Appendix A SDLT 600A Tape Drive Specifications
Functional Specifications
SDLT 600A Product Manual
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Positive Engagement Tape
Leader Buckling
Mechanism
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This buckling mechanism engages the tape leaders upon data cartridge
load and disengages them upon data cartridge unload.
Component level tests of buckle arm components have shown at least
250,000 cycles on the tape drive without failure, breakage, or binding; this
includes the take-up leader, the supply leader, and the media itself.
Functional Specifications
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The following subsections contain functional specifications for the SDLT
600A tape drive.
Performance Data
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Table 5
provides performance data for the tape drive.
Table 5 SDLT 600A Tape Drive
Performance Data
Item
Specification
Drive Read/Write Transfer Rate*
36 MB/second, native
Maximum Thoughput*
11 MB/second, native
Tracks
40 logical tracks
640 physical tracks
Track Density
1502 tracks per inch (tpi)
Linear Bit Density
233 Kbits per inch (Kbpi)
Read/Write Tape Speed
108 inches per second (ips)
Rewind Tape Speed
160 ips
Linear Search Tape Speed
160 ips
Average Rewind Time**
77 seconds
Maximum Rewind Time**
156 seconds
