IBM L5X, Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 1. Introduction
The IBM LTO Ultrium 5 Half High Tape Drive is a high-performance,
high-capacity data-storage device that is designed to backup and restore
open-systems applications. The tape drive is available as an internal or external
device (L5X and N5X models). The L5X model of the tape drive includes a power
cord for use in the United States; the N5X model does not include a power cord.
The IBM LTO Ultrium 5 Half High Tape Drive is the fifth generation in the
Ultrium series of products, and is available with a Serial Attached SCSI interface
(SAS). This model incorporates the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) IBM Ultrium 5 Half
High Tape Drive.
Read this entire document and the IBM Safety, Warranty, Environmental, and
Electronic Emission Notices document that comes with the drive before you install
or use the drive.
The Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) part numbers and the Option part numbers
for the IBM LTO 5 Half High Tape Drive are shown in the following list:
Figure 1. View of an external tape drive
Figure 2. View of an internal tape drive
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