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Technical Specifications
A-6 DLT2000/DLT2500/DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem
Table A-2 lists the key functional specifications of the DLT2000 tape drive.
Table
A-2
DLT2000 Functional Specifications
Functions
Specifications
CompacTape III:
Capacity/formatted native
10.0 GB (standard 1167 ft. tape) user data
Capacity/formatted
compressed 2:1
1
20.0 GB (standard 1167 ft. tape) user data
Interface
8 bit SCSI-2, single ended or differential
Drive Type
DLT, streaming, 10.0/20.0 GB-16 bit, single ended or
differential
Recording Type
2-7 RLL code DLT2000 format, MFM with DLT260 and
DLT600 formats
Form Factor
5-¼ inch, F.H. modified depth
Transfer Rate, Raw Native
1.7 MBytes/second
2
Transfer Rate, User Native
Uncompressed
1.25 MBytes/second
Transfer Rate, User
Compressed1
More than 2.5 MB/second maximum write
More than 3.0 MB/second maximum read
Error Rate (Recoverable)
1 10 E7 Read recoverable error rate
1 10 E6 Write recoverable error rate
Error Rate (unrecoverable)
2 10 E7 Read interchange recoverable error rate
1 10 E17 Read unrecoverable error rate
Tracks
128; 64 pairs
Linear Bit Density
62,500 bpi/per track
1 Nominal compression ratio. Actual compression is data dependent.
2 Included format data, user data, post amble, and so forth for extended tape.
Summary of Contents for DLT 2500
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