Specifications

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򐂰 The design of the Power 770 and Power 780 is optimized for use in a 7014-T00, -T42,

-B42, -S25, #0551, or #0553 rack. Both the front cover and the processor flex cables

occupy space on the front left side of an IBM 7014, #0551, and #0553 rack that might not

be available in typical non-IBM racks.

򐂰 Acoustic door features are available with the 7014-T00, 7014-B42, 7014-T42, #0551,

and #0553 racks to meet the lower acoustic levels identified in the specification section

of this document. The acoustic door feature can be ordered on new T00, B42, T42, #0551,

and #0553 racks or ordered for the T00, B42, T42, #0551, and #0553 racks that you

already own.

1.12.9 Useful rack additions

This section highlights several available solutions for IBM Power Systems

rack-based systems.

IBM 7214 Model 1U2 SAS Storage Enclosure

The IBM System Storage 7214 Tape and DVD Enclosure Express is designed to mount in

one EIA unit of a standard IBM Power Systems 19-inch rack and can be configured with

one or two tape drives, or either one or two Slim DVD-RAM or DVD-ROM drives in the

right-side bay.

The two bays of the 7214 Express can accommodate the following tape or DVD drives for IBM

Power servers:

򐂰 DAT72 36 GB Tape Drive: Up to two drives

򐂰 DAT160 80 GB Tape Drive: Up to two drives

򐂰 Half-high LTO Ultrium 4 800 GB Tape Drive: Up to two drives

򐂰 DVD-RAM Optical Drive: Up to two drives

򐂰 DVD-ROM Optical Drive: Up to two drives

IBM System Storage 7214 Tape and DVD Enclosure

The IBM System Storage 7214 Tape and DVD Enclosure is designed to mount in one EIA unit

of a standard IBM Power Systems 19-inch rack and can be configured with one or two tape

drives, or either one or two Slim DVD-RAM or DVD-ROM drives in the right-side bay.

The two bays of the IBM System Storage 7214 Tape and DVD Enclosure can accommodate

the following tape or DVD drives for IBM Power servers:

򐂰 DAT72 36 GB Tape Drive: Up to two drives

򐂰 DAT160 80 GB Tape Drive: Up to two drives

򐂰 Half-high LTO Ultrium 4 800 GB Tape Drive: Up to two drives

򐂰 DVD-RAM Optical Drive: Up to two drives

򐂰 DVD-ROM Optical Drive: Up to two drives

IBM System Storage 7216 Multi-Media Enclosure

The IBM System Storage 7216 Multi-Media Enclosure (Model 1U2) is designed to attach to

the Power 770 and the Power 780 through a USB port on the server or through a PCIe SAS

adapter. The 7216 has two bays to accommodate external tape, removable disk drive, or

DVD-RAM drive options.