Capacity And Transfer Rates; Supported Media - Dell PowerVault RD1000 User Manual

Capacity and Transfer Rates

The capacity and transfer rate of the RD1000 data storage system are dependent upon the inserted
RD1000 media. Capacity and transfer rate will vary depending on the RD1000 cartridge type. The
average transfer rates are listed in the table below.
Table 1. RD1000 Specifications
Characteristic
Transfer Rate
Configuration
RD1000 USB 2.0
USB 2.0 Host
USB 2.0 Cable
RD1000 USB 3.0
USB 2.0 Host
USB 3.0 Cable
RD1000 USB 3.0
USB 3.0 Host
USB 3.0 Cable
SATA
Average access time (msec)
Function
Logical block size
Supported file system
*NTFS is the default file system on the cartridge. If you are using Linux then the cartridge that comes
with your system will need to be re-formatted to support a file system that is compatible with a Linux
based operating system (see section "RD1000 Cartridge File System Considerations" in the appendix).

Supported Media

The RD1000 hard drive system supports any Dell RD1000 cartridge. RD1000 cartridges are available
in different capacity configurations depending on your storage requirements.
Storage capacity varies by individual cartridge capacity
Dependent on system configuration (see below)
Theoretical Transfer
Rate
480 Mbps (60 MB/s)
480 Mbps (60 MB/s)
5 Gbps (625 MB/s)
1.5 Gbps (187.5 MB/s)
Maximum Burst
Transfer Rate
35 MB/s
35 MB/s
230 MB/s
45 MB/s
15
Removable disk drive
512 bytes
ext2, ext3, FAT32 and NTFS*
Typical Transfer Rate
25 MB/s
30 MB/s
80 MB/s
35 MB/s