designed to read and write data at a transfer rate of up to 300 MBps and store up to 12TB native on a single LTO Ultrium 8 data cartridge (30 TB with 2.5:1 compression). LTO Ultrium 8 technology is designed with the ability to read and write data to LTO Ultrium 7 data cartridges, thus helping to protect current investments in LTO Ultrium cartridges.

Specifications

The IBM® TS4300 Tape Library is a high-density, highly scalable, easy-to-manage solution designed to keep data securely stored long-term, while helping reduce the costs associated with data center space and utilities. Its modular design enables you to increase cartridge and drive capacity as needed—scale vertically up to sixteen modules with expansion for Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium cartridges, drives and redundant power supplies.

Key Features

Modular design for scalability

The modular design enables users to increase cartridge and drive capacity as needed. Built around a 3U-high, modular base library, TS4300 can scale vertically with up to sixteen modules, with expansion for Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium Cartridge Family, drives and redundant power supplies. A single robot manages all modules in the stack. In a sixteen-module configuration, TS4300 offers a capacity of 640 LTO cartridges.

Security compliance capabilities

Requirements for secure, long-term data retention especially in the financial services, healthcare and life sciences industries are common and increasingly stringent, with data volumes escalating exponentially. Data stored on offline tape or write-once media, is nearly impervious to hacking.

Base library for complete management

The base library contains all the necessary robotics and intelligence to manage the base library system, with a maximum of 40 slots of LTO cartridge capacity per module, five input/output (I/O) slots, and support for three combinations of full- and/or half-height (FH or HH) LTO drives per module. The TS4300 base library is rack or tabletop mountable. Module expansions are only rack mountable.

Specifications

Long-term tape storage for backup & archiveEasy access to data on LTO Ultrium 9 cartridges, through IBM Linear Tape File System (LTFS) technologyMedia-partitioning on LTO Ultrium 9 media & LTFS

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Highlights list

Provide long-term backup and archive storage data protection while lowering overall storage costs Easily access data stored on Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Support media partitioning on LTO Ultrium 9 media

Advanced Features

The SAS interface of these tape drives enables them to connect to a wide spectrum of open-system servers. The LTO Ultrium tape media provides partitioning support, which, in conjunction with IBM Spectrum Archive, provides users with file-level access to tape data. This support helps users quickly locate and update information on the tape media. LTO Ultrium technology is also designed to natively support data encryption, with core hardware encryption and decryption capabilities resident in the LTO 9, 8, or 7 Ultrium tape drive itself.

Software Support

Management solutions such as IBM Spectrum Protect or third-party storage management software can extend the power of the TS2270, TS2280, and TS2290. IBM Spectrum Archive helps simplify access and management of TS2290 by enabling text-based file tagging, enabling more intuitive searches of drive content. This software creates an efficient “data footprint” to dynamically store every bit of data, helping maximize performance and ensure security. Archiving enables storage of digital assets for the long term, so assets can be referenced and monetized for years to come. IBM Spectrum Archive supports the tape-oriented Linear Tape File System (LTFS) and helps reduce complexity by enabling a graphical user interface to the tape drive’s contents using the operating system file manager. These features together help make tape-based data as easy to find and access as disk- or flash-based data. In addition, LTFS-capable tape drives are designed to be interchangeable among compatible LTO tape drives and supported operating systems, so administrators do not have to worry about hardware or software compatibility. With LTFS, managers can quickly access, store or archive files on tape, and transport files to and from different locations in a very easy to use format. Anyone in need of fast and reliable access to inactive ‘cold’ data—like movie and music producers, post-production editors, broadcasters, digital video surveillance managers, and cloud and storage managers—now has an affordable solution to access and more easily archive high-quality files. LTFS opens the door to new uses and applications for LTO Ultrium tape, making tape easy and intuitive.

Specifications

Powerful, Expandable, Affordable Capacity Expansion Unit High-capacity JBOD unit Flexible, expandable DAS configurations Supports high-performance SSDs and HDDs Supports high-capacity SSDs and HDDs Ruggedized components

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SAS zoning support up to 6 hosts with Y cables A simple, affordable, easy-to-deploy storage expansion solution. Use one D1224 as a stand-alone JBOD, or daisy-chain up to 7 more per HBA. This provides access for up to 192 HDDs or SSDs using only one HBA. Up to 8 D1224 enclosures are supported per SAS Chain Each D1224 contains 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch bays, supporting HDDs and SSDs. This means a maximum of 192 drives/384TB supported per HBA Available drives include enterprise-class 15,000rpm SAS HDDs, 10,000rpm SAS HDDs, high-capacity nearline (NL) 7,200rpm SAS HDDs, and high-performance/high-capacity SAS SSDs. Each enclosure includes dual SAS I/O modules. Each module includes three 12Gb SAS ports (IN and OUT)—six total per enclosure. Using only two ports enables an enclosure to be daisy-chained to the ones before and after it. Using both SAS I/O modules enables high availability. Integrates seamlessly with all Lenovo servers. High availability via dual I/O modules, redundant PSUs, and hot-swap drives. An effective storage solution for workloads such as data backup, data caching, video surveillance, media streaming, email hosting, server virtualization, file management, and print serving. Ideal for cost-sensitive customers, space-constrained environments, current and future high-capacity needs, and server/storage virtualization. It reduces the burden on over utilized internal server storage, and offers extreme capacity for archive and cold storage solutions. Shares common parts with the D1212 DAS unit.

