IBM RISC SYSTEM/6000 EXTERNAL I/O DEVICES: 7204-001, 7206-001, AND 7207-012 Contents Announcement Letter Number 192-246 dated September 22, 1992 US - Last Revised on September 22, 1992 Brief Description of Announcement, Charges, and Availability Two enhancements and one new 4mm storage solution are available for the RISC System/6000 (R) family of processors. IBM 7204 External Disk Drive: The 7204 Model 001 1GB Disk Drive provides 1GB of disk storage mounted in a standalone enclosure that attaches to the RISC System/6000 SCSI controller via an SCSI cable. IBM 7206 2.0GB External 4mm Tape Drive: The 7206 Model 1 provides up to 2GB of data storage with increased capacity when using data compression. The 7206 is a standalone 4mm tape drive that operates in streaming mode and attaches to the RISC System/6000 via an SCSI cable. It contains a media rejection feature that only allows data grade media to be written by the drive. The 7206 data transfer rate is 183 to 732 Kbytes/sec depending on the type of data being transferred and data compression. IBM 7207 1.2GB External 1/4-inch Cartridge Tape Drive Model 012: The 7207 Model 012 provides up to 1.2GB of data per cartridge and operates in streaming mode. The 7207-012 has a sustained data transfer rate of 300 Kbytes/sec and can read tapes written in QIC-24 format and can read and write tapes in QIC-120, QIC-150, QIC-525, and QIC-1000 formats. Description Machine Model 1GB Disk Drive 7204 001 2.0GB 4mm Tape Drive 7206 001 1.2GB 1/4-inch Tape Drive 7207 012 Planned Availability Date: October 23, 1992. (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Customer Letter Section HIGHLIGHTS o The 7204 now provides optional increased external disk capacity of 1GB. o The 7207 Model 012 provides tape capacity up to 1.2GB per cartridge. o New 4mm offering for the RISC System/6000 provides up to 2GB per cartridge. o Standard SCSI attachment. o Increased data transfer rate for the 7207-012 provides greater performance. DESCRIPTION USER PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE: The 7204, 7206 and 7207 offer improvements in performance through increased capacity. The 7204 capacity has been increased to 1GB of data per disk which lowers the price per megabyte of disk storage. The 7206 is a new 4mm offering that provides up to 2GB of storage per data cartridge and increased capacity when using data compression. The 7207 Model 012 1/4-inch tape drive provides up to 1.2GB of data storage per cartridge which is twice the capacity of the Model 011. It can read tapes written in QIC-24 format and can read and write tapes written in QIC-120, QIC-150 and QIC-525 format, thereby providing an excellent migration path from other 1/4-inch tape drives. RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY: The 7206 4mm Tape Drive has a non-data grade media rejection feature that prohibits write operations on non-data grade media. PUBLICATIONS The following publications are shipped with the product. Additional copies will be available by October, 1992. o 7204 DISK DRIVE OPERATOR'S GUIDE (SA23-2658) o 7204 DISK DRIVE SERVICE GUIDE (SA23-2659) o 7206 4MM TAPE OPERATOR'S GUIDE (SA26-7005) o 7206 4MM TAPE SERVICE GUIDE (SA26-7006) o 7206 4MM TAPE INSTALLATION GUIDE (SA26-7004) o 7207 1/4-INCH TAPE DRIVE SETUP AND OPERATOR'S GUIDE (SA23-2641) o 7207 1/4-INCH TAPE DRIVE SERVICE GUIDE (SA23-2642) o EXTERNAL DEVICES SAFETY INFORMATION (SA26-7003) The following publications will be available by October, 1992. To order, contact your IBM representative. o 7204 DISK DRIVE OPERATOR'S GUIDE (SA23-2658) o 7204 DISK DRIVE SERVICE GUIDE (SA23-2659) o 7206 4MM INSTALLATION GUIDE (SA26-7004) o 7206 4MM OPERATOR'S GUIDE (SA26-7005) o 7206 4MM SERVICE GUIDE (SA26-7006) o 7207 1/4-INCH TAPE DRIVE SETUP AND OPERATOR'S GUIDE (SA23-2641) o 7207 1/4-INCH TAPE DRIVE SERVICE GUIDE (SA23-2642) o EXTERNAL DEVICES SAFETY MANUAL (SA26-7003) SLSS is available by product number and subject codes. Customers currently subscribing to SLSS will receive publication updates automatically. TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIFIED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Width: 7204-280mm (11.0 inches) 7206-280mm (11.0 inches) 7207-280mm (11.0 inches) Depth: 7204-290mm (11.5 inches) 7206-290mm (11.5 inches) 7207-290mm (11.5 inches) Height: 7204-80mm (3.1 inches) 7206-80mm (3.1 inches) 7207-80mm (3.1 inches) Weight: 7204-4.7kg (10.3 lbs) 7206-4.5kg (10 lbs) 7207-4.5kg (10 lbs) OPERATING ENVIRONMENT: Temperature: 16 (degs) to 32 (degs) C (60 (degs) to 90 (degs) F) Relative Humidity: 20% to 80% Wet Bulb: 23.0C (73F) maximum Electrical power: 7204 -- 0.07 KVA 7206 -- 0.07 KVA 7207 -- 0.12 KVA Noise Level: 7204 -- 40 dBA Operating, 40 dBA Idle 5.4 bels LwAu Operating, 5.3 bels LwAu Idle 7206 -- 39 dBA Operating, 39 dBA Idle 5.5 bels LwAu Operating, 5.5 bels LwAu Idle (NOTE: 7206 is preliminary data, subject to change.) 