Drive Performance Specifications; Table 21 Drive Performance Specifications - Quantum Tape Drive A-Series User Manual

Drive Performance Specifications

Table 21 Drive Performance
Specifications
Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User's Guide
Table 21 lists the performance specifications of the LTO-3 Half-Height
Tape Drive.
Specification
Average data access time
(650-m tape) from BOW
(beginning of wrap)
Average rewind time
(650-m tape)
Max rewind time
(650-m tape)
Capacity
LTO Ultrium 3 (680 m)
Cartridge unload time (if Table
of Contents does not require
updating)
Read Table of Contents
Error recovery
Flux density
Head configuration
Maximum data access time
(650-m tape) from BOW
Drive Performance Specifications
Value
60 seconds
> 51 seconds
< 120 seconds
400 Gbytes (native)
25 seconds
30 – 90 seconds (depending on size)
Read-after-write Reed Solomon
ECC (2 levels)
10249 cells per mm
2 bumps
16 thin-film write heads per bump
16 MR read heads per bump
2 MR servo heads per bump
120 seconds
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