5619-8203 - 80/160GB DAT160 SAS Tape Drive

The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#5619) 80/160GB DAT160 SAS Tape Drive

The Internal Tape Drive is a 5.25-inch, half-high for save/restore and archive functions. This DDS Gen5 tape drive uses the new larger IBM DAT160 and 4-mm data cartridges and is compression capable, providing a capacity of up to 160 GB (assuming 2:1 compression ratio) - a significant increase in capacity over the previous 36/72 GB 4-mm internal tape drives (when using DAT160 Data Cartridge)

Characteristics:

Capacity: 80 GB native mode, 160 GB (typical) compression mode

DDS Gen5

Form Factor: 5.25-inch half high

Media: IBM DAT160 and 4mm media

Technology: Helical scan, rotating head

Operation: Streaming

Data Transfer Rate: 6MBps native mode,

Interface: SAS

Compatability: DDS4 (R/W), DAT72 (R/W) and DAT160 (R/W)

Attributes provided: Attributes provided: 4mm tape capability, Test Cartridge, and a Cleaning Cartridge

Attributes required: One 1.6-inch (41mm) half-high media bay

Note: Requires SAS cable group #3655 (SAS HH) or #3656 (SAS Y SFF)

For 8203-E4A: The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#5619)

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: 1 (Initial order maximum: 1)

OS level required:

AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-08 Technology Level

AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level

AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-06 Technology Level and Service Pack 7

AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with 5300-07 and Server Pack 4

AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-00 Technology Level and Serivce Pack 5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for POWER Systems, or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER version 4.5 or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER version 5.1 or later

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: No

Note: Maximum of 1 allowed in CEC under AIX, IBM i, or Linux. System maximum of 1 under AIX, IBM i, or Linux.