IBM 59H3878 server / storage / networking hardware Server Hardware / Parts

The IBM 59H3878 is a 12GB native / 24GB compressed DDS-3 (DAT) internal tape drive, fitted with a SCSI single-ended interface in a half-height 5.25-inch enclosure. Used across IBM’s RS/6000 and pSeries system units as a standard internal backup device, the drive reads and writes 4mm DDS-3 data cartridges for scheduled backups, system-image saves and data archival. RS/6000 and pSeries systems from this generation remain in service in a number of long-running Unix environments, and a genuine, working internal DAT drive of this specification is a routine requirement for maintaining local backup capability where a system’s original tape unit has failed or is being restored to its original configuration. Specifiers should confirm their system unit accepts an internal 4mm DDS-3 SCSI drive of this form factor before ordering. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) supplies the 59H3878 for engineers maintaining RS/6000 and pSeries backup capability.