Spectra Logic 10000 manual Appendix A. Library Specifications, Library Data Storage Capacity

Appendix A. Library Specifications

This chapter includes information on:

•Library Specifications

•Sony AIT Tape Drive Specifications

•Sony AIT Media Specifications

•Bar Code Specifications

•The SCSI Bus

•SCSI Cables and Terminators

Library Specifications

Library Data Storage Capacity

Data capacity depends on the number of media slots available in the library and the type of media used. The relationship between media slots, tape drives and data capacity is outlined in the following table.

	Media Type
Library Capacity	AIT-2 (230-meter)	AIT-3 (230-meter)
20-Slot Native	1.00 TB	2.00 TB
20-Slot Compressed	2.60 TB *	5.20 TB
40-Slot Native	2.00 TB	4.00 TB
40-Slot Compressed	5.20 TB *	10.40 TB

* Uses ALDC compression rate of 2.6:1. Actual compression rates are data-dependent and may vary .

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