IBM 7206 External Tape Drives


With DAT72 physical capacity of up to 36GB, the IBM 7206 Model 336 External Tape Drive is able to deliver nearly double the capacity of DDS-4 tape drives. The 7206 External Tape Drive has been architected for enhanced data rate as compared to the IBM 7206 Model 220. It has been created for compatibility with tape storage devices used internally on IBM System p and IBM System i servers.

The IBM 7206 External Tape Drive series also offered several other models including: IBM 7206-001, IBM 7206-005, IBM 7206-110, IBM 7206-220, IBM 7206-336, IBM 7206-VX2, and IBM 7206-VX3. Details are provided below.

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IBM 7206 Model 001

  • IBM External 4mm Tape Drive

    • IBM 7206 Model 005

  • IBM 4/8 GB 4mm Tape Drive

    • IBM 7206 Model 110

  • IBM 12/24GB External 4mm DAT Tape drive
  • Media: DDS-3; DDS-4
  • Cartridge Capacity (native/compressed): 12/24/;20/40GB
  • Data Transfer Rate (native/compressed): 1.1/2.2; 3.0/6.0 MBps

    • IBM 7206 Model 220

  • IBM 20GB 4mm DDS-4 External Tape Drive

    • IBM 7206 Model 336:

  • Media: DAT72 (DDS Gen 5)
  • Native Capacity: 36 GB per cartridge
  • Compressed Capacity: 72 GB per cartridge
  • Data Transfer Rate: 3 MBps (6 MBps with compression)
  • Interface: Ultra2 SCSI LVD (68-pin), Ultra3 SCSI LVD (68-pin), Ultra320 SCSI LVD (68-pin)

    • IBM 7206 Model VX2:

  • Single VXA-2 tape drive in external enclosure
  • Capacity: VXA-2 is 80GB native (160GB compressed)
  • Speed: VXA-2 is 6MB/s native (12MB/s compressed)
  • LVD SCSI interface

    • IBM 7206 Model VX3:

  • Single VXA-3 tape drive in external enclosure
  • Capacity: VXA-3 is 160GB native (320GB compressed)
  • Speed: VXA-3 is 12MB/s native (24MB/s compressed)
  • LVD SCSI interface

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