01KP953 — IBM LTO-8 HH SAS Tape Drive Module For TS4300 Library
MPN: 01KP953|By: IBM
Starting from
$7,270
Indicative — final pricing confirmed with your quote.
In Stockships worldwide
- Condition:
- New — authorized channel
- Warranty:
- Full manufacturer warranty
Prefer your own inbox? Email us about this part
Bulk order? Request volume pricing
Product overview
The IBM LTO-8 HH SAS tape Drive Module for TS4300 Library is supplied under part number 01KP953. A tape drive is only as supportable as the HBA and the backup software behind it; this unit is SAS. Tell us the backup product and version and we will confirm the combination is supported.
The listed price is per unit and current; tell us the quantity and we will confirm what it holds at before you raise the order.
Featuring
- Tape Generation
- LTO-8
- Drive Height
- HH
- Compatible Platform
- TS4300 Library
- Manufacturer
- IBM
Interfaces / Ports
- Drive Interface
- SAS
Physical characteristics
- Product Type
- Tape Drives & Media
- Expedited shipping options are available — rates confirmed with your quote.
- Purchase orders accepted from qualified institutions.
- Compatibility is validated against your server platform before dispatch. Send us the model and we will confirm support.
Published specifications for 01KP953. Anything not listed here we will confirm against the manufacturer's documentation before quoting — we would rather answer the question than let you assume.
Where the IBM 01KP953 is deployed
- Swapping out a failed tape drive for 01KP953 under change control
- Holding an offline copy for ransomware recovery
- Adding a drive to a populated library
Who this part is for
- Procurement buying archive hardware against a retention policy
- Organisations holding an offline copy for ransomware recovery
- Teams replacing a drive inside a populated library
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
The order is placed against 01KP953, not against a description of it, so there is no room for a substitution you did not agree to.
Media and cleaning quoted together
Cartridges and cleaning tapes are on the same quote, because a drive without them does not back anything up.
Read compatibility confirmed
We check the drive generation against the oldest cartridges in your archive before you commit to it.
Questions buyers ask about this part
- Is 01KP953 genuine and is the warranty intact?
- Yes. Supplied new and unopened, so the manufacturer warranty and firmware update path stay supported. No grey-market stock and no refurbished units sold as new.
- Will 01KP953 work in my server?
- Tell us the library, the backup software version and the oldest cartridge generation you still need to read. Tape reads back further than it writes, and the software support matrix matters as much as the hardware.
- Do you accept purchase orders and quote at volume?
- Yes. Purchase orders are accepted from qualified organisations, net terms are available on approval, and tiered pricing applies at quantity. Tell us how many you need.
Compare other Tape Drives & Media we stock
Browse all Tape Drives & Media or everything we stock from IBM.
Specifying a system, not just the part?
Most parts we ship go into a system we also build and support.