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Appendix A Specifications
Tape Drive Specifications
Characteristic
Tape length
Cartridge dimensions
Read compatibility
Write compatibility
Shelf life
Cartridge life
LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge
VS160 Drive
1
Specifications
Description
Read/write transfer rate: maximum
sustained (VS1 media)
Burst transfer rate
Average access time
Loading time to BOT (for previously written
tape)
Unloading time from BOT
MCBF
Interface type
156
LTO Ultrium 3
680 m (2230.9 ft.)
10.2 x 10.54 x 2.15 cm
(4 x 4.15 x .85 in)
LTO Ultrium 1, LTO Ultrium 2, LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 2, LTO Ultrium 3
> 30 years with < 10% loss in demagnetization
@ 20°C
40% RH (noncondensing)
1,000,000 passes (any point on the tape passing
the recording head in either direction)
50 uses
Quantum DLT VS160
Noncompressed mode: 28.8 GM/hr
Compressed (2:1 typical): 57.6 GB/hr
160 MB/s
90 seconds (from BOT)
120 seconds (maximum)
25 seconds (maximum)
> 400,000 cycles at 100% duty cycle
Low-voltage Differential (LVD) 16-bit Ultra,
160 SCSI-2
SuperLoader 3 Autoloader User's Guide
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