Lenovo 00nv402 Ibm Multimedia Enclosure Owner's Manual

Lenovo 00NV402 IBM Multimedia Enclosure

Product Guide (withdrawn product)

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

Did you know?
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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Key features

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.

Components and connectors
The following figure shows the front of the Multimedia Backup Enclosure.

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

Figure 3. Rear view of the Multimedia Backup Enclosure

System specifications

The following table lists the Multimedia Backup Enclosure system specifications.

Table 1. System specifications

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

Table 2. Part numbers and feature codes for ordering 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

Backup drive options
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.

Table 3. Backup drive options

• 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.

Table 4. SAS cable options

Backup media
The LTO Ultrium half-high drive options include one cleaning cartridge and one test cartridge. The DVDRAM 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.

Table 5. Backup media options

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.

Power cables
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.

Table 6. Part numbers and feature codes for ordering power cables

Physical specifications

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.)

Operating environment

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

Warranty options
The Multimedia Backup Enclosure has a one-year CRU and onsite warranty with 9×5/next business day (NBD) terms. Lenovo offers the service upgrades through warranty maintenance upgrades and postwarranty 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 9×5 or 24×7 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

Regulatory compliance

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

Interoperability
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.

Table 8. SAS adapters

FC connectivity
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.

Table 9. FC adapters

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.

Table 10. Ethernet and FC embedded switches for Flex System

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.

Table 11. FC SAN rack switches

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.

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

Table 12. Rack cabinets

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

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

Table 13. Power distribution units

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

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

Table 14. Uninterruptible power supply units

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

Lenovo Financial Services
Lenovo Financial Services reinforces Lenovo’s commitment to deliver pioneering products and services that are recognized for their quality, excellence, and trustworthiness. Lenovo Financial Services offers financing solutions and services that complement your technology solution anywhere in the world.
We are dedicated to delivering a positive finance experience for customers like you who want to maximize your purchase power by obtaining the technology you need today, protect against technology obsolescence, and preserve your capital for other uses.
We work with businesses, non-profit organizations, governments and educational institutions to finance their entire technology solution. We focus on making it easy to do business with us. Our highly experienced team of finance professionals operates in a work culture that emphasizes the importance of providing outstanding customer service. Our systems, processes and flexible policies support our goal of providing customers with a positive experience.

We finance your entire solution. Unlike others, we allow you to bundle everything you need from hardware and software to service contracts, installation costs, training fees, and sales tax. If you decide weeks or months later to add to your solution, we can consolidate everything into a single invoice.
Our Premier Client services provide large accounts with special handling services to ensure these complex transactions are serviced properly. As a premier client, you have a dedicated finance specialist who manages your account through its life, from first invoice through asset return or purchase. This specialist develops an in-depth understanding of your invoice and payment requirements. For you, this dedication provides a high-quality, easy, and positive financing experience.

For your region specific offers, contact your Lenovo sales representative or your technology provider about the use of Lenovo Financial Services. For more information, see the following Lenovo website: http://www.lenovofs.com

Related publications and links

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

Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:

• Backup Units

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References

• IBM Support
• IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC)
• Blade Networking Modules > Lenovo Press
• Rack SAN Switches > Lenovo Press
• Power Distribution Units > Lenovo Press
• Rack Cabinets > Lenovo Press
• Enterprise Storage Server Solutions for Your Data Center | Lenovo US
• Lenovo Financial Services | Lenovo US
• Backup Units > Lenovo Press
• IBM Multimedia Enclosure for Lenovo Product Guide (withdrawn product) > Lenovo Press
• Copyright and Trademark Information | Lenovo US | Lenovo US