Installation and Operating Guide
72 Specifications
Specifications
Drive
Data Capacity: Up to 24 GB per 125-meter DDS-3 cassette
(DDS-3 drive w/2:1 compression)
Up to 360 GB per 15 cassette magazine
(DDS-3 drive w/2:1 compression)
Type: HP model C1533A (DDS-2)
HP model C1537A (DDS-3)
Sony model SDT-5000 (DDS-2)
Sony model SDT-7000 (DDS-2)
Sony model SDT-9000 (DDS-3)
(Optional dual drives available)
Data Transfer Rate: Up to 288 MB/min. w/2:1 compression
(dual Sony SDT-9000)
Up to 240 MB/min. w/2:1 compression
(dual HP C1537A drives)
Load Time: 20 seconds
Changer
Magazine: 15 Cassettes
Media type: DDS, 4mm metal-particle cassettes
Cassette Change: 8 seconds, maximum
Indicators/Controls: 8 button keypad with LCD menu display, POWER LED
and LOCKED LED to monitor and control system status,
diagnostics and configuration
Interface: SCSI-2
Reliability
Maintenance: Use cleaning cassette every 8-10 hours of tape use
MSBF: Greater than 100,000 cassette changes (net, drive and
media)
MTBF: More than 80,000 power-on hours
MTTR: Within 30 minutes