Internal Tape / Rdx Drives; Tape / Rdx Drive Selection; Tape / Rdx Configuration - NEC Express5800 Configuration Manual

CONFIGURATION GUIDE

6 Internal Tape / RDX Drives

6.1

Tape / RDX Drive Selection

Refer to the section in accordance with your type of tape drives.
DAT
RDX
LTO
NOTE:

The same combination of drive type and host interface cannot be installed multiple times.

Tape devices cannot be directly connected to VMware ESXi servers. For an ESXi environment, it is
recommended to connect and configure an additional backup server via network.
6.2

Tape / RDX Configuration

6.2.1 DAT Drive
Category
Controller
Cable
Drive
1 drive available
NEC Corporation
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NEC Express5800/T120d
DAT72
DAT160
LTO2
LTO3
LTO4
LTO5
Product Name / Description
Internal USB Controller
1 x USB port
Internal USB cable
1 x Internal USB to 1 x USB device
NOTE: The cable is provided for each tape drive.
Internal DAT (USB)
DDS4 / DAT72 / DAT160, Native capacity 80 GB
NOTE: DDS1 / DDS2 / DDS3 format are not supported.
Revision 7.0 – October 25, 2013
USB
USB
USB
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
Refer to 6.2.1
Refer to 6.2.1
Refer to 6.2.2
Refer to 6.2.3
Refer to 6.2.3
Refer to 6.2.3
Refer to 6.2.3
Part Number
(Standard)
(Standard)
N8151-78A
48