5746-8204 - IBM i Model E8A Half High 800GB/1.6TB LTO4 SAS Tape

IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5746) - HH 800GB LTO4 SAS Tape Drive

(Refurbished Condition Only as of January 6, 2012)

The SAS Tape Drive uses industry standard Ultrium media. The Tape drive Write/Read Ultrium4 (LTO-4), Write/Read Ultrium3 (LTO-3), and Read Ultrium2 (LT02) formats. It has capacity of 800GB native or 1.6TB Compressed.

Attributes provided: Feature includes one each of the following, HHLTO-4 SAS Tape Drive, LTO-4 Cleaning Cartridge, and LTO-4 Test Cartridge.

Highlights:

Capacity: 800 GB native mode, 1.6 TB (typical) compression mode

Form Factor: 5.25-inch half high

Media: IBM Ultrium 4

Technology: Linear

Operation: Streaming

Data Transfer Rate: 120 MB/sec

Speed matching down to 31 MB/sec with LTO-4 media

Interface: SAS

Compatability: LTO4 (R/W), LTO3 (R/W) and LTO2 (R)

Attributes required: One 1.6-inch (41mm) half-high media bay

For 8204-E8A: IBM i Power 6, 8204 (#5746)

Minimum required: 0

Maximum allowed: 1 (Initial order maximum: 1)

OS level required:

AIX 6.1 with the 6100-01 Technology Level, or later.

AIX 5.3 with the 5300-08 Technology Level, or later.

AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with the 5300-06 Technology Level and Service Pack 7

AIX 5L for POWER version 5.3 with 5300-07 and Server Pack 4

AIX Version 6.1 with the 6100-00 Technology Level and Service Pack 5

IBM i V5R4 with V5R4M5 machine code, or later

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for POWER Systems, or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER version 4.5 or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER version 5.1 or later

Initial Order/MES/Both/Supported: Both

CSU: Yes

Return parts MES: No

Note: Maximum of 1 allowed in CEC under AIX, IBM i, or Linux. System maximum of 1 for AIX, IBM i, or Linux. Requires SAS cable group #3655 (SAS HH) or #3656 (SAS SFF). After 10/20/09 new orders for #5746 required #3657 cable.