IBM Storage Device Enclosure 7214 User manual

Consolidate your System p storage devices
IBM System Storage 7214 Storage
Device Enclosure
7214 Storage Device Enclosure
Highlights
■ Features a 1U rack mountable
easy-to-install design that can
be configured with up to three
storage devices
■ Offers storage device options
for both tape and DVD optical
drives
■ Provides performance enhance-
ments with the new Serial SCSI
interface and a control card
sensor to track hardware
function
■ Connects to high performance
IBM System p™ servers
Compact Design
Server designs are increasingly focused
on higher performance in the most
compact and affordable packaging
possible. At the same time, these
designs must provide save and
restore compatibility with storage
options offered on systems with larger
footprints.
The IBM System Storage™
7214 Storage Device Enclosure fea-
tures the latest technology options in
tape drives and DVD optical drives. The
7214 Storage Enclosure is a low-profile
design that is an excellent choice for
mounting in your System p 19" rack.
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). Up
to two 7214 enclosures may be
attached to this adapter.
The new Serial SCSI electronic bus fea-
tured in the 7214 helps potentially pro-
vide higher through-put of drive data
exchange on your System p server.
The 7214 also includes a control card
sensor that can track hardware func-
tions, and alerts the user regarding
temperature and other operating condi-
tions 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 the DAT72 tape drive, and
either a slim design DVD-RAM or DVD-
ROM optical drive feature
- Tape Drive
DAT72 4mm 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 Serial SCSI bus for
improved through-put of data. Media
used in the DAT72 drive is read/write
compatible with DDS-4, DDS-3 and
DDS-2 media formats.
- DVD Optical Drive
DVD drive offered on the 7214 Storage
Device Enclosure use bare media
and support both synchronous and
asynchronous data transfers. The DVD
drive is compatible with 2.6 GB,
4.7 GB, 5.2 GB, and 9.4 GB media.
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.
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 and CD-ROM media.

IBM System Storage 7214 Storage Device Enclosure at a glance
Characteristics
Number of storage devices
Electronics
Typical compression
Color
Warranty Options
Service Offerings
3 maximum (assumes one tape drive and two DVD drives)
Serial SCSI (SAS) bus for enhanced data through-put
Control card sensor to track hardware function
2:1 for tape drives; 3:1 for DVD optical drives
Black
One year
1. 24x7 IBM on-site repair
2. Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions
Weight
4.4 cm H x 44.6 cm W x 73.6 cm D (1.7 in x 17.5 in x 29.0 in)
11.0 kg (24.2 lbs)
Operating environment
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb (max)
Wet bulb (max)
Power requirement
Acoustics (max)
16 to 32 degrees C (0 to 80 degrees F)
20% to 80%
23 degrees C (73 degrees F)
0.047 kVA
90 watt power supply
5.6 bels
Software requirements
AIX® 6.1 - level 5L for POWER™ V5.3 with the 5300-07 Technology Level
- level 5L for POWER V5.3 with the 5300-06 Technology Level and Service Pack 4
Linux®
IBM System p6 hardware adapter requirements
Feature #5900
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for POWER Systems, or later
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER V4.6, or later
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER V5.1, or later
- PCI-X DDR Dual-x4 External SAS Controller Adapter
Drive options
Drive type DAT72 DVD-RAM DVD-ROM
Media 4mm tape Bare discs Bare discs
Native capacity 36 GB 2.6GB-9.4 GB 2.6GB-9.4 GB
Compressed
Capacity
72 GB Up to 28 GB Up to 28 GB
Compatibility DDS-4
DDS-3
DDS-2
CD-RW
CD Recordable
CD-ROM

For more information
Please contact your IBM marketing rep-
resentative or IBM Business Partner, or
visit:
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enclosures/index.html
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