Common Magnetic Media Controllers - IBM i series Handbook

Referenced Lists
Storage
Subsystem
MagstarMP
Cassette
*3570-B00/C00 #6501/#6534/#2729#2749
Libraries
*9427 #6534/#2729/#2749
*3494 #6534/#2729/#2749
*3570-Bxx #6534/#2729/#2749
*3570-Cxx #6534/#2729/#2749
*3575 #6534/#2729/#2749
*3584
Notes:
* Tape models available. The others have been withdrawn from Marketing.
1. Models shipped prior to 29 January 1999 and without feature #5790.
2. Models shipped after 29 January 1999 or with feature #5790.
3. Capacity and transfer rates vary depending on the tape drives used.
4. Capacity and transfer rates vary depending on the tape drives used.
5. Features #2729 and #6534 require OS/400 V4R1 or later. Feature #2749 requires OS/400 V4R5 or later.

Common Magnetic Media Controllers

The iSeries and AS/400e servers have common magnetic media controllers for disk, tape
units, optical libraries, and diskettes. This table indicates what can be attached to each
model.
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iSeries Handbook
OS/400
IOP Version
(min)
3.1
3.1
2.3
3.1
3.1
3.1
#2749 4.5
I A Max.
H D L L Capacity
D R Z D (Com-
C C 1 C pressed)
x 15 GB
x x 280 GB
x x 374 TB
x 300 GB
x 300 GB
x 4.8 TB
496.2 TB
Data
Transfer
Rate
(Native)
2.2 MB/Sec
7 MB/Sec
500 KB/Sec
3
14 MB/Sec
3
2.2 MB/Sec
3
7 MB/Sec
3
2.2 MB/Sec
3
15 MB/Sec