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.Per discussion at the CAAC meeting late last year, this request is being declined due to the impacts to the server design to add an LTO tape drive. Not only are there impacts to the server depth and the number of storage bays that can be supported, IBM is no longer pursuing the SAS controller development.
IBM has modified some of the information in this request. Please contact us if you have any questions.
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a high priority requirement that is important to be addressed. The SMB marketplace needs a decently performing internal tape drive that is commensurate with the price of the system, especially at the P05 level.
Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/
Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - Systems Design
Component - Systems Design
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Hardware
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Hardware
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Storage
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None