Preliminary
1-2
September 21, 1999
BENCHMARK
T A P E
S Y S T E M S
1.2.2 High
Capacity
Your DLT1 drive uses of DLTtape™ IV cartridges, which offer 40 GB of native storage or up
to 80 GB of compressed data using Benchmark Tape Systems’ enhanced format.
As always, the data set determines the actual data compression rate, which may vary from
the average of 2:1.
Use your backup application to turn data compression on or off.
1.2.3 Data
Compaction
Your DLT1 drive includes a data compaction feature that helps it store data efficiently. A
read/write buffer of up to 2 MB provides working space for the compaction feature, allowing
you to get the most of the available tape space.
1.2.4 Durable
Media
The tape media is designed to endure 1,000,000 passes and has a shelf life of 30 years,
providing superior media durability and data reliability.
1.2.5 Compatibility
Your DLT1 drive is read-compatible with DLT4000 using DLTtape IV cartridges.
1.2.6 Firmware Update Capability
Your DLT1 drive includes Flash EEPROM technology that makes on-site firmware
(microcode) updates from tape or SCSI bus fast and easy.
1.2.7 Embedded
Diagnostics
Your DLT1 drive has embedded diagnostic software that indicates diagnostic results and
drive operating status and even tells you when head cleaning is needed. The drive also has
embedded error logging to help you diagnose any problems.
1.3 DLT7
Autoloader
Overview
Your DLT7 Autoloader is a SCSI-2 compatible data storage device that incorporates a DLT1
drive featuring high capacity, high throughput, and data compression. Your DLT7 Autoloader
operates as two SCSI devices on a single SCSI bus, one device for the tape drive, the other
for the autoloader robotics. Your DLT7 Autoloader can contain up to seven DLTtape IV data
cartridges providing a maximum formatted capacity of 280 GB native or 560 GB compressed
and a sustained data transfer rate as high as 180 MB per minute native or 360 MB per
minute compressed.
Your DLT7 Autoloader is compatible with many operating systems and environments
supporting the SCSI interface, but requires either direct support of the operating system or a
