Dell PowerVault TL4000 vs IBM Tape Storage TS3200 Tape Library
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerVault TL4000 is an enterprise 4U automated tape library featuring 48 cartridge slots and up to 4 half-height LTO drives. The IBM TS3200 Tape Library (3573) is a 4U rackmount tape library accommodating up to 48 tape cartridges and up to four half-height or two full-height LTO tape drives.
| Dell PowerVault TL4000 | IBM Tape Storage TS3200 Tape Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | IBM |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Jun 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| Form factor | 4U rack | 4U rackmount |
| Tape slots | 48 cartridge slots across four removable 12-slot magazines in 4U | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 4 half-height or 2 full-height LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7, or LTO-8 tape drives | — |
| Native capacity | Up to 576TB native (1.44PB compressed) with LTO-8 media | — |
| Host interface | 6Gb/12Gb SAS or 8Gb Fibre Channel host interface modules | — |
| Power supply | Redundant hot-plug power supplies | — |
| Form factor | — | 4U rackmount |
| Cartridge capacity | — | 48 cartridges in 4 removable magazines |
| Drive support | — | Up to 4 HH or 2 FH LTO drives (LTO-3 to LTO-8) |
| Host interfaces | — | 8Gb FC, 6Gb SAS |
| Max capacity | — | Up to 1.44PB compressed (LTO-8) |
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