Make it a practice to visually inspect your tape cartridges when loading or removing them from your tape library. Taking a few minutes to check the condition of your cartridges will lower the risk of repeated failures and help ensure uninterrupted backup.
CAUTION: Always discard damaged tape cartridges. If a defective tape cartridge is loaded into a tape drive, it may in turn damage the drive, potentially requiring drive replacement.
NOTE: For information on labeling tape cartridges, see ”Labeling Tape Cartridges” on page 75.
SDLT Tape Drives
NOTE: In addition to the information provided in this manual, refer to the documentation provided with your media for more information. Also see Chapter 7, ”Troubleshooting” beginning on page 101.
The SDLT tape drive is a
Table 3 SDLT Tape Drive Capacity and Data Transfer Rate
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| SDLT 160/320 | 160 | GB (native) | 16 MB/sec (115.2 GB/hour) | |
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| 320 GB (compressed) | 32 MB/sec (230.4 GB/hour) | ||
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| SDLT 300/600 | 300 GB (native) | 36 MB/sec (259.2 GB/hour) | ||
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| 600 | GB (compressed) | 72 MB/sec (518.4 GB/hour) | |
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NOTE: Compressed capacity assumes a 2:1 compression ratio.
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