IBM DS4700 Series manual SCSI-2 SE, ULTRA, LVD/SE, 160/320

Tape Storage Systems (continued)

Other Backup Tape Products

Tape DrivesOptical

	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	7206	7206	7207	7212	7214	7210		3996
model	336-DDS Gen 5	VX2, VX3	330	103	1U2	030		32, 80, 174
Product	Cost-effective	Low-cost, high-capacity VXA-2	Backward read/write compatible	Rack-mountable 2-drive enclosure	Rack-mountable 2-drive enclosure		External deskside	Large scale optical
strengths	streaming tape drive	technology	with System i internal	utilizes only 1U (1.75") of space	utilizes only 1U (1.75") of space
Number of drives	1	1	1	1–2	1–2	1		Up to 4
Max number of	1	1	1	2	2	1		Up to 174
cartridges
Cartridge	36/72 GB	VX2: 80/160 GB	330: 30/60 GB	DVD: Variable (FC1103)	DVDRAM: Variable (FC1420)		4.9/9.4 GB	60 GB
capacity native/		XV3: 160/320 GB		VXA2: 80/160GB (FC1104)	DVDROM: Variable (FC1421)
compressed				DAT72: 36/72GB (FC1105)	DAT72: 36/72 GB (FC1400)
				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	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	3 Gbps SAS		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	System p, System i, System x
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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	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.

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