Datasheet

IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive 5
Internal installation
The DDS
Generation
5 USB Tape Drive can be installed internally in specific servers as listed in Table 2.
Except where noted, the DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive is installed in its standard 5.25-inch form
factor.
As listed with a † symbol in Table 2, various servers support the tape drive mounted internally with the
addition of a 3.5-inch tape enablement kit. The specific tape enablement kits that are supported are listed
in Table 3.
Table 3. The 3.5-inch enablement kits for use with the DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive
Description
Part
number
Feature code
IBM DDS Tape Enablement Kit 43V5959 5387 or 4873‡ N Y N Y*
IBM System x3650 M2 RDX-DDS Tape Enablement Kit 49Y9883 7551 N N Y N
Tape Enablement Kit option for IBM System x3650 M3 59Y3806 1746 N N N N
IBM x3620 M3 Tape Enablement Kit 69Y0798 6419 Y N N N
* The installation of IBM DDS Tape Enablement Kit in an x3655 is in the field only. Installation is not
available as a factory installation (CTO) option.
‡ Feature 4873 is for 2.5 inch disk drive models of the x3650, 5387 is for 3.5 inch disk drive models of the
x3650
Note: The System x3620 M3 and the Tape Enablement Kit option for IBM System x3650 M3, part number
59Y3806 are currently not supported.
See IBM ServerProven for the latest information about the devices supported by each System x server
type: http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
Figure 2 shows the tape drive installed in the IBM DDS Tape Enablement Kit. This kit converts the tape
drive to a 3.5 inch form factor for installation in supported servers (see Table 2). An example of such
installation is shown in Figure 6.
Figure 2. DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive converted to 3.5 inch form factor (required for installation
internally in supported System x servers)