Datasheet

IBM Half-high LTO Generation 3 SAS Tape Drive 9

Installation in a 1U external enclosure

The following figure shows the IBM Half-high LTO Generation 3 SAS Tape Drive installed in an IBM 1U

Tape Drive External Enclosure and connected to a rack server.

Figure 5. The tape drive installed in an IBM 1U Tape Drive External Enclosure and connected to a rack

server

The parts used are listed in the following table.

Table 7. Components used when connecting the IBM Half-high LTO Generation 3 SAS Tape Drive

installed in an external tape drive enclosure to a supported System x server

Diagram

reference

Part number/

machine type

Description Quantity

Varies Supported System x server 1

46M0907 IBM 6 Gb SAS HBA Controller 1

43W8478 IBM Half-high LTO Generation 3 SAS Tape Drive 1

87651UX IBM 1U Tape Drive External Enclosure 1

40K2599 IBM SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit (includes internal SAS connector

and a 3-meter external SAS cable). See Figure 5.