5661-8205 - IBM i Series E4B, DAT320 160/320 GB Tape Drive

IBM i Series 8205-E6B (#5661) - DAT320 160/320 GB Tape Drive

(No Longer Available as of July 29, 2011)

The internal Tape drive is a half-high form factor for save/ restore and archive functions. This DDS Gen7 tape drive uses the new DAT320 DAT cartridge, and is compression capable, providing a capacity of to 320 GB (assuming 2:1 compression ratio) a significant increase in capacity over the previous DAT160 #5619 80/160GB internal tape drive (when using DAT320 Data Cartridges)

Characteristics

Native Capacity: 160GB

Compressed Capacity: 320GB

Speed: 12 MB/s

Host Interface: SAS

Compatibility: R/W DAT320, DAT160*

Technology: WORM, *Encryption

Media: M 8mm

LEDs: 5 including encryption**

Form Factor:41mm (5.25-inch) HH

* DAT160 cartridges are to be used for occasional use only as they are more abrasive then the new DAT320 Data cartridge and will cause excessive head wear if used for more than occasional use.

** Encryption is AES-GCM 256 bit Hardware Encryption on DAT320 media

Attributes provided: DAT320 160/320 GB Tape Drive

Attributes required: Available half-high media bay and Right Angle SAS Tape Drive Cable (#3657)

For 8202-E4B: (#5661)

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: 1 (Initial order maximum: 1)

OS level required:

AIX Version 5.3 supported

AIX Version 6.1 supported

AIX Version 7.1 supported

IBM i 6.1 supported

IBM i 7.1 supported

SUSE Linux supported

Red Hat Linux supported

Refer to Software Requirements for specific O/S levels supported

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: No