5907-8203 - 36/72GB 4mm DAT72 SAS Tape Drive

The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#5907) 36/72GB 4mm DAT72 SAS Tape Drive

The 36/72 GB 4-mm Internal Tape Drive is a 5.25-inch, half-high, LVD 16-bit tape drive, for save/restore and archive functions. This DDS Gen5 tape drive uses IBM 4-mm data cartridges and is compression capable, providing a capacity of up to 72 GB.

Characteristics

Capacity: 36 GB native mode, 72 GB (typical) compression mode

DDS Gen5

Form Factor: 5.25-inch half high

Media: IBM 4-mm supports DAT72 media

Technology: Helical scan, rotating head

Operation: Streaming

Data Transfer Rate: 3MBps native mode, 6MBps (typical) compression

Interface: Serial Attached SCSI(SAS)

Compatability:

DDS3 - 12 GB native (Read/Write), 24 GB compression (Read/Write)

DDS4 - 20 GB native (Read/Write), 40 GB compression (Read/Write)

DAT72 - 36 GB native (Read/Write), 72 GB compression (Read/Write)

Attributes provided: 4mm tape capability

Attributes required: One 1.6-inch (41mm) half-high media bay and one internal SAS port

For 8203-E4A: The IBM Power6 8203-E4A (#5907)

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: 1 (Initial order maximum: 1)

OS level required: AIX 5.3 with the 5300-07 Technology Level or later. AIX 6.1 or later. 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 one allowed in CEC under AIX, IBM i, or Linux. System maximum of 1 under AIX, IBM i, or Linux.