High-performance, high-capacity DAS

The Lenovo Storage D1224 has the flexibility and capacity to handle many different types of workloads. You can start with one D1224 enclosure containing up to 24x 2.5-inch drives as a simple JBOD, and later daisy-chain up to 8 enclosures per SAS Chain (using multiple ports). One chain supports up to 192 drives. Supported drives include 15,000, 10,000 and 7,200rpm HDDs, secure self-encrypting 10,000rpm SED HDDs, and high-performance/high-capacity SSDs for read-intensive workloads. The D1224 supports RAID-0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60, using a variety of RAID HBAs. A single chain can contain a combination of HDDs and SSDs with multiple speeds and capacities. If 3.5-inch HDDs are required, D1212 expansion units may be included in the chain.

Best value for storage capacity

The D1224 is optimized for performance at an affordable price. 2.5-inch NL drives offer up to 48TB of “cold” or archive storage and 384TB per HBA in 8 enclosures. 10,000 and 15,000 rpm 12Gbps SAS drives offer the speed needed for many performance-intensive workloads, and SSDs provide the extreme throughput necessary for the most I/O-intensive jobs, along with high capacity. The D1224 shares common parts with D1212 DAS enclosures, simplifying servicing and reducing spare parts on hand, helping to reduce costs further.

Easy to deploy and highly available

Simply cable-connect new units and they come online immediately (OS-dependent) with instant drive identification. Virtual machines can share these expansion chassis as well. And because storage is useless when it’s offline, the D1224 uses ruggedized components that are designed for 99.999 percent availability, along with hot-swap drives and HS/redundant power supplies for maximum uptime. Redundant I/O modules with failover completes the package.

Why Lenovo

Lenovo is the leading provider of x86 systems for the data center. The portfolio includes rack, tower, blade, dense and converged systems, and supports enterprise class performance, reliability and security. Lenovo also offers a full range of networking, storage, software and solutions, and comprehensive services supporting business needs throughout the IT lifecycle.

Specifications

Enterprise-class storage that delivers massive scalabilityStorage capacity (per enclosure) up to 2.1PBExpansion modules dual 12/24Gb SAS host connectivityUp to 24TB 7,200rpm NL-SAS HDDs; Up to 800GB SAS SSDs (2.5″ drive in 3.5″ tray)Up to 2x D4390 expansion enclosures per HBA4x 24Gbps Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) expansion ports

Key Features

High-density design

The ThinkSystem D4390 is enterprise-class storage that delivers massive scalability, allowing you to easily expand as your data needs grow. The high-density design is 34% more dense than the previous generation enclosure, allowing for more drives in less physical space. It is ideal for HPC simulations, object storage, Tier 3 cloud data providers, video streaming, global file sharing, big data and analytics, video surveillance, private and hybrid clouds, and backup and archiving.

Optimized storage

The ThinkSystem D4390 is a single, flexible expansion platform that utilizes existing infrastructure, providing a lower TCO and immediate savings on traditional capital costs. High-capacity 3.5” NL-SAS drives offer up to 2.1PB of “cold” or archive storage in only 4U, and up to 10.5PB in 20U, using five daisy-chained enclosures. SSDs provide the throughput necessary for the most I/O-intensive jobs. With up to 12 drives per enclosure and 24 per daisy-chain, there is plenty of room for multitiered drive types.

Enterprise simplicity and reliability

Seamless integration with Lenovo servers makes deployment easy and supports mixing and matching of SAS, NL-SAS, and SSD drives for high-performance, high-capacity, or a combination of the two. The ThinkSystem D4390 is also a key component within the Lenovo Distributed Storage Solution (DSS-G) for IBM Spectrum Scale. Hot-swap redundant components, including dual Environmental Service Module (ESMs) and 5V DC-DC modules, quad 1200W 80 Plus Titanium power supplies, in addition to five fans to help keep things cool.

