User Guide

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Tape Storage Systems (continued)
Other Backup Tape Products
Tape Drives Optical
7206-336 7206-VXA 7207 7212 7214 7210 3996
Product DAT72 Tape Drive VXA-2 Tape Drive SLR60 Tape Drive Device Enclosure* Device Enclosure* DVD option Library
Machine Type
model
7206
336-DDS Gen 5
7206
VX2, VX3
7207
330
7212
103
7214
1U2
7210
030
3996
32, 80, 174
Product
strengths
Cost-effective
streaming tape drive
Low-cost, high-capacity VXA-2
technology
Backward read/write compatible
with System i internal
Rack-mountable 2-drive enclosure
utilizes only 1U (1.75") of space
Rack-mountable 2-drive enclosure
utilizes only 1U (1.75") of space
External deskside Large scale optical
Number of drives 1 1 1 1–2 1–2 1 Up to 4
Max number of
cartridges
11122 1 Up to 174
Cartridge
capacity native/
compressed
36/72 GB VX2: 80/160 GB
XV3: 160/320 GB
330: 30/60 GB DVD: Variable (FC1103)
VXA2: 80/160GB (FC1104)
DAT72: 36/72GB (FC1105)
SLR60: Variable (FC1107)
SLR100: Variable (FC1108)
HHLTO2: 200/400GB (FC1109)
XVA320 (FC1114)
DVDRAM: Variable (FC1420)
DVDROM: Variable (FC1421)
DAT72: 36/72 GB (FC1400)
4.9/9.4 GB 60 GB
Max drive data
rate
1
native/
compressed
336: 3/6 MBps VX2: 6/12 MBps
VX3: 12/24 MBps
330: 4/8 MBps DDS/DAT72: 3/6 MBps
VXA: 12/24 MBps
DAT72 3/6 MBps
NA 12 MBps
Interface SCSI-2 F/W SE, LVD/SE SCSI-3 ULTRA, LVD/SE, 160/320 SCSI-2 SE, ULTRA, LVD/SE, 160/320 SCSI-3 ULTRA, LVS/SE, 160/320 3 Gbps SAS SCSI-3 ULTRA, LVD-SE, 160/320 LVD SCSI, 160/320
Platform
support
3
System p System p, System i System p, System i System p, System i System p, System i System p, System i System p, System i, System x
Media Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8
Warranty period 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
Warranty type Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7) CRU, Onsite Repair Onsite Repair (9x5)
* 7212-102 and 7214-1U2 also offer DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM optical drives
For most current information, visit:
ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/compatibility/index.html
F/W = Fast/Wide, Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel, X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange, CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit
NOTES 1: Compressed data rates are estimates and are data-, application- and processor-dependent. User results may vary. 3: Server platforms with SAN-ready attachability, model- and feature-dependent. 6: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above:
A = IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, B = Symantec VERITAS NetBackup, C = Symantec VERITAS Backup Exec, D = EMC Legato NetWorker, E = CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup, F = HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, G = CommVault Galaxy, H = BakBone NetVault, I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K = IBM OnDemand,
L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management, N = Dantz.