User's Guide

Product Specifications
Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide 34
Product Specifications
The following subsections contain product specifications for the
SDLT 600A tape drive.
Positive Engagement
Tape Leader Buckling
Mechanism 1
This buckling mechanism engages the tape leaders upon data cartridge
load and disengages them upon data cartridge unload.
Component level tests of buckle arm components have shown at least
250,000 cycles on the tape drive without failure, breakage, or binding; this
includes the take-up leader, the supply leader, and the media itself.
Functional Specifications
The following subsections contain functional specifications for the SDLT
600A tape drive.
Performance Data 1
Table 6 provides performance data for the tape drive.
Table 6 SDLT 600A Tape Drive
Performance Data
Item Specification
Drive Read/Write Transfer Rate* 36 MB/second, native
Maximum Thoughput* 11 MB/second, native
Tracks 40 logical tracks
640 physical tracks
Track Density 1502 tracks per inch (tpi)
Linear Bit Density 233 Kbits per inch (Kbpi)
Read/Write Tape Speed 108 inches per second (ips)