IBM 6120 VXA2 Internal Tape Drive

The following provides information about the IBM 6120 80/160 GB internal tape drive. For more information about tape drive usage and operations, see Tape drive use and operations.
Description The IBM 6120 80/160 GB Internal Tape Drive with VXA Technology is a 5.25-inch, half-high, Ultra2 LVD 16-bit tape drive, which provides a high capacity for save/restore and achieve functions. This tape drive uses VXA tape data cartridges and is compression capable, providing a capacity of up to 160 GB - a significant increase in capacity over the previous internal tape drives.

IBM 6120 Characteristics:

• Capacity: 80 GB native mode, 160 GB (typical) compression mode
• Form Factor: 5.25-inch half high
• Media: uses VXA tape data cartridges
• Technology: Helical scan, rotating head
• Operation: Streaming
• Data Transfer Rate: 6 MBps native mode, 12 MBps (typical) compression
• Interface: SCSI-2 (LVD/SE) asynchronous/synchronous
• Compatability: 80 GB mode (Read/Write), 160 GB compression (Read/Write)
• Attributes provided: One 80/160 GB internal tape drive
• Attributes required: One 1.6-inch (41 mm) half-high media bay and one SCSI-2 internal 16-bit address
• 19P4897, 19P4898, 24R1989, 95P1871, 96P1772