The IBM System Storage TS1040 Model F4A is designed to be installed in an IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library to offer high capacity and performance for the midrange open systems environment. This is an IBM LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drive that combines IBM tape reliability and performance at open systems pricesThe IBM System Storage TS1040 LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drive supports data encryption on the base drive with Ultrium 4 media meeting LTO consortium specifications and Application Managed Encryption. The TS1040 Tape Drive's encryption capability and its subsystem integration support help provide you with a flexible tape data encryption solution that supports encryption and key management across a variety of environments, supporting a single point of control for all encryption keys, and most importantly can help customers protect tape data in a cost effective way.