Atape is not shipped with the 7226 and is available from the Fix Central URL.
For additional firmware level information, contact your IBM Service representative.
IBM Power Systems Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and cable requirements:
SAS ADAPTERS AND CABLE:
IBM POWER6® and POWER7 Systems
Up to two 7226 storage enclosure SAS features may be attached to a PCI-E DDR Dual-x4 External SAS Controller
Adapter (feature numbers 5278, 5901, or 5912) installed in IBM POWER6 or IBM POWER7® servers in order to
attach to a 7226 Model 1U3 Multi-Media Storage Enclosure.
IBM POWER8 and POWER9 Systems
Up to two 7226 storage enclosure SAS features may be attached to a PCI-E DDR Dual-x4 External SAS Controller
Adapter (feature numbers EJ10, EJ11, EJOJ, and EJOM) installed in IBM POWER8 or POWER9 servers in order to
attach to a 7226 Model 1U3 Multi-Media Storage Enclosure.
Attaching a 7226 to a POWER8 or POWER9 server through the Integrated SAS adapter is not supported.
An optional Quad External SAS cable (feature number 5544) is available for attaching 7226 SAS devices to IBM
POWER systems. The quad external cable allows up to four 7226 SAS tape or DVD-RAM features to attach to a
single POWER system SAS adapter.
IBM PS700 through PS704 BladeCenters
A 3 Gigabit SAS passthru expansion adapter (feature number 8246) must be installed for each SAS tape drive
feature installed in the 7226. BladeCenters do not support DVD-RAM SATA/SAS drives, and do not support 7226
attachment through the quad SAS cable.
IBM PureScale and PureFlex® Blade Systems
Do not support attachment of the IBM 7226 SAS devices.
For each SAS tape drive or DVD-RAM SATA/SAS drive feature installed in the 7226, the appropriate external SAS
cable will be included for attachment to an IBM POWER or BladeCenter
Non-IBM System
Controllers and adapters used to attach 7226 SAS devices will be property of the system.
For each SAS tape drive or DVD-RAM SATA/SAS drive feature installed in the 7226, the appropriate external SAS
cable will be included for attachment to the non-IBM system.
USB ADAPTER AND CABLE:
IBM POWER6 and POWER7 Systems
The DAT160 tape drive, DVD-RAM sled and drive or RDX docking station features available on 7226, can be
connected to the external, integrated USB ports on IBM POWER6 and POWER7 systems and BladeCenters.
Attachment is also supported to a 4-Port USB PCI Express® Adapter (feature number 2728) that is available on
IBM POWER6 and POWER7 systems only.
USB tape, DVD-RAM, and RDX storage devices are only compatible with the AIX and Linux operating systems
offered on POWER systems. IBMi does not support 7226 USB devices.
IBM POWER8 and POWER9 Systems
The DVD-RAM sled and drive or RDX docking station features available on 7226 can be connected to the external,
integrated USB ports on POWER8 and POWER9 systems and BladeCenters.
USB DVD-RAM and RDX storage devices are only compatible with IBMi, AIX and Linux operating systems offered
on POWER systems.
IBM PS700 through PS704 BladeCenters
The 7226 DAT160 USB tape drive and RDX docking station features can also be connected to the integrated USB
ports on the BladeCenters. IBM BladeCenters do not support attachment of DVD-RAM drives.
IBM PureFlex Blade Servers
Support attachment of the IBM 7226 USB DVD-RAM drive, DAT160 USB tape drive, and RDX docking station
device.
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