New IBM Tape (DAT and LTO) and Optical (DVD-ROM and -RAM) Storage Device Enclosure
For Big Blue's Power Systems
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on July 24, 2008 at 3:49 pmThe new IBM System Storage 7214 Tape and Optical Storage Device Enclosure Model 1U2 (7214 Model 1U2) is designed to attach to specific models of the IBM Power Systems through an external serial attached SCSI (SAS) adapter. The SAS electronic interface offered on the IBM 7214 Model 1U2 is designed to provide faster transfer rates compared to SCSI transfer rates, and a reduction in space required for system-to-device cabling.
The 7214 Model 1U2 delivers external tape or optical drive options that allows customers to transfer data with similar archival storage and retrieval technologies already installed in existing IT facilities.
Optional drive technologies available in the 7214 Model 1U2 offering are:
- DAT72 36 GB Tape Drive: Read-write compatible with DDS4 and DDS3 data cartridges.
- DAT160 80 GB Tape Drive: Read-write compatible with DAT72 and DDS4 data cartridges.
- Half-high LTO Ultrium 4 800 GB tape drive: Read-write compatible with LTO Ultrium 3 data cartridges, and read-only compatible with Ultrium 2 data cartridges.
- DVD-RAM – 9.4 GB Slim Optical Drive
- DVD-ROM – 9.4 GB Slim Optical Drive
Planned availability date: September 9, 2008
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