Quantum Scalar i3 IBM LTO8 Tape Drive Module Half Height 8Gb Native Fibre Channel Single Port (LSC33-ATDX-L8JA)

The Quantum Scalar i3 IBM LTO8 Tape Drive Module is a high-performance, half-height internal tape drive designed for integration into Quantum Scalar tape libraries. It offers native 12 TB capacity per cartridge (30 TB compressed at 2.5:1) and a native transfer rate of 360 MB/s (900 MB/s compressed), making it ideal for backup, archiving, and data protection in enterprise environments.

Advantages

This LTO Ultrium 8 drive delivers exceptional reliability with a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 250,000 hours and hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption for data security. Its 8 Gb Fibre Channel interface ensures fast connectivity, while WORM support provides write-once, read-many functionality for compliance.

Suitable for

• Enterprise backup and archiving
• Data centers requiring high-capacity tape storage
• Integration with Quantum Scalar i3, i6, i500, and i6000 tape libraries
• Compliance-driven environments needing WORM and encryption

Key specifications

• Brand: Quantum
• Model: LSC33-ATDX-L8JA
• MPN: LSC33-ATDX-L8JA
• EAN: 768268044500
• Product Type: Tape Drive Module
• Form Factor: Half-Height (HH)
• Interface: 8 Gb Fibre Channel (FC)
• Number of Ports: 1
• Native Capacity: 12 TB
• Compressed Capacity: 30 TB (2.5:1)
• Native Transfer Rate: 360 MB/s
• Compressed Transfer Rate: 900 MB/s
• Encryption: AES 256-bit
• WORM Support: Yes
• Data Buffer: 1 GB
• MTBF: 250,000 hours
• Colour: Black

Recommendations

For optimal performance, pair this drive with LTO Ultrium 8 data cartridges and ensure your library firmware is up to date. The module is hot-swappable and supports backward read compatibility with LTO-7 media.