The IBM 7206 Model 110 external 4mm DDS-3 tape drive, specifically adapted for the RS/6000 environment, continues in the tradition of an excellent streaming tape drive ideally suited for backup, restore and archive operations.

The 7206 Model 110 continues to offer the successful reliability and performance features provided by the IBM 7206 Model 005. New technologies incorporated within the Model 110 expand these qualities. For example, availability and implementation of Metal Particle 2 tape (MP++) results in denser recording of data, resulting in increased tape storage capacity. With 2:1 compression, an effective cartridge capacity of up to 24GB is now realized. Similarly, data transfer rate of up to 2.2MB/second is attainable. The IBM 7206 Model 110 provides a more cost effective solution for save, restore, and archiving functions than previous models.

Many benefits are attributed to these new technologies. The increased storage capacity, three times the capacity of the IBM 7206 Model 005, can reduce the number of tape cartridges required, resulting in savings in cartridge costs and tape inventory maintenance. The 7206 Model 110 achieves a new level of reliability by incorporating a media recognition feature which allows only data grade tape cartridges to be used for writing data. Also provided are improved read-channel performance, enhanced self-cleaning, energy-saving features, and fewer components than DDS-2 models. A field-proven mechanism that uses an electronic tape path to ensure long life for the head, drum and key components is also featured in the Model 110.

Reading and writing on DDS-3 tape cartridges, as well as two-generation backward compatible DDS tape cartridges, provides for migration and data interchange.

Model 110

• Data storage capacity : 4GB to 12GB* (8GB to 24GB* with 2:1 data compression)
• Data transfer rate : 400KB to 1.1MB/sec (800KB to 2.2MB/sec with compression)
• Read and write in DDS-1, DDS-2 and DDS-3 tape cartridges providing for ease of migration and interchange
• Media recognition feature which allows only data grade tape cartridges to be used for writing data
• DDS-3 technology offering improved read-channel performance, enhanced self-cleaning technologies, energy saving features, and fewer components
• SCSI-2 Interface