IBM Multimedia Enclosure for Lenovo

The IBM Multimedia Backup Enclosure for Lenovo® (Machine Type 6190) is an external, 1U rack-mount backup enclosure that can accommodate up to two LTO Ultrium half-high tape drives, up to two RDX docking stations, or up to four DVD-RAM drives. It provides flexibility in choosing the type of the backup media, including support for mixed drive types within the same enclosure.

The drives in the Multimedia Backup Enclosure offer SAS, USB, and Fibre Channel (FC) host connectivity options, and they support connectivity to a wide range of Lenovo System x® and ThinkServer® servers and Flex System™ compute nodes to help protect critical data on these systems.

The following figure shows the IBM Multimedia Backup Enclosure for Lenovo.

Figure 1. IBM Multimedia Backup Enclosure for Lenovo

The Multimedia Backup Enclosure enables the performance and capacity enhancements of data backup with half-high LTO Ultrium 6 and 5 tape drives, and it provides extra versatility with RDX removable disk drives and DVD-RAM options.

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The Multimedia Backup Enclosure delivers the following features:

• Entry-level LTO Ultrium tape drives, along with RDX removable disk backup and DVD-RAM options, for reliable and flexible data backup and security.
• Two drive bays that can hold tape drives, RDX drives, DVD-RAM drives, or any combination of two of these drive types.
• Support for up to two half-high LTO Ultrium 5 or Ultrium 6 tape drives (one Ultrium drive per drive bay), up to two RDX drives (one RDX drive per drive bay), or up to four DVD-RAM drives (one or two DVD-RAM drives per drive bay).
• Native data transfer rate of up to 140 Mbps (Ultrium 5), or up to 160 Mbps (Ultrium 6), or up to 100 MBps (RDX), or up to 2.7 MBps (DVD-RAM) per drive.
• Native capacity of up to 1.5 TB (Ultrium 5), or up to 2.5 TB (Ultrium 6), or up to 2 TB (RDX), or up to 9.4 GB (DVD-RAM) per one drive.
• Space-efficient rack mount design to accommodate up to four storage devices in a 1U rack space.
• USB, SAS, and FC attachments for connection to select System x and ThinkServer servers and Flex System compute nodes that run Microsoft Windows and Linux server operating systems.
• Support from an extensive system of backup software vendors.

The following figure shows the front of the Multimedia Backup Enclosure.

Figure 2. Front view of the Multimedia Backup Enclosure

The following table lists the Multimedia Backup Enclosure system specifications.

The following table lists the ordering information for the Multimedia Backup Enclosure.

* MTM = Machine Type (first four digits); Model (last three digits and letters)

The part number for the Multimedia Backup Enclosure includes the following items:

• One enclosure with two drive bays
• Rack mount kit (slide rails)
• Cable management arm
• Rack power cord (2.8m 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14)
• Warranty information
• Documentation CD that includes Setup, Operator, and Service Guide

The Multimedia Backup Enclosure has two drive bays, and each drive bay that can accommodate one LTO Ultrium half-high tape drive, or one RDX drive, or one or two DVD-RAM drives. Different drive types can be intermixed within the same enclosure.

The following table lists ordering information for the backup drives for the Multimedia Backup Enclosure.

* The second DVD-RAM drive for the 6190 SATA/SAS DVD-RAM Sled Drive (part number 00NV409).
* The second DVD-RAM drive for the 6190 USB DVD-RAM Sled Drive (part number 00NV411).

The LTO Ultrium half-high SAS tape drive part numbers (00NV402 and 00NV404) do not include SAS host connectivity cables; one SAS cable must be ordered with the drive (see Table 4 for ordering information).

The LTO Ultrium half-high FC tape drive part numbers (00NV403 and 00NV405) include one 5 m LC-LC SW Fiber Optics Cable for host connectivity.

The USB DVD-RAM option part numbers (00NV411 and 00NV412) include one 3 m USB 2.0 cable (USB Type B [drive] - USB Type A [host]) for host connectivity.

The USB RDX drive option part numbers (00NV406, 00NV407, 00NV408, and 00NV455) include one 2.7 m USB 3.0 cable (USB Type B [drive] - USB Type A [host]) for host connectivity.

The SAS DVD-RAM option part numbers (00NV409 and 00NV410) include one 5.5 m Mini-SAS (SFF-8088) to Mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cable for host connectivity.

The LTO Ultrium half-high drive options include one cleaning cartridge and one test cartridge. The DVD-RAM drive options include one test disk. The RDX drive options include one data cartridge.

The following table lists backup media that can be ordered for the drives in the Multimedia Enclosure.

LTO Ultrium Drives support the following backward compatibility for the previous generations of media:

• LTO Ultrium 6 Tape Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 6 and Ultrium 5 data cartridges, and can read Ultrium 4 data cartridges.
• LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 5 and Ultrium 4 data cartridges, and can read Ultrium 3 data cartridges.

The Multimedia Backup Enclosure comes standard with one 2.8m 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable (part number 00NA063). A line cord also can be ordered, if needed.

The part numbers and feature codes to order the power cables (one power cable per enclosure) are listed in the following table.

