Overview - 20/40GB 8mm Tape Drive

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General information
The IBM 20/40GB (1) 8-mm SCSI Tape Drive is the high-end in the current family of high-performance tape backup products. This tape drive provides a cost-effective, high-reliability tape backup solution for server computer systems.

The IBM 20/40GB (1) 8-mm SCSI Tape Drive features 20GB native capacity and a backup rate of up to 3MB/sec. With the use of hardware-controlled data compression, the drive capacity can be increased to 40GB and the backup rate can be raised as high as 6MB/sec.

The drive uses the 170m AME cartridge from Exabyte, IBM, or Sony.

• Highest capacity tape drive in current product family
• High-performance backup solution required by today's high-end and mid-range servers
• Positioned above the DualStor&tm. 800, the TR3, and TR4 products

Warranty
3 year

Packaging
You will receive one box containing the following items:

• Base drive
• Multilingual manual
• Data cartridge
• Cleaning cartridge
• M3x0.5x6mm screws
  

This product is replaced by:
01K1325 - 20/40GB 8mm Internal Tape Drive

Product marketing and replacement part numbers (FRU)
Part numbers applicable to: worldwide

• Marketing part number: 76H0485
• Replacement part number: 76H0487

Product dates
Worldwide

• Announce date: 04/22/1997
• Planned availability date:04/22/1997
• Withdrawal date: N/A
• Effective withdrawal date: N/A

Technical specifications
Performance specifications as known at time of announcement

• Native
  • 20GB capacity
  • 3MB/sec, 10.8GB/hr
• Compression
  • Onboard hardware data compression
  • Up to 40GB capacity
  • 6MB/sec, 21.6GB/hr
• SCSI Fast/Wide interface
• Read while Write data reliability, no Verify required
• Downward READ compatible to 8200, 8500, 8500c data formats

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

Height:

• inches: 1.69
• mm: 42.9

• inches: 8.2
• mm: 208.3

• inches: 5.87
• mm: 149.1

• Between 5 degrees celsius and 40 degrees celsius
• Between 41 degrees fahrenheit and 104 degrees fahrenheit

• Operating: between 20% and 80%

Agency approvals

• UL
• CSA
• TUV
• CE
  
  

ENERGY STAR-Compliant
No

Hardware requirements for IBM systems

Hardware requirements for non-IBM systems
Not applicable

Software requirements
The following tape backup software applications are included with the option:

• Seagate Backup Exec v6.1 for Microsoft Windows NT
• Seagate Backup Exec v7.01b for NetWare
• Seagate Sytos Premium v2.1 or higher
  

The following tape backup software applications are available for the 20/40GB 8-mm SCSI Tape Drive:

• AIX support via SCSD INQUIRY pages
• IBM ADSM for OS/2
• 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
• Windows NT v3.51 native tape support
• Windows NT v4.0 native tape support
• 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 v2.0 for Windows NT
• Novell NetWare v3.12 (Sbackup)
• Novell NetWare v4.1 (Sbackup)
  

Compatibility
The 20/40GB 8-mm Tape Drive is compatible with the IBM 16-Bit AT Fast SCSI Adapter (Plug and Play) (P/N 06H9649 FC 2341) in most configurations.

Limitations
Some configurations may not be supported.

Supported software
Not Applicable

Document notes:

1. The symbol * means that the information is currently unavailable for this product.
2. All dates are represented in the US English format of mm/dd/yyyy (where mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year).
3. FRU stands for Field Replacement Unit. It is the part number used for ordering service/replacement parts.
4. 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.