DLT-V4 Product Manual
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Chapter 1
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Introduction
This chapter introduces the DLT-V4 tape drive (tabletop or internal), and
provides a general overview of the product.
DLT-V4 Tape Drive Overview
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The DLT-V4 tape drive is a value-priced, high-reliability, high-capacity
linear streaming data cartridge tape drive designed for use on entry- to
mid-range computing platforms. With a combination of data
compression and compaction, the DLT-V4 tape drive offers a formatted
data cartridge capacity of 320 gigabytes (GB) (assuming a 2:1
compression ratio), and a sustained user data transfer rate of
20 megabytes (MB)/sec (assuming a 2:1 compression ratio).
The DLT-V4 tape drive is a 5¼-inch, half-height form-factor device that
uses ½-inch tape. Its design includes a four-channel read/write head,
Lempel-Ziv (DLZ) high-efficiency data compression, and a tape-mark
directory to achieve fast data throughput and data access times.
