Removable Storage Media Devices; Single External Tape Attach Media - IBM i series Handbook

Removable Storage Media Devices

This chapter describes the removable storage media devices marketed today for iSeries
servers. The first section Single External Attach Media addresses single tape units of
different formats and the Externally Attached Automated Libraries section addresses
automated libraries with more than one cartridge and automation.

Single External Tape Attach Media

This table helps to distinguish the technical characteristics of each external tape drive.
Machine 7207-122
Model
Description QIC 1/4"
Technology Longitudinal
Serpentine
Native/ 4 GB
1
Compressed 8 GB
Maximum Data 380 KB/s
2
Rate/sec 760 KB/s
Interface Wide SCSI
Compression/ LZ1
Compaction
6
Method
Controllers #2718
supported
Minimum V4R2 with
Release PTFs
Alternate IPL #5506
Device Specify
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7208-342 7208-345
8mm 8mm
Mammoth Mammoth-2
Helical Scan Helical Scan
20 GB 60 GB
40 GB 150 GB
3 MB/s 12 MB/s
6 MB/s 20 MB/s
SCSI LVD/SE Ultra
Fast/Wide Wide SCSI-2
Differential
IDRC ALDC
#6534 #2718
#2729 #2768
V4R1 V4R5
#5514 #5514
Removable Storage Media Devices
3570-C00 3580-H11
C-XL format LTO
0.31" Ultrium
Longitudinal LTO
Serpentine
7 GB 100 GB
21 GB 200 GB
7 MB/s 15 MB/s
15 MB/s 30 MB/s
SCSI HVD Ultra
Fast/Wide Wide SCSI
Differential
LZ1 LZ1
#2729 #2729
5
#2749 #2749
#6501 #6501
#6534 #6534
V3R1 V4R4
5
V4R5
#5515 #5537
7210-025
DVD-RAM
DVD-R/W
2.6 GB
4.7 GB
3.6MB/s CD
DVD:
3
1.35 MB/s
4
2.7MB/s
SCSI-2
#2718
#2768
V5R1
#5538
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