IBM DS4700 Express Tape Storage Systems continued, Other Backup Tape Products, 7206-336, 7206-VXA

Tape Storage Systems (continued)

Other Backup Tape Products

Tape DrivesOptical

	7206-336	7206-VXA	7207	7212	7210	3996
Product Name	DAT72 Tape Drive	VXA-2 Tape Drive	SLR60 Tape Drive	Device Enclosure*	DVD option	Library
Machine Type	7206	7206	7207	7212	7210	3996
model	336-DDS Gen 5	VX2, VX3	330	103	030	32, 80, 174
Product	Cost-effective	Low-cost, high-	Backward read/write compatible with	Rack-mountable 2-drive enclosure utilizes	External deskside	Large scale optical
strengths	streaming tape drive	capacity VXA-2	System i internal	only 1U (1.75") of space
		technology
Number of	1	1	1	1–2	1	up to 4
drives
Max number of	1	1	1	2	1	up to 174
cartridges
Cartridge	36/72 GB	VX2: 80/160 GB	330: 30/60 GB	DVD: Variable (FC1103)	4.9/9.4 GB	60 GB
capacity		XV3: 160/320 GB		VXA2: 80/160GB (FC 1104)
native/				DAT72:36/72GB (FC1105
compressed				SLR60:Variable (FC1107)
				SLR100:Variable (FC1108)
				HHLTO2:200/400GB (FC1109)
				XVA320 (FC1114)
Max drive data	336: 3/6 MBps	VX2: 6/12 MBps	330: 4/8 MBps	DDS/DAT72: 3/6 MBps	NA	12 MBps
rate1 native/		VX3: 12/24 MBps		VXA: 12/24 MBps
compressed
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	SCSI-3 ULTRA, LVD-SE, 160/320	LVD SCSI, 160/320
Platform	System p	System p, System i	System p, System i	System p, System i	System p, System i	System p, System i
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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
Warranty period	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)	CRU, Onsite Repair	Onsite Repair (9x5)

* 7212-102 also offers 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. 4: Also includes selected System x, System i and System p. System z support for Linux only 5: Refer to

ibm.com/storage/tape/conntrix for current application support 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.

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