(#4483 and #4586, Only available as REFURBISHED as of December 3, 2002. Features withdrawn for new orders only. Conversions to feature remain available.)
These are 25GB 1/4-inch cartridge tape units that mount in a removable media device slot of a system unit or an expansion tower.
They may be used for save/restore, alternate IPL, program distribution, migration and 1/4-inch cartridge tape exchange.
Will read/write:
* 25GB (up to 50GB with compression in MLR3 format) with IBM MLR3-25GB Data Cartridge (59H4128)
* 16GB (up to 32GB with compression in QIC5010 format) with IBM MLR1-16GB Data Cartridge (59H4175)
* 2GB (up to 4GB with compression in QIC5010 format) with IBM MLR1-2GB Data Cartridge (35L0589)
Will read:
* 4GB (QIC4GB format) with SLR5-4GB Data Cartridge (59H3660)
* 2.5GB (QIC2GB format) with IBM DC9250 Data Cartridge (16G8436)
Specifications for the primary recording format:
* Cartridge Capacity (Compression) = 50.0GB (1500-ft tape)
* Data Rate (Native) = 2.0MB/s
* Data Rate (Compression) = 4.0MB/s
Prerequisites: Removable media device slot and disk unit controller in the system unit or expansion tower in which the device is mounted.
Supported on the following systems: 270, 810, 820
