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Tape Drive Description
The following libraries support certain models of the T10000 tape drive family:
SL3000
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SL8500
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L180/L700e/L1400M (T10000A and T10000B only)
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9310 (T10000A only)
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Tape Drive Description
The drive uses a unique, single-reel cartridge. The file reel is located inside the
cartridge while the machine reel resides inside the tape drive. The drive uses a
technology called partial response, maximum likelihood (PRML) to provide a high-density
data format. PRML enables recording and storing an uncompressed capacity of up to:
StorageTek T10000 cartridge:
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StorageTek T10000 T2 cartridge:
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The T10000A drive can read and reclaim a tape cartridge written by a T10000A drive.
The T10000B drive can:
Read and reclaim a tape cartridge written by a T10000A drive.
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Write, read, and reclaim a tape cartridge written by a T10000B drive.
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The T10000C drive can:
Read tape cartridges written by either a T10000A or T10000B drive.
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Write, read, and reclaim a tape cartridge written by a T10000C drive.
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The T10000D drive can:
Read tape cartridges written by a T10000A, T10000B, or T10000C drive.
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Reclaim tape cartridges written by a T10000C drive.
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Write, read, and reclaim a tape cartridge written by a T10000D drive.
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The tape drive uses fiber optic host connections to provide a high data-transfer rate.
Library Tray Rear Panel
The library tray rear panel has specific tape drive items (see
of a rear panel):
Interface ports
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Ethernet port
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1-2 StorageTek T10000 Tape Drive Operator's Guide
500 gigabytes (GB) with the T10000A tape drive
1 terabyte (TB) with the T10000B tape drive
5.5 terabytes (TB) with the T10000C tape drive
8.5 terabytes (TB) with the T10000D tape drive
See
Appendix E, "Specifications"
Note:
"Controlling Contaminants"
requirements.
and
Appendix F,
for additional specifications and
Figure 1–2
for an example
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