IBM 7206-VX2

  • Part Number: 7206-VX2
  • Category: Tape Drives
  • Manufacturer: IBM Corporation
  • Quantity: 1

The IBM 7206 Model VX2 External Tape Drive is a stand-alone, SCSI, VXA-2 streaming tape drive that attaches externally to the IBM eServer iSeries, pSeries, and RS/6000 families of workstations and servers. The 7206 Model VX2 External Tape Drive writes data to tape using a Discrete Packet Format. The tape drive provides a media capacity of up to 80 GB (160 GB with 2:1 compression) data storage per cartridge. It has a sustained data transfer rate of up to 6.0 MB per second.

Technical Information

Drive Type: VXA-2
Compressed Storage Capacity: 160 GB
Native Storage Capacity: 80 GB
Recording Method: Helical Scan

Drive Performance

Maximum Native Data Transfer Rate: 6 MB/s
Maximum Compressed Data Transfer Rate: 12 MB/s

Interfaces/Ports

Host Interface: SCSI

Physical Characteristics

Form Factor: External
Height: 2.2"
Width: 9.8"
Depth: 10.8"
Weight (Approximate): 7.50 lb

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