Tape Drives - Quantum P2000 Series User Manual

Chapter 1 Library Description
Library Components
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Tape Drives

Table 4 Tape Drive
and Cartridge
Specifications
Tape Transfer
Cartridge Rate
Quantum 6 GB/sec
DLT 8000
IBM LTO 15 GB/sec
Ultrium T200
Quantum 11 GB/sec
SDLT
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The vertical and horizontal actuators move the mixed media
gripper into position to pick and place tape cartridges. The rotary
actuator rotates the mixed media gripper 180 degrees, allowing the
mixed media gripper to pass cartridges between the front storage
bins and the back storage bins or tape drives. The extension
actuator extends the mixed media gripper forward to make contact
with the desired cartridge and then retracts the mixed media
gripper to remove the cartridge from a bin or drive.
The mixed media gripper includes a Class II laser bar code scanner
that reads standard six-character, 3 of 9 bar code labels. The
scanner is used to maintain an inventory of the tape cartridges
within the library. An inventory occurs automatically whenever
the library is turned on or after the bulk load door has been closed.
An inventory can also be initiated from the host computer.
Although the library does not require tape cartridges to have bar
code labels, properly labeled tape cartridges and full storage bins
speed up the inventory process.
The P2000 library holds up to 10 tape drives , including
combinations of DLT and SDLT, or DLT and LTO .
Cartridge
Capacity
40 GB
100 GB
110 GB
ATL P2000 Series Automated Tape Library User's Guide
Cartridge Total Library
Capacity Capacity
(compressed) (198 bins)
80 GB 7.92 TB
200 GB 19.8 TB
220 GB 21.78 TB
Library
Capacity
(compressed*)
15.84 TB
39.6 TB
43.56 TB