Sony LIB-162/A3 LIB-162EA-A3 Leaflet

Product codes

LIB-162EA-A3

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Printed USA 06/02
AIT162LIB-DS-06/02

Sony Electronics Inc.

Business Solutions and Systems Company

3300 Zanker Road

San Jose, California 95134

http://www.sony.com/storagebysony

http://www.sony.com/mediabysony

SPECIFICATIONS

PART NUMBER

LIB-162/A1

LIB-162/A2

LIB-162/A3

DRIVE TYPE

AIT-1 Tape Drive

AIT-2 Tape Drive

AIT-3 Tape Drive

CAPACITY

0.56 TB* native,

0.8 TB* native,

1.6 TB* native,

1.45 TB* compressed**

2.08 TB* compressed**

4.16 TB* compressed**

NUMBER OF CARTRIDGES

INTERFACE/CONNECTORS

Ultra Wide SCSI LVD/SE/68 Pin

Ultra 160 Wide SCSI LVD/SE/68 Pin

SUSTAINED TRANSFER

4 MB/s native

6 MB/s native

12 MB/s native

RATE

10.4 MB/s compressed**

15 MB/s compressed**

31.2 MB/s compressed**

BURST TRANSFER RATE

Asynchronous: 12.0 MB/s (max)

Synchronous: 40.0 MB/s (max)

Synchronous: 160.0 MB/s (max)

GB/HOUR TRANSFER

28.6 (max.) GB per hour native

43.2 (max.) GB per hour native

86.4 (max.) GB per hour native

RATE *** (2 drives)

74.9 (max.) GB per hour

112 (max.) GB per hour

224.6 (max.) GB per hour

compressed**

CARTRIDGE ACCESS TIME

< 14 seconds

RECORDING METHOD

Advanced 8mm Helical Scan

DRUM ROTATIONAL SPEED

6,400 RPM

6,000 RPM

BUFFER SIZE

10 MB

18 MB

ERROR RATE

Less than 10

-17

bits

Less than 10

-17

bits

Less than 10

-17

bits

RELATIVE HUMIDITY

20 – 80% (non-condensing, operating) 20 – 80% (non-condensing, operating) 20 – 80% (non-condensing, operating)

OPERATING TEMP

50°F to 95°F (10°C to 35°C)

NON-OPERATING TEMP

-40°F to 140°F (-40°C to 60°C)

DIMENSIONS (WxHxD)

16.9 x 3.5 x 26.8 inches

WEIGHT

39.2 lbs

(1 drive and no cartridges)

ROBOTICS MSBF

>1,000,000

DRIVE MTBF****

>300,000 Power on Hours at

>400,000 Power on Hours at

100% duty cycle

HEAD LIFE****

>50,000 hours

MEDIA USE****

>30,000 passes or

approx. 30 years

MEDIA COMPATIBILITY

AIT-1 25 GB SDX1-25C

AIT-1 35 GB SDX1-35C

AIT-2 36 GB SDX2-36C

AIT-2 50 GB SDX2-50C

AIT-3 100 GB SDX3-100C

MEDIA TYPE

Advanced Metal Evaporated (AME)

SOFTWARE AND PLATFORM

Refer to www.storagebysony.com

COMPATIBILITY

for a complete list of software

and platform compatibility

LIMITED WARRANTY

3 year limited warranty, on-site

service options

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

AIT-1 Expansion Drive Sled

AIT-2 Expansion Drive Sled

AIT-3 Expansion Drive Sled

(not included)

(ACY-DR162/A1)

(ACY-DR162/A2)

(ACY-DR162/A3)

19" Standard Rack Mount

Kit (ACY-RK2)

Replacement Air Filter (ACY-FL162) Replacement Air Filter (ACY-FL162) Replacement Air Filter (ACY-FL162)

*TB means one trillion bytes when referring to tape cartridge capacity. Capacity may vary.
**2.6:1 compression with ALDC
***Requires Expansion Drive Sled to achieve maximum transfer rate.
****MTBF, head life and media use specifications are averages based on
normal office environmental conditions. Actual experiences may vary.