Autoloader Performance Specifications
Quantum SuperLoader 3 User’s Guide
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MCBF
400,000 cycles
Typical cycle time
All Drive Types
< 40 seconds. One cycle consists of moving a cartridge from the
tape drive to a magazine slot, selecting another magazine slot,
and then moving the cartridge back to the tape drive. It does
not include the time that the tape drive takes to unload or
load/calibrate.
Average load time (after placing
cartridge in drive)
LTO-2 Drive (LTO Ultrium 2 cartridge)
12 seconds (to BOT for previously written tape)
40 seconds (to BOT with new tape)
LTO-3 Drive (LTO Ultrium 3 cartridge)
58 seconds (to BOT for previously written tape)
< 30 seconds (to BOT with new tape)
LTO-4 Drive (LTO Ultrium 4 cartridge)
62 seconds (to BOT for previously written tape)
< 19 seconds (to BOT with new tape)
VS160 Drive (VS1 cartridge)
120 seconds (to BOT for previously written tape)
150
seconds (to BOT with unformatted tape)
DLT-V4 Drive (DLTtape VS1 cartridge)
90 seconds (to BOT for previously written tape)
SDLT 600 Drive (SDLT II cartridge)
12 seconds (to BOT for previously written tape)
17 seconds (to BOT with new tape)
DLT-S4 Drive (DLTtape S4 cartridge)
20 seconds (typical)
40 seconds (unformatted media)