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7204 7206 7206-VX2 7332 7208 7205 7207 7212-102 7212-312
Product External Disk Drive 4mm DDS-4
4mm Gen 5 (DAT72)
8mm VXA-2 Tape
Drive
4mm DDS-3,4 Tape
Autoloader
8mm Mammoth
Tape Drive
SDLT Drive
Tape Drive
SLR (QIC)
Compatible External
Tape Drive
Storage Device
Enclosure
VXA-2 Autoloader
Machine
Model
7204
518-18GB
536-36GB
573-73GB
7206
220-DDS4
336-DDS Gen 5
7206
VX2
7332
220-DDS4
7208
345-Mammoth-2
7205
550
7207
122
330
7212
102
7212
312
Product Strengths External deskside
disk storage
Cost-effective
streaming tape drive
Low-cost, high-
capacity VXA-2
technology
Autoload tape car-
tridges into DDS-4
drive
High-performance
8mm technology
Cost-effective
save/restore/archive
solution
Backward read/write
compatible with
iSeries internal
Rack-mountable
2-drive enclosure
utilizes only 1U
(1.75") of space
Rack-mountable
Only 1 EIA rack unit
high
Technology N/A Helical Scan Helical Scan Helical Scan Helical Scan Longitudinal
Serpentine
SLR (QIC format) DDS,DVD,VXA Helical Scan
Number of
Heads/Tracks
8 heads
4 disks
Rotating Drum Rotating Drum Rotating Drum Rotating Drum 8/536 1/1 DDS/VXA: Rotating
Drum
Rotating Drum
Number of Drives 11111 1 1 1–2 1
Max Number of
Cartridges
N/A1161 11210
Cartridge Capacity
Native/Compressed
N/A 220: 20/40GB
336: 36/72GB
20/40GB
59/118GB
80/160GB
20/40GB 60/150GB 160/320GB 122: 4/8GB
330: 30/60GB
DDS-4: 20/40GB
DAT72: 36/72GB
VXA-2: 80/160GB
80 GB/160GB
Max System
Capacity
Compressed
1
518: 18GB
536: 36GB
573: 73GB
220: 40GB
336: 72GB
160GB 240GB 150GB 320GB 122: 4/8GB
330: 30/60GB
160GB with two
VXA-2 drives
18.8GB with two
DVD-RAM drives
1600 GB
Max Drive Data
Rate
1
Native/Compressed
80MB/sec 220: 3/6MB/sec
336: 3/6MB/sec
6/12MB/sec 3/6MB/sec 12/30MB/sec
16/32MB/sec 122:.38/.76MB/sec
330: 4/8MB/sec
DDS/DAT72:
3/6MB/sec
VXA: 6/12MB/sec
6/12MB/sec
Time to Data
4
70ms 50 seconds 50 seconds 40 seconds 93 seconds 70 seconds 122:85 seconds
330:50 seconds
VXA-2:40 seconds
VXA:40 seconds
DAT72:50 seconds
50 seconds
Interface SCSI-3 ULTRA,
LVD/SE,160/320
SCSI-2 F/W SE,
LVD/SE
SCSI-3 ULTRA,
LVD/SE,160/320
SCSI-2 F/W SE,
LVD/SE
SCSI-2 Ultra2 LVD SCSI-2 F/W,Diff PCI,
Ultra2 SCSI LVD
SCSI-2 SE,ULTRA,
LVD/SE,160/320
SCSI-3 ULTRA,
LVS/SE,160/320
SCSI-3 Ultra,LVD-
SE, 160/320
SAN-Ready
5
pSeries, RS/6000 pSeries, RS/6000 pSeries, RS/6000,
iSeries,AS/400,
Windows NT
pSeries, RS/6000 pSeries, RS/6000,
iSeries,AS/400,
Windows NT
pSeries, RS/6000 iSeries,AS/400,
pSeries, RS/6000
pSeries/RS6000
Supported
Platforms
5
pSeries, RS/6000 pSeries, RS/6000 pSeries, RS/6000,
iSeries,AS/400
pSeries, RS/6000 pSeries, RS/6000,
iSeries,AS/400
pSeries, RS/6000
3
iSeries,AS/400,
pSeries, RS/6000
pSeries, RS/6000,
iSeries,AS/400
pSeries/RS6000
ISV (Independent
Software Vendor)
5
A B C E
8
A B C E
8
A B C E
8
A B C E
8
A B C E J
8
A B C E
8
A B C D E
8
Varies A B C E
8
Media
Part number
1-888-IBM-Media
N/A DDS-4: 59H4456
DAT72: 18P7912
19P4876 (230M),
19P4877 (170M),
19P4878 (62M)
DDS-4: 59H4456 18P6485-60GB
35L1119 122:59H3660
330: 19P4209
DDS-4: 59H4456
DAT72: 18P7912
VXA-2: 19P4876
SLR60: 19P4209
SLR100: 35L0968
19P4876
Warranty IBM Onsite Repair
1 year, 24x7
IBM Onsite Repair
1 year, 24x7
IBM Onsite Repair
1 year, 24x7
IBM Onsite Repair
1 year, 24x7
IBM Onsite Repair
1 year, 24x7
IBM Onsite Repair
1 Year, 24x7
IBM Onsite Repair
1 Year, 24x7
IBM Onsite Repair
1 Year, 24x7
CRU, IBM Onsite
Repair 1 year,24x7
F/W = Fast/Wide, Diff = Differential, N/A = Not Applicable, FC = Fibre Channel, X = Extended length cartridge, IOE = IBM Onsite Exchange,CRU = Customer Replaceable Unit
NOTES 1: Compressed data rates are estimates and are data-, application- and processor-dependent. User results may vary.2: Max number of cartridges decreases as tape drives are added.
3: AIX 4.1.5 or later.4: Load and search only.5: Server platforms with SAN-ready attachability,model- and feature-dependent.6: Depends on virtual cartridge configuration. 7:The latest ISV support
can be found in the connectivity section at ibm.com/storage/tape/conntrix. 8: The following vendors provide application support to the platforms defined above:A =Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM),
B = IBM SysBack™ 6000, C =CA ARCserve IT, D = Legato NetWorker,E = VERITAS NetBackup,F =CA Alexandria, G = SCH ReelLibrarian, H = SCH ReelBackup, I = LSC, J = IBM BRMS, K =IBM
OnDemand, L = Help/Systems Robot/Save, M = LXI Media Management, N = Dantz.