Optical devices

Your server comes with a rack-mounted CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

As an option, you can order a DVD-RAM drive as a feature to replace your internal drive or to have it in addition to your internal drive. All optical drives are devices that multiple users can access concurrently.

Note: Optical drives on the iSeries™ server are not enabled for the digital audio disk.

Load and unload an optical disk

Look at the following figure and remove the disk from the protective case.
Slide the disk into the tray with the label side showing. If your optical device is vertically positioned, make sure that the disk is secured by the two tabs at the bottom of the tray as shown on the left in the following figure.
When you have properly positioned the disk in the tray, press the Eject button or push the tray into the drive as is in the following figure.
To remove the disk from the drive, look at the following figure and press the Eject button.

Cleaning

No preventive maintenance is necessary for the optical drive. Always handle optical disks by the edges to avoid finger prints. Optical disks can be wiped with a soft lint-free cloth or lens tissue. Always wipe in a straight line from the inner hub to the outer rim.

Optical media libraries

The iSeries server supports both directly attached small computer system interface (SCSI) and LAN-attached optical media library devices. These devices are an excellent alternative to storing data traditionally kept on paper, diskette, microfilm, microfiche, and tape. Optical libraries are high capacity, random access devices that provide fast access to a large amount of data. In addition, optical storage provides permanent, long-term archive characteristics unmatched by other storage mediums.

The iSeries server supports attachment of the IBM^® 3995 and 3996 Optical libraries as well as non-IBM optical library devices.

Optical drives
Tape and optical publications
Optical support