The Multimedia Backup Enclosure has the following dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.)
• Width: 480 mm (18.9 in.)
• Depth: 454 mm (17.9 in.)
• Weight:13 kg (28.7 lb)
  • Empty: 5.1 kg (10.2 lb.)
  • Typical: 7.1 kg (15.6 lb.)

The Multimedia Backup Enclosure is supported in the following environment:

• Air temperature:
  • Operating: 10 °C - 40 °C (50 °F - 104 °F)
  • Non-operating: -40 °C - 65 °C (-40 °F - 149 °F)
  • Maximum altitude: 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
• Humidity:
  • Operating: 20% - 80% (non-condensing)
  • Non-operating: 5% - 95%
• Electrical power:
  • Voltage: 100 V AC - 240 V AC
  • Frequency: 50 Hz - 60 Hz
  • Input kilovolt-amperes (approximately): 0.047 kVA @ 120 V AC
  • Power supply: 140 W

The Multimedia Backup Enclosure has a one-year CRU and onsite warranty with 9x5/next business day (NBD) terms. Lenovo offers the service upgrades through warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

Lenovo warranty service upgrade offerings are country-specific; that is, each country might have its own service types, service levels, response times, and terms and conditions. Not all covered types of warranty service upgrades might be available in a particular country or area. For more information about Lenovo warranty service upgrade offerings that are available in your country, see the Lenovo Services Product Selector that is available at this website:
https://www-304.ibm.com/sales/gss/download/spst/servicepac

The warranty service definitions for the Multimedia Backup Enclosure are listed in the following table.

In general, the following types of Lenovo warranty service upgrades for the Multimedia Backup Enclosure are available:

• Up to five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage
• Onsite response from next business day to 4 or 2 hours
• Up to five years of warranty extension for all service levels in one year increments

The Multimedia Backup Enclosure conforms to the following regulations:

• FCC: Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
• Canada ICES-003, Class A
• European Union Council Directive 2004/108/EC
• EN 55022, Class A
• Australia and New Zealand Class A Statement
• Japan VCCI Class A statement
• People's Republic of China Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Class A Statement
• Taiwan EMI Class A Statement
• Korea EMI Class A Statement
• Russia EMI Class A Statement

Lenovo provides end-to-end storage compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the network. The backup drives in the Multimedia Backup Enclosure support attachment to Lenovo System x, ThinkServer, and Flex System hosts by using USB, SAS, or FC storage connectivity interfaces.

Note: Tables that are provided in this section are for ordering reference purposes only. End-to-end storage configuration support must be verified through the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC):
http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic

USB connectivity

The RDX drives can be connected to an external USB 3.0 port on System x and ThinkServer servers and Flex System compute nodes.

The DVD-RAM drives with the USB interface can be connected to an external USB 2.0 port on System x and ThinkServer servers.

SAS connectivity

The following table lists currently available System x and ThinkServer SAS adapters that are compatible with the LTO Ultrium SAS tape drives in the Multimedia Backup Enclosure.

The LTO Ultrium drives in the Multimedia Backup Enclosure support FC switch-based attachments for Flex System compute nodes. The Flex System FC adapters that are listed in the following table are compatible with the LTO Ultrium drives in the Multimedia Backup Enclosure.

Networking switches

The following table lists currently available FC embedded switches and pass-thru modules for Flex System that can be used with the LTO Ultrium drives in Multimedia Backup Enclosure solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Flex System Switches and Pass-thru Modules category: http://lenovopress.com/flexsystem/iomodules

The following table lists currently available FC SAN rack switches that can be used with the Flex System modules in Multimedia Backup Enclosure solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the SAN Rack Switches category:
http://lenovopress.com/storage/switches/rack?rt=product-guide

Operating systems

The backup drives in the Multimedia Backup Enclosure support host attachments to the System x, ThinkServer, and Flex System servers with the following operating systems:

• Microsoft:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Red Hat:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
• SUSE:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

ISV backup software compatibility

The Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) indicate support for the backup drives in the Multimedia Backup Enclosure for the following ISV backup software:

• Arcserve Backup
• ASG Time Navigator
• Barracuda Yosemite Backup
• CommVault Simpana
• Dell NetVault Backup
• EMC NetWorker
• HP OpenView Storage Data Protector
• IBM Spectrum Protect
• Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager
• Symantec Backup Exec
• Symantec NetBackup

Note: Not all ISVs and software that are listed here might support all possible configurations. Support must be verified through an ISV software compatibility matrix which can be found on the respective ISV's website.

The following table lists the rack cabinets that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in Multimedia Backup Enclosure solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category that is available at this website:
http://lenovopress.com/systemx/rack

The following table lists the the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in Multimedia Backup Enclosure solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category:
http://lenovopress.com/systemx/power

The following table list the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in Multimedia Backup Enclosure solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category:
http://lenovopress.com/systemx/power

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For more information, see the following resources:

• Lenovo Storage product page:
  http://www.lenovo.com/systems/storage
• US Announcement Letter - IBM Multimedia Backup Enclosure for Lenovo:
  http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS114-129
• Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool:
  http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-62168
• System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC):
  http://ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic