Functional Specifications; Performance Data; Table 3-10. Sdlt 600 Tape Drive Performance Data - Tandberg Data SDLT 600 Product Manual

Functional Specifications

3.2 Functional Specifications
The following subsections contain functional specifications for the SDLT 600 tape drive.
3.2.1

Performance Data

Table 3-10
SDLT 600 tape drive storage capacities, refer to

Table 3-10. SDLT 600 Tape Drive Performance Data

Feature
Drive Read/Write Transfer Rate*
Tracks
Track Density
Linear Bit Density
Read/Write Tape Speed
Rewind Tape Speed
Linear Search Tape Speed
Average Rewind Time**
Maximum Rewind Time**
Average Access Time** (from BOT)
Maximum Access Time** (from BOT)
Load to BOT**
Unload from BOT**
Nominal Tape Tension
* Depending on data type and SCSI bus limitations/system configuration.
** Note that data is typical; times may be longer if error recovery time is necessary, or if the
command times out for any reason. For information on SCSI command timeout values,
refer to SDLT 600 Design and Integration Guide, 81-81196-01.
3-8
provides performance data for the SDLT 600 tape drive system. For a comparison of
Section 3.1.5, "Storage Capacity" on page
SDLT 600 Tape Drive
36 MB/second, native
72 MB/second, compressed
40 logical tracks
640 physical tracks
1502 tracks per inch (tpi)
233 Kbits per inch (Kbpi)
108 inches per second (ips)
160 ips
160 ips
77 seconds
156 seconds
79 seconds
190 seconds
18 seconds (typical)
63 seconds (unformatted tape)
19 seconds
Stationary: 3.0 ± 0.5 oz
Operating Speed: 3.5 ± 0.5 oz
March 2004
SDLT 600 Product Manual
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81-81184-02 REV A01