Performance And Timing Specifications; Table 1 2 Performance And Timing Specifications - Quantum DLT 8000 Product Manual

Performance and Timing Specifications

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Table 1 2 provides performance and timing specifications for the tape system.
Item
Transfer Rates
Error Rates
Tracks
Linear Bit Density
READ / WRITE Tape Speed
Rewind Tape Speed
Linear Search Tape Speed
Average Rewind Time
* = Depending on data type and SCSI bus limitations/system configuration
** = An unrecoverable error is any READ error that cannot be recovered using the drive's
internal error recovery algorithms or, if the drive indicates "Cleaning Required", by
removing the data cartridge, performing a cleaning operation, and attempting to re-
read the data from the data cartridge.

Table 1 2 Performance and Timing Specifications

Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System
General Description and Specifications
Specification
User Native = 6.0 MB/second
Compressed = Up to 12.0 MB/second
*
Recoverable READ Error Rate =
6
1 in 10 bits read
Unrecoverable READ Error Rate = 1 in
10 17 bits read **
Undetected READ Error Rate = 1 in
10 27 bits read
208 physical (52 quad logical tracks
on media); drive has 4 parallel physical
(1 logical) tracks written or read
simultaneously
98,250 bpi per track
168 inches/second
175 inches/second
175 inches/second
60 seconds
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