Re: 8mm for a 170 -- MIDRANGE-L

R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr. wrote:
> 
> Tim McCarthy wrote:
> >
> > For those less hardware challenged than I...What do I need on a 170 to
> > attach an 8mm tape drive (7208-002).

************* Summary ***********************
You will need:
#7107  System Expansion
#2729  feature attach
8MM tape unit (you pick the model)

Here is the whole deal right out of the book:

Internal Tape Features

2.5GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape (#6381)

This optional 2.5GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape Unit can be mounted in the
system unit to provide
compatibility with S/36 tape units. With a special compression format
this tape unit supports 5.0GB. This
compression format is not compatible with compaction on the #6385. It
may be used for save/restore,
alternate IPL, program distribution, migration, and 1/4-Inch Cartridge
Tape exchange. 

4.0GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape (#6382)

This optional 4.0GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape Unit is mounted in the
system unit. This tape unit does not
read or write the System/36 QIC-24 format. With a special compression
format this tape unit supports
8.0GB. This compression format is not compatible with compaction on the
#6385. It may be used for
save/restore, alternate IPL, program distribution, migration, and
1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape exchange. 

13.0GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape (#6385)

This optional 13.0GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape is mounted in the system
unit. This tape unit is not
compatible with S/36 tape units. With compaction, this tape unit
supports 26GB. Compaction on the
#6385 is not compatible with compaction on the #6381 or #6382. It may be
used for save/restore,
alternate IPL, program distribution, migration, and 1/4-Inch Cartridge
Tape exchange. 

25GB 1/4-Inch Cartridge Tape (#6386):

Extends the performance and capacity of 1/4-inch cartridge tape
technology. Native media capacity is
25GB and up to 50GB with data compression. Native performance is 2MB/s
and up to 4MB/s with data
compression. The 25GB MLR3 drive is intended for unattended save/restore
for systems saving up to
50GB, for data interchange, and software distribution. Alternate IPL
(AIPL) is supported. 


     #6386 will read/write: 

          25GB (up to 50GB with compression in MLR3 format) with IBM
MLR3-25GB Data
          Cartridge (59H4128) 
          16GB (up to 32GB with compression in QIC5010 format) with IBM
MLR1-16GB Data
          Cartridge (59H4175) 
          13GB (up to 26GB with compression in QIC5010 format) with IBM
DC5010 Data Cartridge
          (16G8574) 


     #6386 will read: 

          8GB (QIC4DC compressed format) with SLR5-4GB Data Cartridge
(59H3660) 
          5GB (QIC2DC compressed format) with IBM DC9250 Data Cartridge
(16G8436) 
          4GB (QIC4GB format) with SLR5-4GB Data Cartridge (59H3660) 
          2.5GB (QIC2GB format) with IBM DC9250 Data Cartridge (16G8436) 

Prerequisite: OS/400 V4R2, or later. This feature cannot read System/36
tape cartridges. 

Tape Unit Table - New Features for System Unit and #7101 System Unit
Expansion 

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| New       | Size |Byte| SCSI |ALT-  | IOP      |HDC or        |
| Feature   |      |    | Type |   IPL|          |Compaction    |
|-----------|------|----|------|------|----------|--------------|
| 6381      |2.5GB | 1  | Fast | 5517 |2740      |Compaction*   |
|           |      |    |      |      |9728      |              |
|-----------|------|----|------|------|----------|--------------|
| 6382      |4.0GB | 1  | Fast | 5506 |2740      |Compaction*   |
|           |      |    |      |      |9728      |              |
|-----------|------|----|------|------|----------|--------------|
| 6385      |13GB  | 2  | Fast | 5518 |2740      |Compaction    |
|           |      |    |      |      |9728      |              |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 6386      |25GB  | 2  | Fast | 5536 |2740      |Compaction    |
|           |      |    |      |      |2741      |              |
|           |      |    |      |      |2748      |              |
|           |      |    |      |      |9728      |              |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
    * This special compression format is not compatible
      with the compaction on the 6385.


Disk and Tape Unit IOPs

The e-server 170 accommodates only internal disk devices. All disk
devices are controlled from a single
disk unit controller in the base system unit. 

PCI Magnetic Media Controller (#2729)

#2729 is an IOA that provides SCSI attachment capability for external
tape devices. The #2729 can attach
one of the following tape and optical devices: 


     3490E E01/E11 1/2-inch Cartridge Tape Subsystem (w/drawn) 

     3490E F00/F01/F11/F1A 1/2-inch Cartridge Tape Subsystem 

     3490E C11/C22/C1A/C2A with feature #5040 

     3570 1/2-Inch Cartridge Tape Subsystem (BXX models) 

     3590 1/2-inch Cartridge Tape Subsystem 

          Model B11 
          Model B1A 


     7208-012 5.0GB 8mm Cartridge Tape Unit 

     7208-222 7.0GB 8mm Cartridge Tape Unit 

     7208-232 8mm Dual 5.0GB Cartridge Tape Subsystem 

     7208-234 8mm Dual 7.0GB Cartridge Tape Subsystem 

     7208-342 20GB External 8mm Tape Drive 

     9348-001 1/2-inch Reel Tape Unit - Rack Mount 

     9348-002 1/2-inch Reel Tape Unit - Table Top 

     9427-21X 8mm Tape Library: 20 cartridges, 1-2 drives 

The #2729 can attach one of the following optical devices: 


     3995 Optical Storage Subsystem 

          Model C40 
          Model C42 
          Model C44 
          Model C46 
          Model C48 

High-speed PCI card slots required: One. Prerequisites: #7107 System
Unit Expansion. Maximum: Two.
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