Overview - 40/80GB DLT lnternal SCSI Tape Drive

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Tape support reference

General information
The new 40/80GB DLT Internal SCSI Tape Drive provides the high-capacity, high-performance backup solution required by today's high-end servers. With a native capacity of 40GB per cartridge, and the ability to store up to 80GB per cartridge using its onboard hardware data compression, the 40/80GB DLT drive provides plenty of backup capacity for today's storage intensive applications. The 40/80GB DLT drive offers a 6 MB/sec native transfer rate that can be increased up to 10 MB/sec when using its hardware data compression feature. Greater reliability is achieved through improvements to the mechanical and electrical design of this drive. When you add up all the benefits, the IBM 40/80GB DLT Internal Tape Drive offers an excellent choice for high-end server customers looking for a state-of-the-art backup/restore device.
 
Warranty
3 year limited Customer Carry-In Exchange
 
This product replaces
00K7900 - 35/70GB DLT Internal Tape Drive
 
This product was replaced by
Not Applicable.
 
Packaging
One box containing...

• Base drive
• Multilingual user manual
• Trial version backup/restore software CDs
• Data cartridge
• Four M3 x 0.5 x 6-mm screws

Product marketing and FRU part number(s)
Part numbers applicable to: World Wide

• Marketing part number: 00N7990
• FRU part number: 37L5802 replaces 09N0858 which replaced 09N0729

Additional part numbers
Part number(s) for ordering multiple quantities
None
 
Product dates
World Wide

• Announce Date: 6/22/1999
• Planned Availability Date: 7/30/1999
• Withdrawal Date: Not Applicable
• Effective Withdrawal Date: Not Applicable

Technical specifications
Performance specifications as known at time of announcement

• Up to 40GB native capacity and up to 80GB with hardware data compression. Actual storage capacity will vary based on many factors and will often be less than the maximum possible.
• 5.25-inch FH form factor
• SCSI LVDS/SE interface
• Improved reliabilty
• Downward-compatible to IBM 35/70GB Internal DLT Tape Drive
• 6 MB/sec native transfer rate; up to 10 MB/sec with hardware data compression. Actual speeds will vary based on many factors and will often be slower than the maximum possible.

Physical, environmental, and compatibility specifications as known at time of announcement
Weight

• 6.44 lbs
• 2.9 kg

Height

• 3.4 inches
• 86.3 mm

Width

• 5.84 inches
• 148.3 mm

Depth

• 9.6 inches
• 243.8 mm

Operating temperature

• between 10 degrees Celcius and 40 degrees Celcius
• between 50 degrees Farenheit and 104 degrees Farenheit

Relative humidity

• Operating: between 20% and 80% (non-condensing)

Agency approvals

• UL
• CUL
• TUV
• CE
• FCC - Class B
• VCCI
• C-tick

ENERGY STAR-Compliant
No . The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service.
 
Hardware requirements for IBM systems
The IBM 40/80GB DLT Tape Drive is supported on all models of the following IBM platforms:

• IBM xSeries 230 (8658)
• IBM xSeries 240 (8664)
• IBM xSeries 330 (8654)
• IBM xSeries 340 (8656)
• Netfinity 3500 M10 (8655)
• Netfinity 4500R (8656)
• Netfinity 5000 (8659)
• Netfinity 5100 (8658)
• Netfinity 5500 (8660)
• Netfinity 5500 M10 (8661)
• Netfinity 5500 M20 (8662)
• Netfinity 5600 (8664)
• Netfinity 6000R (8682)
• Netfinity 7000 (8651)
• Netfinity 7000 M10 (8680)
• Netfinity 7100 (8666)
• Netfinity 7600 (8665)
• Netfinity 8500R (8681)

The drive is also supported on these IBM items:

• DLT Enclosure (3503-B0X)
• NetMEDIA Expansion Unit (3551-001)

Hardware requirements for Non-IBM systems
Not applicable
 
Software requirements
Trial versions of Seagate Backup Exec and CA ArcServeIT backup/restore applications are provided with the option.
 
Compatibility
The IBM 40/80GB Internal DLT tape drive is downward-compatible to the IBM 35/70GB Internal DLT tape drive. Look at the ServerProven Web page for updated information as it becomes available.
 
Limitations
Some configurations may not be supported.
 
Supported software
Not Applicable
 
Other
None
 
Document note(s):

• The symbol * is used to denote that the information is currently unavailable for this product.
• All dates are represented in the US English format of mm/dd/yyyy (where mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year).
• FRU stands for Field Replacement Unit. It is the part number used for ordering service/replacement parts.
• Effective Withdrawal means that on the given date IBM will have withdrawn the products from marketing. After that date, the product can not be obtained directly from IBM.