3707-8203 - 30GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape

The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#3707) 30GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape

The #3707 is a 30GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape Unit that can be mounted in half-high, autodocking, removable media bays of expansion towers/units.

The #3707 may be used for save/restore, alternate IPL, program distribution, migration and 1/4-inch cartridge tape exchange.

A #3707 will read/write the following tape formats:

30GB (up to 60GB with compression in SLR60 format) with IBM SLR60-30GB Data Cartridge (19P4209)

25GB (up to 50GB with compression in MLR3 format) with IBM MLR3-25GB Data Cartridge (59H4128)

16GB (up to 32GB with compression in QIC5010 format) with IBM MLR1-16GB Data Cartridge (59H4175)

5GB (up to 10GB with compression in SLR100 format) with IBM SLR100-5GB Data Cartridge (35L0661)

2GB (up to 4GB with compression in QIC5010 format) with IBM MLR1-2GB Data Cartridge (35L0589)

A #3707 is capable of read only support of the following tape formats:

4GB (QIC4GB format) with SLR5-4GB Data Cartridge (59H3660)

2.5GB (QIC2GB format) with IBM DC9250 Data Cartridge (16G8436)

The #3707 has the these technical specifications for the primary recording format:

Cartridge Capacity (Native) = 30.0GB (1500-ft tape)

Cartridge Capacity (Compression) = 60.0GB (1500-ft tape)

Data Rate (Native) = 4.0MB/s

Data Rate (Compression) = 8.0MB/s

Attributes provided: 30GB 1/4-inch tape device

Attributes required: half height, autodocking removable media bay and a disk controller in place to interface to this media bay.

For 8203-E4A: The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#3707)

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: 18 (Initial order maximum: 0)

OS level required: IBM i V5R4 with V5R4M5 Machine Code, or later.

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Supported

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: Does not apply

Note: Not supported in CEC. System maximum of 18 under IBM i. Not supported under AIX or Linux.