46X2685 — IBM 1.50TB/3TB LTO Ultrium-5 HH 6GB/s SAS Drive
MPN: 46X2685|By: IBM
In Stockships worldwide
- Condition:
- New — authorized channel
- Warranty:
- Full manufacturer warranty
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Product overview
46X2685 is an IBM 1.50TB/3TB LTO Ultrium-5 HH 6GB/s SAS Drive. Tape generations read back further than they write, so the drive generation has to be chosen against the archive you already hold. Tell us what your oldest cartridges are and we will confirm the drive can still read them.
Tell us the deadline you are working to and we will say whether it is achievable before you commit to it internally.
Featuring
- Capacity
- 1.50TB
- Drive Height
- HH
- Manufacturer
- IBM
Interfaces / Ports
- Drive Interface
- SAS
- Interface Standard
- 6GB/s 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.
Specifications for 46X2685 as published by IBM. Where a value is absent it is because we could not verify it, not because it does not exist — ask and we will check.
Where the IBM 46X2685 is deployed
- Swapping out a failed tape drive for 46X2685 under change control
- Keeping an existing archive readable as drives fail
- Holding an offline copy for ransomware recovery
Who this part is for
- Backup teams keeping an existing tape archive readable
- Procurement buying archive hardware against a retention policy
- Organisations holding an offline copy for ransomware recovery
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
46X2685 is what is quoted and 46X2685 is what ships; where an alternate code is genuinely the same part we name it rather than swap it silently.
Media and cleaning quoted together
Cartridges and cleaning tapes are on the same quote, because a drive without them does not back anything up.
Answered by a human
A quote comes back with the reasoning attached, including the cases where we think you should buy something else.
Questions buyers ask about this part
- Is 46X2685 genuine and is the warranty intact?
- Yes — new and sealed, with the IBM warranty and the firmware update path intact. We do not sell refurbished stock as new, and we do not source grey-market units.
- Will 46X2685 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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