System specifications
The following table lists the Multimedia Backup Enclosure system specifications.
Table 1. System specifications
Components
Specification
Form factor
1U rack mount
Drive technology
LTO Ultrium 5 half-high drives
LTO Ultrium 6 half-high drives
RDX drives
DVD-RAM drives
Drive interface
SAS (LTO Ultrium): 1x 6 Gb SAS x1 port (Mini-SAS SFF-8088)
SAS (DVD-RAM): 1x 3 Gb SAS x1 port (Mini-SAS SFF-8088)
FC (LTO Ultrium): 1x 8 Gb FC port (SW fiber optics, LC connector)
USB (RDX): 1x USB 3.0 Type B port
USB (DVD-RAM): 1x USB 2.0 Type B port
Number of drive
bays
2
Number of drives Up to 2 LTO Ultrium or RDX drives (one LTO Ultrium or RDX drive per drive bay), or up to 4
DVD-RAM drives (one or two DVD-RAM drives per drive bay). Intermix of different drive types
is supported within the same enclosure.
Number of
cartridge slots
1 per drive
Cartridge
capacity
LTO5: 1.5 TB native; up to 3.0 TB compressed (with 2:1 compression ratio)
LTO6: 2.5 TB native; up to 6.25 TB compressed (with 2.5:1 compression ratio)
RDX: 320 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, or 2 TB native
DVD-RAM: Up to 4.7 GB (single-layer) or 9.4 GB (dual-layer) native
Data transfer rate
LTO5: Up to 140 MB/s native; up to 280 MB/s compressed (with 2:1 compression
ratio)
LTO6: Up to 160 MB/s native; up to 400 MB/s compressed (with 2.5:1 compression
ratio)
RDX: Up to 100 MB/s native
DVD-RAM: Up to 2.7 MB/s native read, up to 1.3 Mb/s native write
Security features
Application Managed Encryption (AME) for LTO5 and LTO6 drives
Cooling
Two fixed internal fans
Power supply
One 140 W AC fixed power supply with IEC 320-C14 power connector
Hot-swap parts
None
Dimensions
Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.); Width: 480 mm (18.9 in.); Depth: 454 mm (17.9 in.)
Weight
Empty: 5.1 kg (10.2 lb.); Typical: 7.1 kg (15.6 lb.)
Warranty
One-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite warranty with 9x5 next business day terms.
Service and
support
Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 24x7 coverage, 2-
hour or 4-hour response time, up to 5 years of warranty extension.
Host operating
systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) 5, 6, and 7; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 and 11.
ISV backup
software
compatibility
Arcserve Backup, ASG Time Navigator, Barracuda Yosemite Backup, CommVault Simpana,
Dell NetVault Backup, EMC NetWorker, HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, IBM Spectrum
Protect, Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager, Symantec Backup Exec,
Symantec NetBackup
Standard models
IBM Multimedia Enclosure for Lenovo
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