Specifications

Powerful, expandable, affordable capacity expansion unit High-capacity JBOD unit Flexible, expandable DAS configurations Supports high-performance SSDs and HDDs Supports high-capacity SSDs and HDDs Ruggedized components

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High-performance, high-capacity DAS

The Lenovo Storage D1212 has the flexibility and capacity to handle many different types of workloads. You can start with one D1212 enclosure containing up to 12x 3.5-inch drives as a simple JBOD, and later daisy-chain up to 8 enclosures per SAS Chain (using multiple ports). One chain supports up to 96 drives. Supported drives include 10,000rpm and 7,200rpm HDDs, secure self-encrypting 7,200rpm SED HDDs, and high-performance/high-capacity SSDs for read-intensive workloads. The D1212 supports RAID-0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60, using a variety of RAID HBAs. A single chain can contain a combination of HDDs and SSDs with multiple speeds and capacities. If 15,000rpm and 2.5-inch HDDs are required, D1224 expansion units may be included in the chain.

Why Lenovo

Lenovo is a $46 billion global Fortune 500 company and a leader in providing innovative consumer, commercial, and enterprise technology. Lenovo enterprise systems deliver industry-leading performance, reliability, and security in virtualized and cloud environments for analytics, database, virtual desktop, infrastructure, and web workloads. Lenovo also offers simplified and extensible systems management tools so you can manage your infrastructure on your own terms. Consistently ranked #1 in reliability and customer satisfaction, the Lenovo enterprise server, storage, and networking portfolio provides the hardware for businesses that never stand still.

Highlights

SAS zoning support up to 6 hosts with Y cables A simple, affordable, easy-to-deploy storage expansion solution. Use one D1212 as a stand-alone JBOD, or daisy-chain up to 7 more per SAS Chain. This provides access for up to 96 HDDs or SSDs using only one HBA. Up to 8 D1212 enclosures are supported per SAS Chain Each D1212 contains 12 hot-swap 3.5-inch bays, supporting HDDs and SSDs. This means a maximum of 96 drives/960TB(Risk to change to 768TB)supported per SAS Chain Available drives include enterprise-class 10,000rpm SAS HDDs, high-capacity nearline (NL) 7,200rpm SAS HDDs, and high-performance/high-capacity SAS SSDs. Standard models include dual SAS I/O modules. Each module includes three 12Gb SAS ports (IN and OUT)—four total per enclosure. Using only two ports enables an enclosure to be daisy-chained to the ones before and after it. Using both SAS IO modules enables high availability. Integrates seamlessly with all Lenovo servers. High availability via dual I/O modules, redundant PSUs, and hot-swap drives. An effective storage solution for workloads such as data backup, data caching, video surveillance, media streaming, email hosting, server virtualization, file management, and print serving. Ideal for cost-sensitive customers, space-constrained environments, current and future high-capacity needs, and server/storage virtualization. It reduces the burden on over utilized internal server storage, and offers extreme capacity for archive and cold storage solutions. Shares common parts with the D1224 DAS unit for I/O modules and PCMs.

Best value for storage capacity

The D1212 is optimized for performance at an affordable price. High-capacity 3.5-inch NL drives offer up to 120TB* of “cold” or archive storage in only 2U, and 960TB* per SAS Chain in 16U. 10,000rpm 12Gbps SAS drives offer the speed needed for many performance-intensive workloads, and SSDs provide the extreme throughput necessary for the most I/O-intensive jobs, along with high capacity. The D1212 shares common parts with D1224 DAS enclosures. This simplifies servicing and reduces spare parts on hand, helping to reduce costs further. You can also save money on file/storage servers by deploying one server running virtualized environments with up to 960TB* of DAS capacity, rather than using multiple servers with one JBOD apiece.

Easy to deploy and highly available

Simply cable-connect new units and they come online immediately (OS-dependent) with instant drive identification. Virtual machines can share these expansion chassis as well. And because storage is useless when it’s offline, the D1212 uses ruggedized components that are designed for 99.999 percent availability, along with hot-swap drives and hot-swap/redundant power supplies for maximum uptime. Redundant I/O modules with failover complete the package.

Specifications

Form Factor: 9UTotal Bandwidth: 31TbpsPorts: Up to 192 128Gb portsLink Speeds: 16, 32, 64 and 128Gb FC auto-sensingDefend the Data Center with Advanced SecurityModernize SAN Management with AI-Powered Autonomy

Key Features

The Lenovo X8-4 Director is a modular platform designed for large-scale storage environments, offering a stable, scalable, and high-performance foundation for growth, workload consolidation, and reliable operations. It is ideal for mission-critical and enterprise AI workloads. The Lenovo X8-4 model scales up to 192 × 128G ports, providing exceptional bandwidth and throughput to support a growing number of devices, applications, and workloads without compromising performance.

The X8 Director features a cyber-resilient, quantum-safe architecture, protecting critical SAN data and applications from quantum computing and cybersecurity threats. Brocade enhances storage traffic security through Fibre Channel isolation and role-based access controls, preventing unauthorized access. It achieves this by utilizing hardened Fabric OS and hardware, eliminating superfluous access points, and validating hardware and software roots of trust, ensuring only authenticated components operate within the system.

