The DLT 8000 tape drive stores up to 40 gigabytes of uncompressed data on a single cartridge at speeds as high as six megabytes per second. This capacity and performance makes the DLT 8000 tape drive a good choice for backup, archiving and disaster recovery on network storage and midrange systems.
Backup and restore Using the DLT 8000 tape drive for backup and restore increases performance without requiring library, software or media changes to existing DLT tape environments. The DLT8000 tape drive can be used in combination with other drives* to match specific backup and restore performance and capacity needs.
Disaster recovery The DLT8000 tape drive is an excellent expansion tool for disaster recovery environments built on DLT technology. The DLT8000 drive can be used almost interchangeably with existing DLT tape drives* as a local or remote component of a disaster recovery network.
Archiving DLT 8000 tape drives are a practical choice for efficient archiving of growing volumes of business data. Expansion of existing archival environments is straightforward because the DLT8000 drive is compatible with previous DLT tape generations.
*Intermixing DLT 8000 with DLT 7000 or DLT 7000E drives within the same library is not recommended.
Benefits
Faster backup/restore Faster throughput and more capacity enable you to complete backup and restore operations in less time.
Enhanced data protection The DLT 8000 recording head boasts an average life of 50,000 hours, and the drive has a mean time between failure (MTBF) rating of 250,000 at 100 percent duty cycle.
Investment protection These drives use industry-standard Quantum DLT 8000 tape technology, which is integrated into leading tape automation products, including the StorageTek® L-Series™ tape libraries.
Higher capacity, performance The DLT 8000 drive provides 15 percent more native capacity and 20 percent faster performance than the DLT 7000 drive that it replaces.
Features
Standard features:
Read/write compatibility The DLT 8000 drive is read/write compatible with previous DLTtape formats, including DLT 4000 and DLT 7000 tape formats.
Reliable media DLT 8000 tape media has a shelf life of 30 years and a working life of one million passes.
Fewer moving parts The DLT 8000 drive’s more direct, gentler tape path with fewer moving parts is designed for 100 percent duty cycle applications.
More read/write channels For higher performance, the DLT 8000 drive provides four read/write channels.
Specifications
Performance
Access time*
Tape load and thread to ready:
12 sec formatted, 40 sec unformatted
Average file access time :
Data transfer rate, native (uncompressed):
6 MB/sec
Capacity
Capacity, native (uncompressed):
40 GB
Availability
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
Tape load:
250,000 hr @ 100% duty cycle
Head life:
30,000 hr
Uncorrected bit error rate:
1x10(-17)
Undetected bit error rate:
1x10(-27)
Compatibility
Interface
Interface:
Single port Ultra 2 SCSI, 68 pin female connector single port, shortwave, multi-mode optical Fibre Channel port SC duplex connector
Burst transfer rate:
LVD 80 MB/sec, HVD 40 MB/sec
Read/write compatibility interface:
NL_Port, FC-PLDA (hard and soft AL-PA capability), FC-AL, FCP-2, FC-TAPE
Emulation modes:
Proprietary format
Mechanical
Form factor:
5.25 in (full height) 8.0 in (full length)
Environmental
Temperature
Temperature (operating):
+50° to +104° F (+10° to +40 C )
Temperature (non-operating):
-40° to +140° F (-40° to +66° C )
Humidity
Relative humidity (operating):
20%-80%
Relative humidity (non-operating):
10%-95%
Power
Voltage:
100-240 VAC @ 50-60 Hz
Voltage:
+5 VDC, +12 VDC
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