Lenovo Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive User Guide

: June 3, 2024
: Lenovo

Table of Contents

Lenovo Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive
INTRODUCTION
Features
Specifications
Operating environment
Supported servers
Related publications
Notices
References
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Lenovo Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive

INTRODUCTION

Figure 1. Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive
Did you know?
LTO Generation 5 tape drives feature hardware-based data encryption capabilities and support write once, read many (WORM) cartridges to help protect your data. WORM cartridges allow you to store vital data in a non- erasable, non-rewritable format, while AES256 hardware encryption can securely store data to help ensure compliancy with data security, information disclosure, and privacy regulations for data at rest.
This drive is also the first LTO generation to introduce Media Partitioning & Linear Tape File System, which allows LTO Gen 5 media to be divided into segments, improving accessibility by providing the ability to quickly locate data to retrieve or update.

Part number information
Table 1 lists the ordering part numbers and feature codes. Table 1. Ordering part numbers and feature codes

Description	Part number	Feature code
Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive	49Y9898*	5345
LTO 5 Media 5 Pack	49Y9899	5346
LTO Cleaning Cartridge Option	49Y9893	5347

External tape drive offering: For a LTO5 tape drive in an external enclosure, use the IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader for Lenovo. For information see, the product guide at
https://lenovopress.com/tips1303-ibm-ts2900-tape-library-for-lenovo

The Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive part number 49Y9898 includes:

LTO Generation 5 internal SAS tape drive assembly Tape mount kit (drive rails)
Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge
Documentation CD containing the User’s Guide Important Notices
Warranty flyer
SAS cable for internal tape connectivity

Features

The features of the Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive are:

Backward compatibility with LTO 4 (read and write) and LTO 3 (read) media
Speed matching and channel calibration for improved performance
Media partitioning for faster access to stored data
Support for host Application Managed Encryption (AME)
Support for SAS adapters for improved performance and reliability
Support for leading operating systems and popular backup software

Specifications

The specifications for the Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS tape drive are:

6 Gbps SAS interface
Half-height form factor (for internal tape drive)
Native storage capacity of 1,500 GB (1.5 TB) per cartridge (3,000 GB at 2:1 compression)
Maximum native data transfer rate of up to 140 MB per second
Burst data transfer rate of 600 MB per second
256 MB read-and-write cache
Support for encryption on Ultrium 5 tape cartridges
Single-character display (SCD) operator panel
Ready and fault status lights
Maintenance mode functions

Key prerequisites
The Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive prerequisites are:

SAS controller
One or more LTO Generation 4 or LTO Generation 5 data cartridges (not supplied with drive option)
An available half-height drive bay

Physical specifications
The physical specifications of the internal Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive are:

Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.)
Width: 148 mm (5.8 in.)
Depth: 210 mm (8.3 in.)
Weight: 1.6 kg (3.5 lb)

Operating environment

The Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive is supported in the following environment:

Temperature:
- Operating: 10 to 40 °C (50 to 104 °F)
- Storage or shipping: -40 to 60 °C (-40 to 140 °F)
Relative humidity:
- Operating: 20 to 80% (non-condensing)
- Storage or shipping: 10 to 90% (non-condensing)
Maximum altitude:
- Operating or storage: 3048 m (10000 ft.)
- Shipping: 12,192 m (40000 ft.)

Warranty
The Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS tape drive has a one-year limited warranty. When installed in a System x server, this tape drive inherits the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrade.

Supported servers

The Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive is supported with the servers listed in in the following tables.
The following tables list the System x servers that are compatible.
Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors
Table 2. Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors

Part number| Description| x3250 M6 (3943)| x3250 M6 (3633)| x3550 M5 (8869)| x3650 M5 (8871)| x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v4)| nx360 M5 (5465, E5-2600 v4)| sd350 (5493)
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
49Y9898| Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive| N| N| N| N| N| N| N

Support for System x and dense servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors
Table 3. Support for servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors

Part number| Description| x3100 M5 (5457)| x3250 M5 (5458)| x3500 M5 (5464)| x3550 M5 (5463)| x3650 M5 (5462)| x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)| nx360 M5 (5465)
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
49Y9898| Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive| Y| N| Y| N| N| N| N

Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors
Table 4. Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors

Part number| Description| x3300 M4 (7382)| x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)| x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)| x3630 M4 (7158, E5-2400 v2)| x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)| x3650 M4 BD (5466)| x3750 M4 (8753)| x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
49Y9898| Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive| Y| Y| N| N| N| N| N| N

Supported software products
The Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive supports the following software products:

CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup
Legato Networker
Tivoli® Storage Manager
Symantec Backup Exec
Built-in backup functionality of supported operating system (native backup)

Supported operating systems
The Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive supports the following operating systems:

The Half-High LTO Generation 5 SAS Tape Drive supports the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x86, x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Real Time 11 AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for x86

For more information, see the following resources:

Installation Guide for 1U Rackmount Tape Enclosure
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-64787
Installation Guide for Half High Tabletop Tape Enclosure
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-64792

Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:

Backup Units

Notices

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