Introduction; Overview; Dlt Vs160 Drive Overview; Features - Quantum DLT VS-160 Installation And Operation Manual

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Introduction

1.1

Overview

This chapter introduces your DLT VS160 Internal Drive, DLT
VS160 Tabletop Drive, and this Installation and Operations
Manual.
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DLT VS160 Drive Overview

Your DLT VS160 Drive is a value-priced, high-reliability, high-
capacity linear streaming cartridge tape drive designed for use
on entry to midrange computing platforms. With a combination
of data compression and compaction, the DLT VS160 Drive
offers a formatted cartridge capacity of 80GB (160GB assuming
a 2:1 compression ratio) and a sustained user data transfer rate
of 8 MB/s (up to 16 MB/s with 2:1 compression). The capacity
you realize in practice depends on the data set, which affects
the actual compression ratio.
Your DLT VS160 Drive is built on a 5¼-inch, half-height form-
factor, using a ½-inch tape. Its design includes a four-channel
read/write head, Lempel-Ziv (DLZ) high-efficiency hardware
data compression, and tape-mark directory to achieve fast data
throughput and data access times.
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Features

Your DLT VS160 Drive has the following features:
Supported formats: ValuSmart 160 (read/write using
ValuSmart Media 1 cartridges), DLT1/VS80 (read only
using DLTtape™ IV cartridges)
Uses ValuSmart Media 1 cartridges
5.25-inch half-height form-factor
Formatted cartridge capacity of 80GB native, 160GB
compressed
Sustained user data transfer rate of 8 MB/s native, up to 16
MB/s with compression*
Requires a wide-ultra, Ultra2, Ultra160, or Ultra3, Low-
Voltage Differential (LVD) or Single-Ended (SE) SCSI bus
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