IBM TS4300 Tape Libraries – ATTO Technology, Inc.

Add Ethernet Connectivity to IBM Tape Libraries

ATTO has certified a solution that enables data centers to share IBM® TS4300 Tape Libraries across an Ethernet network using an ATTO XstreamCORE® 8200 intelligent Bridge.

ATTO XstreamCORE ET 8200 Adds Ethernet Connectivity to IBM TS4300 Tape Libraries

ATTO XstreamCORE 8200 is a 1U bridge that allows IBM tape libraries to connect to Ethernet networks. Each bridge will allow a maximum of 64 local or remote hosts to connect with up to 16 SAS tape drives using the iSCSI or iSER (iSCSI Extensions for RDMA using RoCE V2) protocols.

When combined with IBM TS4300 tape libraries, users have a solution that provides Ethernet connected LTO tape for open-compute, cloud-based and hyperscale environments.

Solution Benefits:

Long distance backups/restores
Highly scalable architecture
Easily share across multiple hosts
Fewer fabric switch ports required
Added backup diagnostic capabilities
Simple setup & configuration
Negligible added latency

ATTO has certified a solution that enables data centers to share IBM® TS4300 Tape Libraries across an Ethernet network using an ATTO XstreamCORE® 8200 intelligent Bridge.

Resources

Solution Brief – Add Ethernet Connectivity to IBM Tape Libraries (PDF)

Tech Spec – XstreamCORE ET 8200/8200T (PDF)

More Info: ATTO XstreamCORE Ethernet Intelligent Bridges

IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) for IBM tape storage libraries.