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DLT-V4 Product Specification
In referring to a Fibre Channel network, a port connects a node to the
Port
network.
Positive Engagement Buckling Mechanism
media leader-buckling mechanism for heavy-duty-cycle automated
environments.
Power-on Self-Test. When power is applied to the tape drive, it performs a
POST
POST.
Partial Response Maximum Likelihood is a method for converting the
PRML
weak analog signal from the head of a magnetic disk drive into a digital signal.
Also see Advanced PRML.
Printed Wiring Assembly.
PWA
To replace data on the hard drive with data obtained from another
Restore
media device.
Restrictions on Hazardous Substances is an EU directive that restricts, and
RoHS
in some cases bans, the use of certain compounds in the manufacture of electronic
equipment. RoHS mandates that new electrical and electronic equipment put on
the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium,
poly-brominated biphenyls (PBB), or poly-brominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
Storage Area Network.
SAN
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. A Serial ATA International
SATA
Organization (SATA-IO) standard for the interface between a computer and
peripheral controllers.
Small Computer System Interface. An American National Standards
SCSI
Institute (ANSI) standard for the interface between a computer and peripheral
controllers.
Super Digital Linear Tape.
SDLT
Single-ended SCSI Mode. A term referring to the electrical characteristics of
SE
the signal used on the SCSI bus interface. For each signal that needs to be sent
across the bus, there exists a wire to carry it. SE SCSI uses one line for each signal,
with all lines using a common ground reference.
The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track.
Seek
A powerful computer system with a large tape drive capacity that serves
Server
the information access and communication needs of multiple users.
he length of time that media can be stored without losing its
T
Shelf Life
magnetic strength. For VS1 media, this period is 30 years or more.
A highly robust, solidly engineered
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