
IBM TS1160 High-Speed Tape Backup Drive: Secure Data Archiving Solution
The IBM TS1160 high-speed tape backup drive is a high-performance, secure data archiving solution designed to meet the needs of businesses seeking reliable, long-term data protection. Ideal for data centers, hybrid environments, and enterprises requiring secure and scalable storage solutions, the IBM TS1160 ensures seamless backup and retrieval of critical data with robust security features and exceptional
High-Speed Tape Backup: Offers exceptional backup and restore performance, supporting up to 20 TB of uncompressed data per cartridge for high-capacity, high-speed data storage.
Secure Data Encryption: Integrates IBM TS1150-level AES-256 encryption, ensuring all stored data is fully protected and compliant with industry regulations.
WORM Backup Support: Equipped with Write Once, Read Many (WORM) functionality—perfect for industries requiring long-term, unalterable data storage and regulatory compliance.
Efficient Scalability: Built for modern archiving needs, the TS1160 allows organisations to scale storage infrastructure efficiently as data volumes grow, making it ideal for long-term, secure backup environments.
Native Capacity: 20 TB (JE), 15 TB / 10 TB (JD), 7 TB (JC)
Compressed Capacity: Up to 50 TB (2.5:1)
Transfer Rate: 400 MB/s native, up to 900 MB/s compressed
Compression: Streaming lossless (LZ-1)
Encryption: AES-256-GCM hardware-based
WORM & LTFS: Supported
Interfaces: 16 Gb FC, 10 GbE RoCE, 12 Gb SAS
Compatibility:
Read/Write: JD (TS1150)
Read-only: JC (TS1140)
Media Support: JE, JD, JC, TS1155
Operating Temp: 16–32°C | Humidity: 20–80% (non-condensing)
Power: 46W
MTBF: 250,000 hrs | Load Cycles: 300,000
Recording: Linear serpentine with 2 GB buffer + read-ahead
Smart Features: Speed matching, high-res directory, virtual backhitch, RAO
Media Types: Rewritable, WORM, Economy
Form Factor: 3U full-height rackmount
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