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Technical Specifications
DLT2000/DLT2500/DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem A-25
A.8 Drive Reliability Factors
Table A-29 lists the reliability factors:
Table A-29 Reliability Factors
Design life Seven years Design life statistics provide the
point at which statistical failure
rate begins to rise.
Head life 10,000 tape motion hours Continuous operation, under
severe stress envelope with
CompacTape media.
MTBF 80,000 hours Quantum Corporation does not
warrant that predicted MTBF is
representative of any particular
unit installed for customer use.
Actual figures vary from unit to
unit.
Tape life 500,000 passes