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The #0371 can be ordered on initial, model upgrades, and simple MES
orders. This optional kit is used to attach SC-type fibre (50 micron) cables to a
#5704. The #0371 kit contains a 2m LC-ST cable and ST-SC adapter for 50
micron fiber cable.
#0372 - LC-SC Adapter Kit (62.5 micron)
The #0372 can be ordered on initial, model upgrades, and simple MES
orders. This optional kit is used to attach SC-type fibre (62.5 micron) cables to
a #5704. The #0372 kit contains a 2m LC-ST cable and ST-SC adapter for
62.5 micron fiber cable.
An optics cleaning kit (part number 46G6844) and instruction sheet (part number
21P6238, form number SY27-2604) are supplied, one per system, when you
order a #5704.
The #5704 PCI-X Fibre Channel Tape Controller is the PCI-X card replacement
for the #2765 PCI Fibre Channel Tape Controller.
When used as a Direct Attached Adapter for Linux or AIX, order the #0625 in
place of the #5704.
#5705 PCI-X Tape/DASD Controller
The #5705 PCI-X Tape/DASD Controller provides SCSI Ultra PCI attachment
capability for external tape devices, up to two removable media devices (internal
tape, CD-ROM or DVD), and internal disk devices. The #5705 has two SCSI
buses, with each bus providing an internal and an external device port (four ports
total: two internal and two external). Each bus can only support one connection,
either an internal DASD connection or internal tape on the internal port, or an
external tape or removable media connection on the external port.
The internal SCSI DASD port supports up to six disk units. RAID is not
supported.
The internal tape port supports one #4585 80 GB VXA-2 Tape Device.
The external tape port supports one, or a combination, of these devices:
3580-L23 IBM TotalStorage Ultrium 2 Tape Drive
3582-L23 IBM Ultrium Tape Library, LVD Ultrium 2 drive feature
3583-Lxx IBM Ultrium Scalable Tape Library, LVD Ultrium 2 drive feature
3584 UltraScalable Tape Library, LVD Ultrium 2 drive feature
Note: Customers are to supply all Fibre Channel cables for the #5704 PCI-X
Fibre Channel Tape Controller.