IBM eserver i5 User Manual

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418 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
VXA, QIC, 8mm tape and DVD-RAM specifications summary
The following table helps to distinguish the technical characteristics of the IBM
7206, 7207, 7208, 7212 tape, and 7210 DVD devices.
Machine
model
7206-VX2 7207-122
7207-330
7208-345 7210-025 7210-030 7212-102
Description VXA-2 QIC ¼ inch
8mm
Mammoth-2 DVD-RAM DVD-RAM
Storage Device
Enclosure
Native /
Compressed
1
80 GB /
160 GB
122:
4 GB/8 GB
330:
30 GB/60 GB
60 GB /
150 GB
2.6 GB /
4.7 GB
2.6 GB /
4.7 GB
DDS-4:
20/40GB
DAT72:
36/72GB
VXA-2:
80/160GB
Maximum Data
Rate/sec
2
6 MB/s
12 MB/s
122:
380 KB/s
760 KB/s
330:
4 MB/s
8 MB/s
12 MB/s
20 MB/s
CD:
3.6 MB/s
DVD-RAM:
1.35 MB/s
3
2.7 MB/s
4
CD:
3.6 MB/s
DVD-RAM:
2.7 MB/s
3
2.7 MB/s
4
DDS/DAT72:
3/6MB/sec
VXA:
6/12MB/sec
Interface Ultra2 SCSI
LVD
122:
Wide SCSI
330:
Ultra2 SCSI
LVD
LVD/SE
Ultra wide
SCSI-2
SCSI-2 SCSI-2 SE
Fast/Wide
Fast/Narrow
SCSI-2 F/W
SE,
LVS/SE
Supported Controllers #2768
#5702
5
#5705
5
#2768
#5702
5
#5705
5
#2768
#5702
5
#5705
5
#2768
#5702
5
#5705
5
#2768
#5702
5
#5705
5
#5712
6
#2768
#5702
5
#5705
5
#5712
6
Minimum operating system
level
OS/400
V5R1
122: OS/400
V4R2 with
PTFs
330: OS/400
V5R1 with
PTFs
OS/400
V4R5
OS/400
V5R1
7xx and 8xx:
OS/400
V5R2
Eserver i5:
i5OS V5R3
OS/400 V5R2
Notes:
1. The degree of compression that is achieved is highly sensitive to the characteristics of the data being compressed.
2. Compressed data rates are estimates and are data, application, and processor dependent. User results may vary.
3. Write rate of DVD.
4. Read rate of DVD.
5. Minimum operating system to support the #5702 and #5705: OS/400 V5R2
6. Minimum operating system to support the #5712: i5/OS V5R3

IBM eserver i5 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	eserver i5
Category	Server
Language	English