Dell PowerVault LTO3-060 User Manual page 8

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Introduction: DELL
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Overview
SCSI Bus Interface
Features
Tape Backup Software
Front Panel
Rear Panel
Status LEDs
Operating Modes
Unload Button
Interpreting Operation Mode Status LEDs
Overview
The Dell PowerVault LTO3-060 is a high-performance, high-capacity tape storage device that is designed to backup and restore data and archive and retrieve files in
an Open Systems environment. The drive can be integrated into a computer system such as a tower or rack server. The Dell PowerVault LTO3-060 tape drive is a
half-high version of the Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 Tape Drive.
The LTO3-060 tape drive offers a formatted cartridge capacity of up to 400 GB (800 GB assuming 2:1 compression ratio) and a data transfer rate of 60 MB per
second.
Figure 1 shows the Dell PowerVault LTO3-060 tape drive.
Figure 1. Dell PowerVault LTO3-060 tape drive
SCSI Bus Interface
These tape drives are designed to operate on an Ultra160 low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI bus with a burst transfer rate of 160 MB per second. The interface is
backward compatible with older SCSI technology.
The tape drive contains a high-density, 68-pin, D-Shell (HD-68) connector for attachment to the system. The drive supports LVD SCSI cables with HD-68
connectors.
Features
PowerVault LTO3-060 Tape Drive User's Guide
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