378 iSeries and AS/400e System Builder
9.8 QIC and VXA-2 tape specifications and compatibility
for iSeries and AS/400e systems
The following table provides device specifications, performance, and compatibility details for
internal tape formats (QIC and VXA-2).
IBM tape device QIC-
2 GB
QIC-
2 GB
DC
4/8 GB
SLR5
QIC-
4G
DC
MLR1
QIC
5010
DC
MLR1
QIC
5010
DC
MLR3 SLR
60
SLR
100
VXA-2
Drive storage capability 2.5 GB
4
2.5 GB
4
4 GB 13 GB
4
16 GB 25 GB 30 GB 50 GB 80 GB
Compaction algorithm LZ1 LZ1 LZ1 LZ1 LZ1 LZ1 LZ1 ALDC
Minimum OS/400 level V4R1 V4R1 V4R1 V3R7 V4R1 V4R1 V4R5 V5R1 V5R1
Format Capacity Native
data
transfer
rate
Media Media
part
number
#6380
#6480
#6381
#6481
#4482
#4582
#6382
#6482
#7207
-122
#6385
7
#6485
7
#4483
#4583
#6383
#6483
#4486
#4586
#6386
#6486
#4584
#4684
#5753
6
#6384
#6484
#9284
#7207-
330
#4487
#4587
#8287
#4687
#7329-
380
#4585
#4685
#9285
MLR3
1
25 GB
8
2 Mbps MLR3-25GB 59H4128 -- -- -- -- -- R/W R/W R/W --
QIC5010
1
16 GB 1.5 Mbps MLR1-16GB 59H4175 -- -- -- R/W R/W R/W R/W R --
13 GB 1.5 Mbps DC5010 16G8574 -- -- -- R/W R/W R/W R/W R --
2 GB 1.5 Mbps MLR1-2 GB 35L0589 -- -- -- R/W R/W R/W R/W R --
QIC4DC
2
8 GB 760 Kbps SLR5-4 GB 59H3660 -- -- R/W -- R R R R --
QIC4GB 4 GB 380 Kbps SLR5-4 GB 59H3660 -- -- R/W -- R R R R --
QIC2DC
2
5 GB 600 Kbps DC9250 16G8436 -- R/W R/W -- R R R -- --
QIC2GB 2.5 GB 300 Kbps DC9250 16G8436 R/W R/W R/W R/W R R R -- --
QIC1000 1.2 GB 300 Kbps DC9120 21F8730 R/W R/W R/W R/W -- -- -- -- --
QIC525 525 MB 200 Kbps DC6525 21F8597 R/W R/W R/W R/W
5
-- -- -- -- --
QIC525 320 MB 200 Kbps DC6320 21F8583 R/W R/W R/W R/W -- -- -- -- --
QIC120 120 MB 120 Kbps DC6150 21F8578 R/W R/W R/W R/W
5
-- -- --
QIC24
3
60 MB DC6150 R R -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SLR100 50 GB 5 Mbps SLR100-50 GB 35L0968 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- R/W --
5 GB 5 Mbps SLR100-5 GB 35L0961 -- -- -- -- -- -- R/W R/W --
SLR60 30 GB 4 Mbps SLR60-30 GB 19P4209 -- -- -- -- -- -- R/W R/W --
VXA 2
1
80 GB 6 Mbps V23-80 GB 19P4876 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- R/W
59 GB 6 Mbps V17-59 GB 19P4877 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- R/W
20 GB 6 Mbps V6-20 GB 19P4878 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- R/W
LTO 1
200 GB 24 Mbps LTO Ultrium 1 09L9120 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LTO 2
400 GB 24 Mbps LTO Ultrium 2 08L9870 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
