Quantum A-Series User Manual

Product Specifications

Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide

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Product Specifications

The following subsections contain product specifications for the 

SDLT 600A tape drive.

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.

1

 provides performance data for the tape drive. 

Table 7   SDLT 600A Tape Drive 
Performance Data

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)