7207 -- 41 dBA Operating, 36 dBA Idle 5.6 bels LwAu Operating, 5.1 bels LwAu Idle PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS: RISC System/6000 AIX (R) Version 3.2.3 is required for these new devices. (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. COMPATIBILITY: The 7207 1.2GB Tape Drive does not support write operations on DC 600A data cartridges. PLANNING INFORMATION CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES: The IBM 7204, 7206 and 7207 machines are designated as customer setup. CABLE ORDERS: Cables are included with the machine order. One SCSI cable specify code and one power cable specify code must be included with the initial machine order. ACCESSORIES AND/OR SUPPLIES: Accessories and/or Supplies can be purchased from IBM Authorized Supplies Dealers, IBM Authorized Distributors or from IBM Teleservice and Customer Support (TSC). Call IBM TCS at 800-IBM-2468. Mail orders should be sent to: IBM Corporation IBM Teleservice and Customer Support One Culver Road Dayton, NJ 08810 SECURITY, AUDITABILITY AND CONTROL User management is responsible for evaluation, selection and implementation of security features, administrative procedures and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. TERMS AND CONDITIONS VOLUME DISCOUNT: Volume purchasing is available under the Volume Discounts section of the IBM Customer Agreement. The announced products are included in Category A and B of the Volume Discount Exhibit -- Advanced Workstation Systems (AWS). Customers with existing Volume Discount commitments in Category A or B of the exhibit may order the announced products as additional quantities to, or as direct substitutes for, any other machines in the same category subject to availability. For further information regarding volume orders, contact your IBM marketing representative. IBM CREDIT CORPORATION FINANCING: Term leases and installment payment plans are available for commercial and state and local government customers. CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT OPTION APPLIES: Yes. WARRANTY PERIOD: One year. WARRANTY SERVICE: IBM On-Site Repair (IOR). MAINTENANCE SERVICE: IBM On-Site Repair (IOR). IBM HOURLY SERVICE RATE CLASSIFICATION: Two. IBM Warranty Service, Maintenance Service or IBM Hourly Service may be obtained by calling 800-IBM-SERV. IBM Hourly Service is available at the applicable rate and terms including element exchange price, if applicable. MID-RANGE SYSTEM OPTION: The announced products are eligible machines for the Mid-Range System Option of the IBM Customer Agreement. A revised exhibit will be available at a later date. ELIGIBLE DISCOUNT TYPES THREE-YEAR FIVE-YEAR 7204 12% 17% 7206 12% 17% 7207 12% 17% CORPORATE SERVICE OPTION: The announced products are eligible machines for the Corporate Service Option of the IBM Customer Agreement. A revised exhibit will be available at a later date. DISCOUNT THREE-YEAR FIVE-YEAR Network 15% 20% System 12% 17% EXTENDED MAINTENANCE OPTION: The announced products are eligible machines for the Extended Maintenance Option of the IBM Customer Agreement. A revised exhibit will be available at a later date. PRODUCT AVAILABILITY STATUS: New product available. CUSTOMER SETUP: Yes. LICENSED INTERNAL CODE: No. EDUCATIONAL ALLOWANCE: A 30% educational allowance is available to qualifying institutions in accordance with the Attachment for Educational Allowance. The educational allowance may not be added to any other discount or allowance. CHARGES PRODUCT CHARGES: MODEL/ MACHINE FEATURE PURCHASE DESCRIPTION TYPE NUMBER PRICE 1GB Disk Drive 7204 001 $5,340 2GB 4mm Tape 7206 001 3,220 1.2GB 1/4-inch 7207 012 2,800 SCSI controller cable 2832 315 Device-to-device cable 3130 78 Integrated SCSI cable 2833 195 SCSI-2 Controller cable 2836 195 MAINTENANCE AND USE CHARGES: MINIMUM MAINTENANCE CHARGE MONTHLY 7204 $60 7206 $30 7207 $16