Introduction; Overview; Dlt Vs160 Drive Overview; Features - Tandberg Data DLT VS160 Installation And Operation Manual

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Introduction

1.1

Overview

This chapter introduces your Tandberg DLT VS160 Internal
Drive, Tandberg DLT VS160 Tabletop Drive, and this
Installation and Operations Manual.
1.2

DLT VS160 Drive Overview

Your Tandberg 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:
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Supported formats: DLT VS160 (read/write using DLTtape
VS1 Media cartridges), DLT1/VS80 (read only using
DLTtape™ IV cartridges)
• Uses DLTtape VS1 Media
• 5.25-inch half-height form-factor
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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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