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Removable Storage Media Devices
Removable Storage Media Devices
This chapter describes the removable storage media devices marketed today for iSeries
servers. The first section Single External Attach Media addresses single tape units of
different formats and the Externally Attached Automated Libraries section addresses
automated libraries with more than one cartridge and automation.
Single External Tape Attach Media
This table helps to distinguish the technical characteristics of each external tape drive.
Machine
Model
7207-122 7208-342 7208-345 3570-C00 3580-H11 7210-025
Description QIC 1/4” 8mm
Mammoth
8mm
Mammoth-2
C-XL format
0.31"
LTO
Ultrium
DVD-RAM
Technology Longitudinal
Serpentine
Helical Scan Helical Scan Longitudinal
Serpentine
LTO DVD-R/W
Native/
Compressed
1
4 GB
8 GB
20 GB
40 GB
60 GB
150 GB
7 GB
21 GB
100 GB
200 GB
2.6 GB
4.7 GB
Maximum Data
Rate/sec
2
380 KB/s
760 KB/s
3 MB/s
6 MB/s
12 MB/s
20 MB/s
7 MB/s
15 MB/s
15 MB/s
30 MB/s
3.6MB/s CD
DVD:
1.35 MB/s
3
2.7MB/s
4
Interface Wide SCSI SCSI
Fast/Wide
Differential
LVD/SE Ultra
Wide SCSI-2
SCSI
Fast/Wide
Differential
HVD Ultra
Wide SCSI
SCSI-2
Compression/
Compaction
Method
6
LZ1 IDRC ALDC LZ1 LZ1
Controllers
supported
#2718 #6534
#2729
#2718
#2768
#2729
#2749
#6501
#6534
#2729
#2749
5
#6501
#6534
#2718
#2768
Minimum
Release
V4R2 with
PTFs
V4R1 V4R5 V3R1 V4R4
V4R5
5
V5R1
Alternate IPL
Device Specify
#5506 #5514 #5514 #5515 #5537 #5538
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