Features a low-profile design that can be configured with up to three storage devices for installation in one EIA unit (1U) of a standard 19-inch server rack
Offers the DAT72, DAT160 4 mm format, or half-high LTO4 Ultrium 4 tape drive options, or DVD-RAM and DVD-ROM optical drive options with Serial SCSI (SAS) electronic bus
Connects to high performance IBM System p™ servers
Provides performance enhancements with the Serial SCSI SAS interface and a control card sensor to track hardware function
Common features
Hardware summary
Low profile storage solution with reduced cabling and multiple storage bays for environments where server space is limited
Connects to select high performance System p servers
Features a low profile design that can be configured with up to three storage devices for installation in one EIA unit (1U) of a standard 19" server rack
Offers the DAT72, DAT160 4 mm, and HHLTO4 Ultrium tape drives, or DVD-RAM and DVD-ROM optical drives with Serial SCSI (SAS) electronic bus
Connects to selected high performance IBM System p servers
Provides performance enhancements with the Serial SCSI interface and a control card sensor to track hardware function
One EIA unit (1U) of a standard 19" server rack with easy-to-install fasteners
Capable of enclosing one tape drive and up to two DVD drives
Tape drive: DAT72 and DAT160 4 mm format and half-high LTO Ultrium 4
Optical drives:
DVD-RAM slim drive
DVD-ROM slim drive
Compact Design
Higher performance, delivered in the most compact and affordable packaging possible, is the increasing focus of server designs today. At the same time, these designs must provide save and restore compatibility with storage options offered on systems with larger footprints.
To meet these requirements, IBM offers the IBM System Storage™ 7214 Storage Device Enclosure. Featuring the latest technology options in tape and DVD drives, the 7214 Storage packaging is a low-profile, modular design. It is an excellent choice for rack-mount server applications.
Storage Enclosure
The 7214 storage enclosure is a one EIA (1U) design that features two drive bays that can hold one tape drive, a slim design DVD-RAM drive and a DVD-ROM optical drive for a total of up to three drives. The 7214 storage device enclosure may also feature two tape drives. No more than two DVD drives may be featured in a single enclosure.
Connection of the 7214 enclosure to System p requires the PCI-X DDR Dual-x4 SAS Adapter (Feature # 5900 and 5912). Up to two 7214 enclosures may be attached to this adapter.
The new SAS electronic bus featured in the 7214 helps potentially provide higher through-put of drive data exchange on your System p server.
The 7214 also includes a control card sensor that can track hardware functions, and alerts the user regarding temperature and other operating conditions to help provide an available and reliable save and restore operation.
Warranty for the 7214 is one year. Service offerings include on-site service as well as a lower cost option for you to service the unit yourself during idle time of a save or restore operation.
Choice of Features
Drive options on the 7214 Storage Enclosure include:
Tape Drive features:
DAT72 4 mm tape drive—Storage capacity of up to 72 GB with a data transfer rate of up to 6 MB per second (assumes 2:1 compression).
The DAT72 tape drive has a SAS bus for improved throughput of data. The DAT72 drive is also read/write compatible with DDS-4,
and DDS-3 media formats.
DAT160 4 mm format tape drive—Storage capacity of up to 160 GB with a data transfer rate of up to 13.8 MB per second (assumes 2:1 compression).
The DAT160 tape drive has a (SAS) bus for improved throughput of data. The DAT160 drive is also read/write compatible with DAT72, and DDS-4, media formats.
Half-high LTO Ultrium 4 tape drive—Storage capacity of up to 1.6 TB with a data transfer rate of up to 240 MB per second (assumes 2:1 compression).
The HHLTO4 tape drive has a (SAS) bus for improved throughput of data. The HHLTO4 drive is also read/write compatible with Ultrium 3 media,
and read-only compatible with Ultrium 2 media.
DVD Optical Drive features:
DVD-RAM drive—Native capacity of up to 9.4 GB with a data transfer rate of 2.77 MB per second. With a typical 3:1 compression,
a single disc can read and write up to 28 GB of data. The DVD-RAM drive is mounted in the DVD sled feature which has space for
a second DVD-RAM or DVD-ROM drive. The DVD-RAM drive can read CD-recordable, CD-RW, and CD-ROM media.
DVD-ROM drive—Native capacity of up to 9.4 GB with a data transfer rate of 5.1 MB per second. With a typical 3:1 compression,
a single disc can store up to 28 GB of data. The DVD-ROM drive is mounted in the DVD sled feature which has space for a second DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM drive.
A DVD-ROM drive can read DVD-RAM, CD-RW, CD Recordable, and CD-ROM media.
DVD drives offered on the 7214 Storage Device Enclosure use bare media and support both synchronous and asynchronous data transfers.
The DVD drives are compatible with 2.6 GB, 4.7 GB, 5.2 GB, and 9.4 GB media.
