Product guide
IBM System x3500 M4 29
Internal backup units
The server supports the internal tape drive options listed in the following table.
Table 10. Internal tape drives
Part
number
Feature
code
Description Maximum
supported
00D2786 A2VE IBM RDX Internal USB 3.0 Dock with 320GB Cartridge 1
00D2787 A2VF IBM RDX Internal USB 3.0 Dock with 500GB Cartridge 1
00D2788 A2VG IBM RDX Internal USB 3.0 Dock with 1TB Cartridge 1
46C5364 - IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk System - Internal USB 160 GB Bundle 1
46C5387 - IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk System - Internal USB 320 GB Bundle 1
46C5388 - IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk System - Internal USB 500 GB Bundle 1
46C5399 5711 IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive 1
39M5636 5395 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive 1
43W8478 5393 IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive 2*
44E8895 5397 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive 2*
49Y9898 5345 IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive 2*
00D8924 A3S3 IBM Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive 2*
* Note: With standard models, installation of a second tape drive requires removal of DVD-ROM.
USB tape drives are attached to the internal USB connector. SAS tape drives require SAS HBA (sold
separately). See Table 14 for list of available SAS HBAs.
For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Backup units category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=tape