Specifications; Drive Capacity; Interface Type; Table 1−1 Storage Capacity - Quantum DLT 8000 Product Manual

General Description and Specifications
1.3

SPECIFICATIONS

This section of Chapter 1 provides the performance, physical, environmental, and
electrical specifications for the tape system. Specifications for the DLTtape™ tape
media cartridges are included.

Drive Capacity

1.3.1
Table 1−1 provides the ranges of capacity (native and compressed) for the tape system,
depending on which DLTtape cartridge is used.
DLTtape Cartridge (Length of
Medium)
DLTtape IV
(1800 foot tape)
DLTtape IIIXT
(1800 foot tape)
DLTtape III
(1200 foot tape)
Note that a compression factor of as high as 2:1 can be attained, depending on the data
type and the configuration of the system in which the tape system is installed.

Interface Type

1.3.2
Two interfaces are available: Low Voltage Differential (LVD)/Single-Ended and High
Voltage Differential (HVD) SCSI-2.
1-2
Table 1−1 Storage Capacity
Storage Capacity
(Native)
40.0 GB User Data
15.0 GB User Data
10.0 GB User Data
Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System
Storage Capacity
(Compressed)
80.0 GB User Data
(compressed 2:1)
30.0 GB User Data
(compressed 2:1)
20.0 GB User Data
(compressed 2:1)