Quantum LTO-2 manual Environmental Requirements, Specification Operational Non-operational

Chapter 5 Specifications

Environmental Requirements

Specification	Value
Average rewind time (609-m tape)	> 4.5 seconds
Maximum rewind time (609-m tape)	<136 seconds
Average data access time (609-m tape)	68 seconds
from BOW
Maximum data access time (609-m tape)	136 seconds
from BOW
Average rewind time (609-m tape)	< 76 seconds
Tape speed	Up to 3.48 meters per second

Environmental Requirements

Table 8 lists the environmental specifications for the LTO-2 Half-Height

Tape Drive.

Table 8 Environmental

Requirements

Specification	Operational	Non-operational
Temperature	+50° to +104°F	–40° to +149°F
	(+10° to + 40°C)	(–40° to + 66°C)
Airflow requirements	Internal: 9 CFM (front to back)	N/A
Thermal gradient	11°C per hour (10-40°C)	11°C per hour (10-40°C)
Relative humidity	20% to 80% non-condensing	10% to 95% non-
		condensing
Humidity gradient	10% per hour	10% per hour

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