The Lenovo X8-4 Director, featuring Brocade Gen 8 technology, integrates embedded SAN AI to automate application infrastructure management. Its robust analytics architecture minimizes manual administration, fostering a resilient network that maintains stability and efficiency despite increasing workloads and infrastructure complexity.

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Key Features

Maximize Investment Performance

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB710S Gen 7 storage switch offers the lowest entry cost, delivering 64G performance with 50% lower latency than previous models. Built for high-demand workloads in flash and NVMe environments, the DB710S integrates Brocade® Gen 7 technology for simplified and flexible management. Enterprise-grade software bundle enables an autonomous SAN capable of self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing, reducing the effort needed to manage your data center.

Flexible and Scalable

The ThinkSystem DB710S is a cost-effective, compact 1U switch with up to 24 Fibre Channel (FC) ports featuring Gen 7 FC technology. Designed for flexibility, it supports “pay-as-you-grow” scalability with Ports on Demand (PoD), allowing you to expand from 8 to 24 ports as needed. Each port can support 32G or 64G SFP+ transceivers, ensuring performance scalability and backward compatibility with 8G and 16G devices. This switch offers strong investment protection, allowing organizations to start small, grow quickly, and meet increasing demands with the latest technology.

Enhanced Security for Mission-Critical Workloads

Brocade Gen 7 technology secures your network, supports nonstop operations, and enhances management automation. The ThinkSystem DB710S Fibre Channel fabrics are designed for security with controlled access between servers and storage, ensuring data isolation within the data center. Gen 7 adds an extra layer of protection, safeguarding against malware and hijacking by validating the switch’s operating system, security configurations, and hardware integrity.

Specifications

Supports up to 384 64Gb ports or 512 32Gb portsTotal bandwidth of 39.6Tb/sLink speeds of 8, 16, 32, and 64Gb FC auto-sensingHot swap redundant power supplies and fan traysAutonomous SAN infrastructure for self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing capabilitiesSafeguard mission-critical workloads from vulnerabilities with Gen 7 integrated security

Key Features

Multi-faceted and agile The versatile Lenovo X7-8 Gen 7 Fibre Channel Director is designed to meet relentless growth and large enterprise environments. Its highly scalable extension solution for FC, IP, and FICON gives businesses the agility to keep growing as their IT needs change. With its backwards-compatibility support, it helps enterprises manage their need for constant change. A roomy 14U form factor gives the Lenovo X7-8 Gen 7 Fibre Channel Director the ability to grow or scale back networks as needed. Results-driven performance With an industry-leading Gen 7 FC the Lenovo X7-8 Gen 7 Fibre Channel Director increases performance for demanding workloads. It can handle up to 39.6Tb/s of bandwidth to manage the most demanding applications while maximizing high transaction workloads with 50% lower network latency. Businesses can rely on its ability to operate data-intensive app response times and enable improved Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Network design simplified Automate actions to simplify management and resolve issues while leveraging optical Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs) that enable businesses to reduce network complexity and costs. By reducing inter-switch cabling by 75% and freeing up to 25% of ports for servers and storage, the Lenovo X7-8 Gen 7 Fibre Channel Director simplifies management and storage connectivity. Seamlessly integrate next-generation NVMe into the storage fabric without a disruptive rip-and-replace.

Specifications

Form Factor: 14UTotal Bandwidth: 62TbpsPorts: Up to 384 128Gb portsLink Speeds: 16, 32, 64 and 128Gb FC auto-sensingDefend the data center with advanced securityModernize SAN management with AI-powered autonomy

Key Features

The Lenovo X8-8 Director is a modular platform designed for large-scale storage environments, offering a stable, scalable, and high-performance foundation for growth, workload consolidation, and reliable operations. It is ideal for mission-critical and enterprise AI workloads. The X8-8 model scales up to 384 × 128G ports, providing exceptional bandwidth and throughput to support a growing number of devices, applications, and workloads without compromising performance.

The Lenovo X8-8 Director features a cyber-resilient, quantum-safe architecture, protecting critical SAN data and applications from quantum computing and cybersecurity threats. Brocade enhances storage traffic security through Fibre Channel isolation and role-based access controls, preventing unauthorized access. It achieves this by utilizing hardened Fabric OS and hardware, eliminating superfluous access points, and validating hardware and software roots of trust, ensuring only authenticated components operate within the system.

The Lenovo X8-8 Director, featuring Brocade Gen 8 technology, integrates embedded SAN AI to automate application infrastructure management. Its robust analytics architecture minimizes manual administration, fostering a resilient network that maintains stability and efficiency despite increasing workloads and infrastructure complexity.

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