Eight-millimeter cartridge and tape unit compatibility

The iSeries™ supports several tape unit types.

The 7206 Model VX2 and 7208 Models 002, 012, 222, 232, 234, 342, and 345 are external tape units for the iSeries server.

Feature codes 4585, 4685, and 6390, are 8mm tape units that are internal to the iSeries server.

The following table shows which tape cartridges are compatible with 8mm tape units.

Tape unit Cartridge part number Capacity Compression Length
4585 4685 7206-VX2 19P4876 80 GB 160 GB 230 m (754 ft.)
7208-002 21F8575 2.3 GB   112 m (367 ft.)
7208-012 21F8575 5 GB 10 GB 112 m (367 ft.)
6390 7208-222 87G1603 7 GB 14 GB 160 m (524 ft.)
7208-232 21F8575 5 GB 10 GB 112 m (367 ft.)
7208-234 87G1603 7 GB 14 GB 160 m (524 ft.)
7208-342 1 59H2678 20 GB 40 GB 170 m (557 ft.)
7208-345 09L5222 60 GB 150 GB 225 m (738 ft.)
9427-210 9427-211 87G1603 7 GB 14 GB 160 m (524 ft.)
Note:
  1. The 7208-342 can read tapes written at the 2 GB, 5 GB, or 7 GB formats. However, if a 20 GB tape is inserted after the drive has been using a lower-density tape, the 20 GB tape is ejected and the drive will post a "must-clean" message. The drive must be cleaned using the correct cleaning cartridge before it can be used again.
Related concepts
Clean eight-millimeter tape drives