35P1980: IBM LTO-6 HH SAS Tape Drive 2.5TB/6.25TB
MPN: 35P1980|By: IBM
Starting from
$855
Indicative. Final pricing is confirmed with your quote.
In Stockships worldwide
- Condition:
- New (authorized channel)
- Warranty:
- Full manufacturer warranty
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Authorized & warrantied
Sourced through authorized distribution, with the full manufacturer warranty.
Compatibility checked
Validated against your server platform before dispatch.
Delivery & lead time
Confirmed with your quote, including expedited freight where available.
Business & public sector
POs, net terms and volume pricing for qualified organizations, government and edu.
Product overview
IBM lists 35P1980 as a LTO-6 HH SAS tape Drive 2.5TB/6.25TB. Cleaning cartridges, a spare drive and the media itself are all part of the same order, and running out of any of them stops the backup. This is a HH drive. Tell us the library and we will quote the consumables with it.
We return an itemised quote within 48 business hours, and we say plainly when a part is constrained rather than quoting a date we cannot hold.
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer part number
- 35P1980
- Tape Generation
- LTO-6
- Product Type
- Tape Drives & Media
- Manufacturer
- IBM
Technical specifications
- Capacity
- 2.5TB
Interfaces & connectivity
- Drive Interface
- SAS
Physical
- Drive Height
- HH
The table below is what the tape drive is documented as, not what we have inferred from the part number. If the figure you need is missing, ask and we will source it from the manufacturer.
Where the IBM 35P1980 is deployed
- Sourcing 35P1980 against a build sheet that names it explicitly
- Adding a drive to a populated library
- Keeping an existing archive readable as drives fail
Who this part is for
- Organisations holding an offline copy for ransomware recovery
- Backup teams keeping an existing tape archive readable
- Procurement buying archive hardware against a retention policy
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
Quoted and supplied against 35P1980 specifically, so what arrives is what your build sheet asks for.
Answered by a human
A quote comes back with the reasoning attached, including the cases where we think you should buy something else.
Media and cleaning quoted together
Cartridges and cleaning tapes are on the same quote, because a drive without them does not back anything up.
Questions buyers ask about this part
Is 35P1980 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 35P1980 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.
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