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IBM 7214 Tape and DVD Enclosure Express

The IBM® System Storage™ 7214 Tape and DVD Enclosure Express is designed to mount in one EIA unit of a standard IBM Power™ Systems 19-inch rack, and can be configured with one or two tape or DVD drives. The 7214 Express enclosure attaches to SAS-based models of the IBM Power Systems through external serial attached SAS adapters. The 7214 Express also attaches to some open system adapters.

Highlights

  • Supports 3 GB/sec IBM SAS interface
  • Dual-drive enclosure, side-by-side
  • Supports Half-high (HH) LTO4 and DAT160 tape and DVD storage technologies
  • Control card sensor designed to track drive function and notify user of maintenance requirements
  • HH LTO 4 tape drives are read-write compatible with LTO 3 media, and they read LTO 2 media. LTO WORM media is also available; DAT160 tape drives are read-write compatible with DAT72 and DDS4 media.

Common features

  • 1U slim profile designed for 19-inch rack system environments
  • Features IBM half-high LTO technology designed for reliable performance in small-medium open system environments
  • Supports DAT72, DAT160, DVD-RAM and DVD-ROM drives
  • IBM Half-high LTO 4 supports the encryption of data for increased security with archived data
  • Supports 3 GB/sec IBM SAS interface
  • Dual-drive enclosure, side-by-side
  • Offers choices of HH LTO4 and DAT160 tape and DVD storage technologies
  • Control card sensor designed to track drive function and notify user of maintenance requirements
  • Adheres to LTO specifications
  • HH LTO 4 tape drives can write to LTO 3 media and read LTO 2 media; WORM media also available
  • DAT160 tape drives are read-write compatible with DAT72 and DDS4 media

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   IBM 7214

 

7214 Storage Device Enclosure

  
 
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  • Drive Options IBM HH LTO 4 (feature code: 1404) DAT160: (feature code: 1401) DAT72: (feature code: 1400) DVD Sled with one DVD-RAM drive: (feature code: 1420) DVD Sled with one DVE-ROM drive: (feature code: 1421) DVD-ROM Slim drive only: (feature code: 1423) DVD-RAM Slim drive only: (feature code: 1422)
  • Blank Drive Panels FC 1425 – DVD Panel; FC 1440 – Bay Panel
  • Number of Tape Drives Up to two
  • Physical Capacity LTO 4: Up to 800 GB (1.6 TB with 2:1 compression) DAT72: Up to 36 GB (72 GB with 2:1 compression) DAT160: 80 GB native (160 GB with 2:1 compression) DVD-RAM and DVD-ROM: 9.4 GB
  • Data Transfer Rate LTO4: Up to 120 MBps DAT72: 6 MBps
  • Weight 24.2 lbs. (11 kg), without drive and cartridges
  • Attachment and Systems Support Supports IBM Power Systems platforms (System p™, AIX® 5L™ V5.3 or later, and System i™ - IBM System i 5.4 or later) and SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for Power Systems or later, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power V4.6 or later. SAS external adapters are orderable as system features.
 
 
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