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Product Overview
This chapter provides an overview of T9x40 tape drives.
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Descriptions
The T9x40 tape drives are small, modular, high-performance drives designed for the
enterprise and client-server environments. There are four generations of T9840 access-
centric drives and two generations of T9940 high-capacity drives.
T9840 Tape Drive
The T9840 tape drives
fast recall. T9840 tape drives read/write dual-reel cartridges (see
Description" on page
cartridge loads to midpoint, which eliminates tape threading time, and minimizes first-file
access time (see
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T9840A/B tape drives read/write 20-GigaByte (GB) dual-reel cartridges.
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T9840C tape drive is an enhanced version for 40-GB recording, using partial
response maximum likelihood (PRML) format.
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T9840D encryption-capable drive provides 75-GB recording when using block sizes
between 32 KB and 256 KB. With drive code level 1.44.x04 and Key Management
System (2.1), the drive complies with FIPS Level 1. Level 1 is the lowest classification
and has production-grade requirements.
Figure 1-1. T9840 Tape Drive
MT5003
(Figure
1-1) provide applications with high data throughput and
1-13, for more information about 9840 cartridges). The dual-reel
Table A-2 on page
A-2).
A
Revision AF
"9840 Cartridge
DRIVE
MAINTENANCE
POWER
PORT
INTERFACE
PORTS
VIEW A
REAR PANEL
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