Sun Microsystems StorageTek StreamLine SL8500, System Assurance Manual

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Tape Drive Comparisons
Table 86. Tape Drive Comparison
Specification
StorageTek HP IBM
T10K A T10K B T10K C T9840D LTO4 LTO5 LTO4 LTO5
500 GB 1 TB 5 TB 75 GB 800 GB 1.5 TB 800 GB 1.5 TB
120 MB/s 120 MB/s 120 MB/s 30 MB/s 120 MB/s 140 MB/s 120 MB/s 140 MB/s
256 MB 256 MB 2 GB 64 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB
16 sec 16 sec 13.1 sec 8.5 sec 19 sec 12 sec 15 sec 12 sec
46 sec 46 73.5 8 sec 72 sec 60 sec 46 sec 60 sec
2–4.95 2–3.74 5.62 3.4 7.0 — 7.0 —
90 90 115 16 / 8 106/54 96/ 78 sec 106/54 96/ 78 sec
23 sec 23 sec 23 sec 12 sec 22 sec 17 sec 22 sec 17 sec
Interfaces
2 & 4 Gb/s 4 Gb/s 4 Gb/s 4 Gb/s 4 Gb/s 8 Gb/s 4 Gb/s 8 Gb/s
no no no no Ultra-320 6 Gb SAS Ultra-320 6 Gb SAS
2 Gb/s 2 Gb/s 4 G/bs 2 Gb/s
Not Supported Not Supported
2 Gb/s 2 Gb/s -- 2 Gb/s
Compatibility
290,000 hrs -- 290,000
hrs
250,000 hrs 250,000 hrs
768 1152 -- 576 896 1280 896 1280
855 m
(2805 ft)
855 m
(2805 ft)
1,107 m
(3,632 ft)
251 m
(889 ft)
820 m
(2690 ft)
850 m
(2789 ft)
820 m
(2690 ft)
850 m
(2789 ft)
Capacity (native)
Transfer rates (native)
Buffer size
Load Time (seconds)
Access (seconds)
Tape speed (m/s)
Rewind time (sec)
Unload Time
Fibre Channel
SCSI / SAS
FICON
ESCON
Availability (MTBF)
Tracks
Length–usable