IBM DS4700 Series Product Manual page 6

Tape Storage Systems (continued)
Enterprise Tape Products
Virtualization Engine
Product TS7720
Machine Type 3957
model VEA (requires additional
machine types and
models)
Product strengths Increases performance
Scalable
Large cache for fast recall
Number of drives NA
WORM/Encryption no/no
Number of cartridges Up to 1,000,000*
Native capacity Up to 70 TB
Up to 210 TB (3 site GRID)
Typical capacity 1 Up to 210 TB
Up to 630 TB (3 site GRID)
Native performance Up to 600 MBps
Interface 4 Gbps FC
Supported tape library NA
Platform support 5 System z
Application support 6 E
Media NA
Warranty period 1 year
Warranty type Onsite Repair (24x7)
Enterprise Tape Virtualization
ProtecTIER Gateway
TS7740 TS7650G
3957 3958
V06 (requires additional DD3
machine types and
models)
Increases performance Eliminates redundant data by up
Scalable to a factor of 25:1
Helps reduce cost
Up to 128* Up to 256 (1 node)*
Up to 768* (3 site GRID) Up to 512 (clustered)*
no/yes no/no
Up to 1,000,000* Up to 500,000 (1 node)*
Up to 1,000,000 (clustered)*
Up to 14 TB Up to 1 PB, 2 PB clustered
Up to 42 TB (3 site GRID)
Up to 42 TB Up to 1 PB, 2 PB clustered
Up to 126 TB (3 site GRID)
Up to 600 MBps Up to 500 MBps, 1000 MBps
clustered
4 Gbps FC 4 GBps FC
TS3500, 3494*** NA
System z System p, System i, System x,
Microsoft Windows; HP-UX;
Sun Solaris; Linux
E A, B
NA NA
1 year 1 year
Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7)
Other Backup Tape Products
7206-336 7207
Product DAT72 Tape Drive SLR60 Tape Drive
Machine Type 7206 7207
model
336-DDS Gen 5 330
Product Cost-effective streaming Backward read/write com-
strengths
tape drive patible with System i internal
Number of drives 1 1
Max number of 1 1
cartridges
Cartridge capac- 36/72 GB 330: 30/60 GB
ity native/
compressed
Max drive data 336: 3/6 MBps 330: 4/8 MBps
rate 1 native/
compressed
Interface SCSI-2 F/W SE, LVD/SE SCSI-2 SE, ULTRA, LVD/SE,
160/320
Platform System p System p, System i
support 3
Media Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8
Warranty period 1 year 1 year
Warranty type Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7)
* 7212-103 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
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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Tape Drives
7212 7214
Device Enclosure* Device Enclosure*
7212 7214
103 1U2
Rack-mountable 2-drive Rack-mountable 2-drive enclosure utilizes
enclosure utilizes only 1U only 1U (1.75") of space
(1.75") of space
1–2 1–2
2 2
DVD: Variable (FC1103) DVDRAM: Variable (FC1420)
DAT72: 36/72GB (FC1105) DVDROM: Variable (FC1421)
SLR60: Variable (FC1107) DAT72: 36/72 GB (FC1400)
SLR100: Variable (FC1108) DAT160 80/160 GB (FC1401)
HHLTO2: 200/400 GB HHLTO4 800 GB/1.6 TB (FC1404)
(FC1109)
DDS/DAT72: 3/6 MBps DAT72 3/6 MBps
HHLTO2: 30/60 MBps DAT160 6.9/13.8 MBps
HHLTO4 120/40 MBps
SCSI-3 ULTRA, LVS, 3 Gbps SAS
160/320
System p, System i, IBM Power Systems
IBM Power Systems
Refer to Tape Media, page 8 Refer to Tape Media, page 8
1 year 1 year
Onsite Repair (24x7) Onsite Repair (24x7)