User`s guide

IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive 4
Supported servers
The DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive is supported in the IBM System x servers listed in Table 2.
Table 2. Supported System x servers (Part 1)
Adapter
DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive (external) N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive (internal) N Y Y N N N Y Y Y N Y Y Y
Table 2. Supported System x servers (Part 2)
Adapter
DDS Generation 6 USB Tape
Drive (external)
Y Y Y Y
Y
Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y* Y* N
DDS Generation 6 USB Tape
Drive (internal)
N N N Y†
N
Y† N Y† Y† Y† N N Y† N N N
* The tape drive is supported externally attached to the x3850 M2/x3950 M2 machine type 7233 only. It is
not supported with the x3850 M2/x3950 M2 machine type 7141.
† To use the tape drive internally in these servers, the drive is converted to a 3.5-inch form factor, as
described in the next section