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TLZ-Series Tape Drives
2.1 General
This chapter describes how to install the TLZ-series tape drive. For more
detailed information about installing add-on storage devices into a BA400-
series enclosure, refer to the appropriate enclosure maintenance guide (see
Appendix A).
2.2 TLZ07 Tape Drive
The TLZ07 is a 5.25-inch half-height cassette tape drive that provides high
capacity, off-line data storage. The TLZ07 interfaces to the system by means
of a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI). The following table lists the
storage capacity for each type of 4 mm data cassette.
Tape Type
With No Compression
With Compression
TLZ04-CA (60 m)
1
1.3 GB
2.6 GB
TLZ06-CA (90 m)
2
2.0 GB
4.0 GB
3
TLZ07-CA (120 m)
4.0 GB
8.0 GB
3
1
The TLZ07 is compatible with TLZ04 (60 m) cassette tapes in the noncompressed mode only.
2
The TLZ07 is compatible with the TLZ06 using 60 m and 90 m tapes only.
3
The compression measurements are typical for a 2-to-1 data compression ratio, but the actual
ratio is dependent on the data.
Note
VAX 4000 systems do not support embedded TLZ07 tape drives unless
an HSD05 or HSD10 option is installed.
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