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Product Information
FULLY AUTOMATED, HIGH-CAPACITY DLT SOLUTION
 

          Key Features:

Specifications
CAPACITY
Library Capacity                                                           Up to 1.96 TB*
Tape cartridge capacity                                                 35 GB native; 70 GB at 2:1 compression
Tapes per library                                                           28 tapes, in 4 removable magazines
Magazine capacity                                                         7 cartridges
Drives per library                                                           2
Drives supported                                                           DLT 2000XT, 4000 and 7000 drives

PERFORMANCE
Sustained transfer rate per drive                                     Up to 5.0 MB/sec uncompressed*
Peak transfer rate per drive                                            Up to 20 MB/sec uncompressed*
Average cartridge access                                               10 seconds
Average access time                                                      45 seconds*
Average library inventory time                                        45 seconds
Average library initialize time                                          30 seconds
Hard error rate                                                              1 X 10(17) bits read
Undetected error rate                                                    1 X 10(30) bits read

RELIABILITY
Library reliability                                                            >1,000,000 mean cycles field proven >100,000 POH
Tape drive MTBF                                                         200,000* POH
Head life                                                                       20,000 tape motion hours
Mean time to repair                                                       < 30 minutes

INTERFACES
Host interface                                                                SCSI-2 ANSI X3T9.2 Single-ended or differential
Diagnostic                                                                      RS-232 AND SCSI

ENVIRONMENTAL
Operating Temperature                                                   +5oC to +35oC
Non-operating temperature                                            -40oC to +60oC
Operating humidity                                                         20 to 80% non-condensing
Physical dimensions                                                        28"H x 17.75"W x 28"L
Power requirements                                                       100 to 240 VAC, 220 watts average

DIAGNOSTICS
Remote access via RS232 port Machine resident maintenance utility for:

APPROVALS
FCC class A         TUV
UL 1950               CE
cUL

WARRANTY
Two years

Library Product Matrix
Q7 4000 7000
Library Capacity+  560GB  980GB 
Library Throughput 10.8 GB/hr  36 GB/hr 
Cartridge Capacity 20 GB 35 GB 
Drive Transfer Rate 1.5 MB/sec  5 MB/sec 
DLT Tape IV IV
+Can be doubled using 2:1 compression
*Using DLT 7000; numbers will vary with previous DLT generations. DLT is a trademark of Quantum Corporation.

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