2.Specification
SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.0
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Figure 2-4: Mounting Attitude and Tolerance
2.3.
Performance Specification
The data capacity, data transfer rate and data reliability specifications this chapter require the media to conform to
the AIT-1, AIT-2, AIT-3, AIT-3Ex Media Specification and also require the drive and media to remain within their
respective operating and non-operating environmental specifications. The specifications below also assume that the
C3 ECC frame (AIT-1, AIT-2, AIT-3) or C3 ECC fragment (AIT-3Ex) is generated on writing and used as necessary
on reading, and further assumes that read-after-write rewrites are used as necessary on writing.
2.3.1.
Data Capacity
The SDX-800V includes a data compression capability. When data compression is enabled the drive capacity can
increase from 2 times to 3 times. The efficiency of the data compression depends on the actual data that is being
compressed and cannot be predicted precisely prior to compression.
Format
AIT-1 Standard Format
25.0 Gbyte typical When using 170 meter tape AIT-1 cassette (SDX-T3N and SDX1-25C)
Native
Capacity
35.0 Gbyte typical
When using 230 meter tape AIT-1 cassette (SDX1-35C)
Format
AIT-2 Standard Format
50.0 Gbyte typical
When using 230 meter tape AIT-2 cassette (SDX-2-50C)
Native
Capacity
36.0 Gbyte typical
When using 170 meter tape AIT-2 cassette (SDX2-36C)
Format
AIT-3 Standard Format
Native
Capacity
100.0 Gbyte typical When using 230 meter tape AIT-3 cassette (SDX3-100C)
Format
AIT-3Ex Standard Format
Native
Capacity
150.0 Gbyte typical When using 246 meter tape AIT-3Ex cassette (SDX3X-150C)