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Autoloader Performance Specifications
Maximum data transfer rate
Drive Type
(only one type per unit, not
interchangeable)
MCBF
Typical cycle time
LTO-2 Drive
Native: 93.6 GB/hr.
Compressed: 187.2 GB/hr. (assuming 2:1 compression
ratio)
LTO-3 Drive
Native: 245 GB/hr.
Compressed: 490 GB/hr. (assuming 2:1 compression
ratio)
VS160 Drive
Native: 28.8 GB/hr.
Compressed: 57.6 GB/hr. (assuming 2:1 compression
ratio)
SDLT600 Drive
Native: 129.6 GB/hr.
Compressed: 259.2 GB/hr. (assuming 2:1 compression
ratio)
1 Quantum LTO-2 half-height drive, or
1 Quantum (Certance) LTO-3 drive, or
1 Quantum VS160 drive, or
1 Quantum SDLT600 drive
400,000 cycles
All Drive Types
< 40 seconds. One cycle consists of moving a cartridge
from the tape drive to a magazine slot, selecting
another magazine slot, and then moving the cartridge
back to the tape drive. It does not include the time that
the tape drive takes to unload or load/calibrate.
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