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IBM 7337-360 Automates DLT8000 Tape Drives Hardware Announcement March 13, 2001 IBM 7337-360 Automates DLT8000 Tape Drives Overview Key Benefits for Your Enterprise At a Glance Part of the IBM family of tape storage With these features, you will gain the products, the IBM 7337 Digital Linear following advantages from using the The IBM 7337 Digital Linear Tape Tape Library Model 360 can provide IBM 7337 Model 360: Library Model 360 provides your enterprise with an affordable tape the answer to your enterprises • Library scalability growing online data storage storage solution with scalability, requirements as well as shrinking • Increased capacity and increased capacity, and reliable backup windows. The 7337 performance over previous automation. Key features include: Model 360 offers an excellent models • stand-alone tape storage solution for Scalable from one to six • organizations that need Data integrity, reliability, and DLT8000 drives and from 15 to high-performance automated tape availability 60 tape cartridge slots backup and unattended tape/store • Affordability • Reliable, state-of-the-art operations. Using DLT8000 cartridge handler technology, this tape library • Adaptation to legacy or existing becomes an alternative to LTO, tape formats • Ultra2 SCSI LVD interface ¼-inch, 4mm, or 8mm tape drives. • Bar code reader Features of the IBM 7337 Model 360 Key Prerequisites • Front panel graphical LCD The IBM 7337 Digital Linear Tape display A pSeries or RS/6000 server with Library Model 360 is an automated appropriate attachment adapter and • Choice of external stand-alone tape library incorporating DLT8000 software. or optional rack-mountable Tape Drives and attaching to IBM models pSeries and RS/6000 servers supporting AIX with a Low Planned Availability Date For ordering, contact: Voltage Differential (LVD) Small Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Computer Systems Interface (SCSI). Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at March 30, 2001 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001 The tape library contains from one (base configuration) up to six optional DLT8000 tape drives with 40-GB native capacity and up to 80 GB with typical 2:1 hardware data compression. This increased capacity, combined with up to 60 cartridges available for use, extends the total library capacity up to 4.8 TB of compressed data. Multiple drives provide additional enhanced functions, such as faster transfer of data, simultaneous backup, concurrent read-write operations, and fault tolerance. Additional features include: • Bar code reader • Front panel graphical LCD display • Choice of external stand-alone or optional rack-mountable models This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com. IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 101-061 Description Scalable Automation The IBM 7337 Digital Linear Tape Library is an excellent choice if you are: • Experiencing growth in online storage requirements • Considering a tape automation solution for your data storage needs • Considering an DLT8000 tape solution The 7337 tape library contains from one to six DLT8000 tape drives that each have a native data transfer rate of 6 MB/second and a cartridge capacity of 40 GB. The drives feature data compression hardware which provides an effective data rate of up to 12 MB/second and a cartridge capacity of up to 80 GB (with 2:1 compression) on DLTtape IV media. The 7337 features cartridge slot storage capacities of 15, 30, 45, and 60 cartridges, providing total capacities of 0.6 TB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB of native data. With compression, the library can store 4.8 TB of data. The Model 360 can be field upgraded to increase the capacity from 15 cartridges and one drive, to up to 60 cartridges and six drives. The 7337 library comes standard with a one-cartridge I/O station. The I/O station can be upgraded to a 10-cartridge capacity with optional feature number 8012. The I/O station can be defined as I/O slots or data storage, and the definition affects the number of cartridges available for data storage. Options are chosen at setup time. You can to configure the I/O station as five storage slots plus ten I/O slots or as fifteen storage slots. Storage is also determined by the combination of features number 8009 (15-slot column) and number 8012 (10-cartridge I/O station). The results are described in the following table: Optional Additional Slot Total Data I/O Port Feature Capacity Storage Capability None 15 15 1 One #8009 15 30 1 Two #8009 30 45 1 One #8012 15 20 or 30 10 or 0 One #8009 30 35 or 45 10 or 0 plus One #8012 Two #8009 45 50 or 60 10 or 0 plus One #8012 Note: Although the DLT8000 tape