F6458 Tape Library

The F6458, which began shipping in July 1998, 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 F6457 tape library (which started shipping in July 1995) that worked with IBM 3480-format tape media. The F6458, as the F6455’s successor, was developed to make use of compact tape drives to store cartridges more efficiently and, thus, address the demand for higher installation efficiencies.