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What is the replacement for IBM VS80 Internal Tape Drive?

This is a IBM Xseries 225 Model 8649-6Ax server, with a Internal tape drive - VS80 DLT. The tape drive is found spoilt. I want to buy a new tape drive to replace it. Other condition to consider is this new replacement unit MUST support all my tapes (I think they should be 40/80).

Any suggestion is appreciated!

Todd Mummert

assuming this is the half height scsi version (IBM part number 59P6719) , it's still available in a number of places

for example:

http://www.buy.com/prod/ibm-59p6719-dlt-vs80-internal-tape-drive-40gb-native-80gb-compressed-5/q/loc/101/10357048.html?dcaid=17988

TapeDude

As climbgunks said, if it's half-height and SCSI you can directly replace it with the identical part.

You have a few more options, though... you could move up to a VS160 drive, which is backwardly compatible (ie, can read your old tapes) and has twice the capacity. And if there's room for a full height device you could consider a DLT1, or indeed SDLT220/320, though the 320 can only read the tapes, not write them.

In my experience the half-height drives are not built to the same standard as the full-height devices and are best to avoid.

Balack

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The main consideration is I can still use back all the tapes. Second consideration is the size of the tape drive, I still prefer to get back internal tape drive.

Now come to the selection, If I can only get back the same size tape drive, what drive can I get? be it half-height or full-height.

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