Description
The IBM 7212 Model 102 is designed to provide efficient
and convenient storage expansion capabilities for
selected pSeries and iSeries servers.
The two bays of the 7212 Model 102 can accommodate
any two of the following for pSeries and p5 servers:
•
DDS-4 Tape Drive
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DAT72 (DDS Gen5) Tape Drive
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VXA-2 Tape Drive
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40X CD-ROM Drive
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DVD-RAM Drive
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DVD-RAM 2 Drive
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DVD-ROM Drive
•
SLR60 Tape Drive
•
SLR100 Tape Drive
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200/400 GB Half-High LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive (new)
The two bays of the 7212 Model 102 can accommodate
any two of the following for iSeries and i5 servers:
•
VXA-2 Tape Drive
•
DVD-RAM 2 Drive
•
DVD-ROM Drive
•
SLR60 Tape Drive
•
SLR100 Tape Drive
•
200/400 GB Half-High LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive (new)
Refer to the Sales Manual for descriptions of the
previously announced drive features.
200/400 GB Half-High LTO Ultrium 2 Tape Drive
The Half-High LTO-2 Tape Drive is designed to provide
an Ultrium 2 media physical capacity of up to 200 GB
(400 GB with 2:1 compression) data storage per cartridge
and a sustained data transfer rate of up to 24.0 MB per
second (48 MB per second with 2:1 compression).
In
addition to reading and writing on Ultrium 2 tape
cartridges, it is also read and write compatible with
Ultrium 1 cartridge. The Half-High LTO-2 Tape Drive can
be a cost-effective solution for save, restore, and archive
functions.
Key prerequisites
pSeries and p5 server support for these features is
limited to servers that support SCSI adapters, feature
numbers 1974 and 1975 (p5 server), 6203, 6205, 6206,
5703, 5710, 5711, 5712, Integrated Ultra2 SCSI Adapter,
and Integrated Ultra3 SCSI Adapter. The software level
must be AIX
V5.1.0 with update CD LCD4-1103-07, or
later, or Linux
, as listed at the end of this section.
iSeries and i5 server support for 7212 Model 102 is
limited to servers that support adapter feature numbers
2768, 5702, 5703, 5705, and 5712, and with OS/400
V5.2,
or later, or Linux as listed at the end of this section.
i5 servers require IBM i5/OS
V5.3, or later, or Linux as
listed at the end of this section.
Linux support:
•
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for POWER
•
Red Hat Enterprise LINUX AS for POWER V3
Product positioning
New pSeries and iSeries server models require the IBM
7212 TotalStorage Storage Device Enclosure Model 102
for support of save, restore, and archival functions. The
7212 Model 102 fits conveniently in a 1U space of a
19-inch rack and accommodates any two of a number of
various tape and optical drive features.
The 7212
Model 102 may also be installed on a desktop.
If you need to back up larger amounts of data or need
higher performance tape drives, consider the following:
•
IBM 7206 Model VX2 Tape Drive with VXA Technology
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IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Drive 3580
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IBM 7332 Model 220 4mm Tape Autoloader
•
IBM 7212 Model 312 VXA Tape Autoloader
•
IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Autoloader 3581
•
IBM TotalStorage UltraScalable Tape Library 3584
Business Partner information
If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring
products from IBM, you may link directly to Business
Partner information for this announcement.
A
PartnerWorld ID and password are required (use IBM ID).
BP Attachment for Announcement Letter 105-397
https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/
mem/sla.jsp?num=105-397
Trademarks
iSeries, i5/OS, and POWER are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other
countries or both.
The e-business logo, TotalStorage, pSeries, AIX, and OS/400
are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries
or both.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States,
other countries or both
Other company, product, and service names may be
trademarks or service marks of others.
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