IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive
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Supported servers
The DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive is supported in the IBM System x servers listed in Table 2.
Table 2. Supported System x servers (Part 1)
Adapter
DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive (external)
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive (internal)
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Table 2. Supported System x servers (Part 2)
Adapter
DDS Generation 6 USB Tape
Drive (external)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y*
Y*
N
DDS Generation 6 USB Tape
Drive (internal)
N
N
N
Y†
N
Y†
N
Y† Y† Y†
N
N
Y†
N
N
N
* The tape drive is supported externally attached to the x3850 M2/x3950 M2 machine type 7233 only. It is
not supported with the x3850 M2/x3950 M2 machine type 7141.
† To use the tape drive internally in these servers, the drive is converted to a 3.5-inch form factor, as
described in the next section
