IBM 20/40 GB - 8mm - Internal SCSI Tape Drive

20/40 GB - 8mm - Internal SCSI Tape Drive (ZG97-0105 20-May-97)

FRU P/N OPT P/N ---------------------------------------------- Tape Drive 5.25-Inch 76H0487 76H0485 - Pearl White 28L1654 ---------------------------------------------- 10L6099 01K1325 - Stealth Black ---------------------------------------------- SCSI inline term. Plug 92F0322 (16-bit Fast/Wide active) ---------------------------------------------- Cleaning Cartridge 59H2898 59H2898 (Exabyte Mammoth 8mm Cleaning Cartridge) Tape Cartridge ------- 59H2679 (5-pack) Tape Cartridge 59H2678 59H2678 (170.0m / 558 ft) 20.0 GB Tape Cartridge 59H2671 59H2671 ( 22.5m / 74 ft) 2.5 GB ---------------------------------------------- Tape test-cartridge 59H2677 ------- (short length - only for CE's) Media = 170m AME 8mm cartridge from Exabyte (EXATAPE AME), IBM or Sony (QGD-170ME), with 20 GB native capacity, 40 GB through hardware data compression.

See TIP > Tape Drive Cleaning Strategies

-ATTENTION-

|| The 7208-20GB External 8mm Tape Drive Model 341 (7208-341) || is designed for IBM RS/6000. This tape-drive FRU P/N 59H2835 looks like || the above described IBM 20/40 GB - 8mm - Internal SCSI Tape Drive, but || will have a fast/wide differential SCSI interface ! || (The 7208-341 drive should not be used with a PC-server). || || FRU P/N || ---------------------------------------------- || Tape Drive 5.25-Inch 59H2835 (Tape drive for 7208-20GB RS/6000) || SCSI ext. F/W term.-plug 61G8324 (ext. differential SCSI-terminator)

IBM 20/40 GB-8mm - Internal-Tape-Drive Supported Software

IBM ADSM for OS/2
Sytos Premium Backup V2.2 for OS/2 - see NOTE 3
MS Windows NT v3.51 and v4.0 native tape support
Novell NetWare v3.12 and v4.10 (Sbackup)
AIX support via SCSD INQUIRY pages
Seagate Backup Exec V6.0 Rev 90 for Windows NT (included)
Seagate Backup Exec V7.01b for NetWare (included)
Seagate Systos Premium V2.1 or higher (included)
Seagate Backup Director V4.0 for Windows NT
Seagate Backup Director V4.11 for NetWare
Seagate Storage Manager V4.0 for Windows NT
Seagate Storage Manager V4.11 for NetWare
Legato Networker V4.0 for NetWare
Legato Networker V4.2.1 for Windows NT
Legato Networker for Solaris/AIX/SCO
Cheyenne ArcServe v6.0 for NetWare
Cheyenne ArcServe v6.0 for Windows NT

Supported Hardware

PC Server 325 Models 8639-ES0, RS0, ESV
PC Server 330 Models 8640-ES0, ES2, EM2, ESS NOTE 1
PC Server 520 Models 8641-EZ0, MZ0, EZV, MZV, EZ1, EZS, MZS EZE, MZE, MZL, ED2, MD2, EDG, MDG, MD0, EE0, EE1, EEE, EEL
PC Server 704 Models 8650-4BW, 7AX, 4M0
PC Server 720 Models 8642-0Z0, 0D0, 0EN, 0E1, 0D0
Storage Enclosure Model 3510 NOTE 2

NOTE 1 Internal installation in Server 330 requires the removal of the CD-ROM from the 5.25-Inch bay.
NOTE 2 The 3510-0V0 requires the SCSI-2 Upgrade Kit OPT P/N 32G3920 and the SCSI-2 16-bit Active Terminator OPT P/N 32G3918.

NOTE 3 (Nov-1997) - OS/2 Warp SMP 4.0 running Sytos backup respond with Trap 000D or Trap 000E. Download (Internet) the IBM 20/40 GB 8mm Tape Drive Device Driver for OS/2 version 4 SMP from

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/files.html

(Choose search then type 20/40GB at the Keywords, and then click on search )

The software and hardware compatibility list for tapedrive - server:

http://www.pc.ibm.com/compat

Cartridge Format Compatibility

Use tape cartridges from other tape drives with the 20/40 GB, 8 mm Internal Tape Drive if the cartridge format is compatible. The following table lists compatible cartridge formats:

Cartridge Format Compatibility EXABYTE Mammoth Read and Write EXABYTE 8505XL Read only EXABYTE 8505 Read only IBM 3445001 Read only EXABYTE 8500 Read only EXABYTE 8205XL Read only EXABYTE 8205 Read only IBM 3532023 Read only EXABYTE 8200 Read only

Cartridge Format	Compatibility
EXABYTE Mammoth	Read and Write
EXABYTE 8505XL	Read only
EXABYTE 8505	Read only
IBM 3445001	Read only
EXABYTE 8500	Read only
EXABYTE 8205XL	Read only
EXABYTE 8205	Read only
IBM 3532023	Read only
EXABYTE 8200	Read only

The 20/40 GB, 8 mm Internal Tape Drive requires media recognition system (MRS) data cartridges. The tape drive will eject advanced metal evaporated (AME) non-MRS cartridges. Non-MRS metal particle (MP) cartridges can be read, but they might affect the long term reliability of the tape drive.

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