IBM 12/24 GB DDS-3 4mm Internal (SCSI) Tape Drive


IBM 12/24GB DDS-3 4mm Internal (SCSI) Tape Drive

 

                     FRU P/N    OPT P/N
 --------------------------------------------
 Tape Drive          02K1150    01K1282
                     28L1652
 Data     Cartridge  59H3465    59H3465  (1x)
 Data     Cartridge  -------    01K0282  (5x)
 Cleaning Cartridge  59H3090    59H3090  (1x)


See TIP > Tape Drive Cleaning Strategies
See TIP > Firmware 7.35E - Update


Description

The 12/24GB DDS-3 4mm Internal Tape Drive is a Fast SCSI-2 tape drive for backing up and restoring data and archiving files. Tape cartridges can each store 12GB of data. If data compression is used, you might store up to 24 GB on a cartridge at a transfer rate of up to 7GB an hour (depending on the data content).

Typical Sustained Data-Transfer Rates
2.2MB per second for Compressed Data
1.1MB per second for Uncompressed Data

Power/Environmental Specifications
+5 Vdc - 50mA Standby / 250mA Operational Current
+12 Vdc - 550mA Standby / 600mA Operational Current
-40°C to +65°C (-40° to +149°F) Nonoperational Temperature
+5°C to +45°C (+41° to +113°F) Operational Temperature


The Option package contains:


The tape drive has been tested with the following server backup and restore software:

Software for Windows NT
Cheyenne ARCserve V-6.0 for Windows NT
Seagate Backup Exec V-6.0 Rev 90 for Windows NT
Microsoft NT 3.51 (native tape support)
Microsoft NT 4.0 (native tape support)

Software for Windows 95
Seagate Backup Exec V-2.0 for Windows 95
Seagate DTA V-2.05 for Windows 95

Software for NetWare
Cheyenne ARCserve V-6.0 for NetWare
Seagate Backup Exec V-7.01b for NetWare

Software for OS/2
IBM ADSM/2 for OS/2
Seagate Sytos Premium V-2.2 for OS/2

Software for SCO
Legato Networker V-5.0 for SCO


Front Panel

 

1    Tape drive door
   2    Unload button
   3    Right indicator light
   4    Left indicator light


Front Panel Status Lights

LED Action Meaning
Amber On The tape drive is reading or writing to
tape.
Amber Flashing rapidly A hardware fault occurred.
Green On A cartridge is inserted and does not
generate errors.
Green Flashing slowly A cartridge is inserted and generated
errors beyond a predefined error threshold.
Use the enclosed cleaning cartridge to
clean the heads. If the problem persists,
replace the data cartridge.
Green Flashing rapidly The drive could not write to tape correctly.
Use the enclosed cleaning cartridge to
clean the heads. If the problem persists,
replace the data cartridge.


Cartridge Format Compatibility / Specifications

Cartridge
Format
Compatibility Tape Length Uncompressed
Data
Compressed
Data
DDS-3 Read/Write 125m 12GB 24GB
DDS-2 Read/Write 120m 4GB 8GB
DDS Read/Write 90m 2GB 4GB
DDS Read/Write 60m 1.3GB 2.6GB


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