IBM 7226 Multimedia Storage Enclosure

Characteristics
Number of storage devices Four maximum (assumes four DVD drives)
Electronics Optional SAS, USB or Fibre Channel electronic bus
Typical compression 2:1 for tape drives and 3:1 for DVD optical drives
Compression on RDX disk drives is typically 2:1 and is supported by a Power Systems server
Color Black
Service offerings One year limited warranty
Customer replaceable unit (CRU) and 24x7 on-site service, service upgrades available
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 4.3 cm H x 48 cm W x 43.8 cm D (1.7 in. x 18.7 in. x 17.6 in.)
Weight 7.1 kg (15.6 lbs) – typical configuration
Operating environment
Temperature 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F)
Relative humidity 20 to 80 percent
Wet bulb (maximum) 26°C (79°F)
Electrical power 0.047 kVA
Power requirement 140 watt power supply
Acoustics (maximum) 5.5 bels idle; 6.2 bels operating
Software requirements
IBM AIX® 7.1
AIX 6.1
AIX 5.3
  • All levels
  • With 6100-01 technology and Service Pack 7 or later
  • With 5300-10 technology and Service Pack 2 or later
IBM i (previously known as OS/400®)
  • IBM i 7.1 or later (SAS devices only)
  • IBM i 6.1.1 or later (SAS devices only)
Linux
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 for Power Systems or later
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for Power Systems or later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER V5.5 or later
Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) (supports SAS devices only) Assignment of devices in 7226 enclosure requires VIOS 2.2 or later
Power Systems hardware adapter requirements
SAS adapters (Features 5278, 5900, 5901 and 5912) One drive device per HBA standard
Quad Cable (Feature 5544) allows up to four devices per HBA
  • PCI-X DDR Dual-x4 external SAS controller adapter for half-high LTO Ultrium 5 and DAT160 SAS tape drives and DVD-RAM drives
USB adapter (Feature 2728)
  • 4-port USB adapter for RDX Removable Disk Drive Docking Station, DAT160 USB tape drive and DVD-RAM USB drives
BladeCenter adapter (Feature 8246)
(for use with POWER blade systems)
  • 3 GB SAS Expansion Adapter installed in BladeCenter
Fibre Channel adapter
POWER7 (Feature 5753)
  • External Fibre Channel adapter for Power Systems
PureFlex system Fibre Channel adapter (Feature 1764)
  • Fibre Channel external adapter for PureFlex systems

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