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General Description and Specifications
Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System
1-3
1.3.3
Performance and Timing Specifications
Table 1
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2 provides performance and timing specifications for the tape system.
Table 1
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2 Performance and Timing Specifications
Item
Specification
Transfer Rates
User Native = 6.0 MB/second
Compressed = Up to 12.0 MB/second
*
Error Rates
Recoverable READ Error Rate =
1 in 10
6
bits read
Unrecoverable READ Error Rate = 1 in
10
17
bits read **
Undetected READ Error Rate = 1 in
10
27
bits read
Tracks
208 physical (52 quad logical tracks
on media); drive has 4 parallel physical
(1 logical) tracks written or read
simultaneously
Linear Bit Density
98,250 bpi per track
READ / WRITE Tape Speed
168 inches/second
Rewind Tape Speed
175 inches/second
Linear Search Tape Speed
175 inches/second
Average Rewind Time
60 seconds
* = Depending on data type and SCSI bus limitations/system configuration
** = An unrecoverable error is any READ error that cannot be recovered using the drive’s
internal error recovery algorithms or, if the drive indicates “Cleaning Required”, by
removing the data cartridge, performing a cleaning operation, and attempting to re-
read the data from the data cartridge.
Summary of Contents for DLTtape DLT 8000
Page 1: ...DLTTM 8000 Tape System Product Manual Nov 10 2003 81 60118 06...
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Page 376: ...Appendix A Definition of Vendor Unique Sense Data Information A 4 Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System...
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Page 396: ...Appendix E Visual Inspection Procedure for DLTtape Cartridges E 8 Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System...
Page 406: ...Appendix G DLT 7000 Emulation Feature G 8 Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System...
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