F6457 Tape Library

The F6457, which began shipping in July 1995, was Fujitsu’s mid-range tape library that used IBM 3480/3490-format tape media. Fujitsu had already released the F6455 tape library (which started shipping in April 1989) and the F6456 tape library (which started shipping in September 1992) that worked with IBM 3480-format tape media. The F6457, however, was developed with the aim of dramatically boosting storage capacity to meet demand for automated tape operation in very-large-scale systems.