User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Tape Drive Product Information
- SDLT 600 Tape Drive Specifications
- Installing Your Tape Drive
- Warranty Note
- Safety, Handling, and ESD Protection
- Pre-Installation Guidelines
- Configuring and Installing an Internal Tape Drive with SCSI Interface
- Configuring and Installing an Internal Tape Drive with Fibre Channel Interface
- Configuring and Installing a Tabletop Tape Drive with SCSI Interface
- Configuring and Installing a Tabletop Tape Drive with SCSI Interface
- Confirming the Installation
- Using Your Tape Drive
- Regulatory Compliance
- Super DLTtape I and Super DLTtape II Data Cartridges
- DLTtape VS1 Data Cartridge
- Glossary
Chapter 1 Tape Drive Product Information
Overview
SDLT 600 Product Manual 2
Overview 1
The Quantum SDLT 600 tape drive system is a highly scalable tape drive
designed for multiple product generations. It is a follow-on to the DLT
product family. The SDLT 600 tape drive system comprises both the tape
drive and the data cartridge. The system is available in three models: a
tabletop (or external) unit, an internal unit for server installation, and a
library model for installing in tape automation systems. The model
SDLT 600 tape drive system provides 300 Gigabyte (GB) of storage
capacity with a transfer speed of 36 Megabyte per second (MB/sec)
native; 600 GB of storage capacity with a transfer speed of 72 MB/sec
compressed.
Figure 1
shows pictures of the internal and tabletop models. The library
model (not shown) is identical to the internal, but with a different front
bezel.
For detailed engineering specifications, see chapter 2, SDLT 600 Tape
Drive Specifications