drive in the 7337 provides the capability for high tape performance, other components of the system may limit the actual performance achieved. The compression technology used in the tape drive can typically double the amount of data that can be stored on the media; however, the actual degree of compression achieved is highly sensitive to the characteristics of the data being compressed. Each IBM 7337 Digital Linear Tape Library has a display on the front panel that is used for displaying status and error codes. An operator control panel with an LCD display is on the front of the machine and provides status information and menu options. From this panel, the operator can initiate actions such as moving and loading tape cartridges or invoking diagnostics. A key lock provides front door locking. The IBM 7337 Digital Linear Tape Library is designed for stand-alone operation but an optional rack-mounting kit allows installation into an ANSI/EIA standard 19-inch rack with 14 EIA units of space. For customers requiring extra redundancy in their storage operations, an additional DC power supply option is available. The DLT8000 tape drive supports the DLTtape IV data cartridge, designed for increased tape speeds and high-density data recording. Euro Currency This product is not impacted by euro currency. Product Positioning As you compare competitive tape solutions, consider: • Library scalability: 1 to 6 drives, 15 to 60 cartridges • Capacity and performance requirements • Data integrity, reliability, and availability • Storage usage and application requirements • Affordability • Loyalty to legacy or existing tape formats The IBM 7337 Digital Linear Tape Library and industry-leading software applications lead in addressing these requirements, and constitute a functionally rich tape storage solution incorporating DLT8000 tape technology. You also gain flexibility of automated tape library management and unattended save/restore operations. 101-061 -2- The IBM 7337 Digital Linear Tape Library contains from one to six DLT8000 tape drives with 40 GB native capacity and up to 80 GB with typical 2:1 hardware data compression. This increased capacity, combined with up to 60 cartridges available for use, extends the total library capacity up to 4.8 TB of compressed data. Multiple drives provide additional enhanced functions, such as faster transfer of data, simultaneous backup, concurrent read-write operations, and fault tolerance. IBM offers a wide variety of tape drives and tape library products to meet your removable data storage needs. A quick comparison chart is presented for you to compare library capacities and data rates. Refer to the specific product documentation for precise data rates, drive configurations, and library configurations. The table is sorted by increasing overall library or drive capacity. Native Carts. Native Native Product Data Per Cart. Data Description Type Rate1 System Cap. GB Cap.2 External 7207-122 1.3 1 4 4 GB 1/4-inch Tape Drive External 7206-220 10.8 1 20 20 GB 20 GB 4mm Tape Drive 35 GB Ext. 7205-311 18 1 35 35 GB Digital Linear Tape Drive 40 GB Ext. 7205-440 21.6 1 40 40 GB Digital Linear Tape Drive 8mm Tape Drive 7208-345 43 1 60 60 GB LTO Ultrium 3580-H11 54 1 100 100 GB Drive 4mm DDS-4 7332-220 10.8 6 20 120 GB Tape Cart. Autoloader Magstar MP 3570-C01 25 20 7 140 GB Autoloader Magstar MP 3570-C02 50 20 7 140 GB Autoloader Magstar Tape 3590-B11 32 10 20 200 GB Drive (with ACF) Magstar Tape 3590-E11 50 10 40 400 GB Drive (with ACF) Magstar MP Tape 3575-L32 25 324 7 420 GB Library Digital Linear 7337-305 36 15 35 525 GB Tape Library LTO Ultrium 3581-L17 54 7 100 700 GB Autoloader 8mm Tape Library 7334-410 172 30 60 1.8 TB Digital Linear 7337-360 129.6 60 40 2.4 TB Tape Library LTO Ultrium 3583-L18 24 72 100 7.2 TB Scalable Library Magstar Tape 3494-L12 Drive 240/ Drive 8.4 TB Library Dependent frame Dependent LTO Ultrium 3584-L32 Drive 481/ 100 14.1 TB UltraScalable Dependent frame Library 1 Native Data Rate is calculated by multiplying the native data rate of each drive in the library by the maximum number of drives in the library and is expressed in gigabytes per hour. 2 Native Data Capacity is calculated by multiplying the Native Data Capacity of each cartridge by the maximum number of cartridges possible in the library. -3- 101-061 Performance data contained herein was obtained in a controlled environment. Actual results that may be obtained in other environments may vary significantly. These values do not constitute a guarantee of performance. Trademarks pSeries, and the e-business logo are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. AIX, RS/6000, and Magstar are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
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