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Lenovo 6160S6E

TS2260 Tape Drive Model H6S

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Key facts

Part number
6160S6E
Brand
Lenovo
Category
Tape
Price
AUD 6,303≈ USD 4,386 RRP
Availability
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Overview

TS2260 Tape Drive Model H6S

The IBM 6160 are TS2260 Tape Drive Model H6S (SEO 6160S6E) and IBM TS2360 Tape Drive Model S63 (SEO 6160S6X) external, stand-alone or rack mountable units that are designed to offer high capacity and performance for the midrange systems environment.

Model abstract 6160-H6S

The IBM 6160 TS2260 Model H6S (SEO 6160S6E) incorporates the IBM System Storage LTO Ultrium 6 Half-High SAS Tape Drive. The TS2260 is designed to support the LTO Generation 6 native data rate performance with up to 160 MB/sec compared to the IBM TS2250 LTO half-high tape drive (Ultrium 5) at up to 140 MB/sec native data transfer rate. The TS2260 tape drive supports the LTO Generation 6 media specifications for LTO tape drive technology. The TS2260 also supports the LTO Generation 6 media specification of a compressed capacity of up to 6.25 TB with 2.5 to 1 compression (up to 2.5 TB native capacity) compared to previous LTO 5 compressed capacity of up to 3.0 TB with 2:1 compression (up to 1.5 TB native capacity) per tape cartridge. The TS2260 can read and write to Ultrium 6 and Ultrium 5 cartridges, and is read compatible with Ultrium 4 cartridges. The Ultrium 6 tape drive is encryption capable and designed to support application-managed encryption.

Specifications

General

Host Interface
6Gb/s SAS
Additional Information
Operating System supported: Microsoft: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Red Hat: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SUSE: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Maximum Native Data Transfer Rate
140 MB/s
Maximum Compressed Data Transfer Rate
160 MB/s
Product Type
Tape Drive

Manufacturer Website Address

Manufacturer
Lenovo Group Limited
Product Model
6160-H6S
Product Name
TS2260 Tape Drive Model H6S
Product Line
System Storage
Brand Name
Lenovo
Form Factor
Rack-mountable
Rack Height
1U
Drive Height
1/2H
Formats Supported
LTO-5 (Read/Write)

LTO-6 (Read/Write)

Recording Method
Linear Serpentine
Drive Type
LTO-6
Native Storage Capacity
2.50 TB
Compressed Storage Capacity
6.25 TB

Price history

Latest
AUD 6,303≈ USD 4,386
Oct 2026
Lowest recorded
AUD 6,303≈ USD 4,386
Highest recorded
AUD 6,303≈ USD 4,386
Recorded
2026
1 price point

AUD 6,303 rrp, recorded

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