TSDLT 600 Product Manual

Shelf Life

The length of time that media can be stored without losing its

 

magnetic strength. For Super DLTtape II media, this period is 30

 

years or more.

SRAM

Static RAM. A memory chip that requires power to hold its

 

content.

T

Take-up Reel

The reel inside every tape drive onto which DLTtape or

 

Super DLTtape media is wound. The in-the-drive take-up reel

 

enables DLTtape and Super DLTtape systems to operate using a

 

single-reel cartridge and thereby pack more media and data into

 

every data cartridge.

TapeAlert

A firmware feature that monitors and returns the results of the

 

tape drive’s on-going self-diagnosis activity.

Tape Path

The path through which media moves from the data cartridge,

 

past the read/write head, and onto the take-up reel.

TB

Terabyte. A unit of measure equal to 1000 Gigabytes (GB).

TCM

Tape Control Module. The SDLT TCM consists of a variety of

 

components; the most significant of these include the base plate,

 

the cartridge receiver, the tape supply motor assembly, the floor

 

plate assembly, and the buckling mechanism.

Termination

A physical requirement of the SCSI bus. A terminator is a device

 

that attaches to both ends of an electrical bus and prevents

 

reflection or echoes of signals that reach the end of the bus.

Track

A linear or angled pattern of data written on a media surface.

 

SDLT tape drives write information on multiple tracks

 

simultaneously.

Transfer Rate

The speed at which the data moves between a host (that is, tape

 

drive) and a recorded device. Usually expressed as bytes/sec or

 

bits/sec.

TUR

Tape Unit Ready.

TUV

Technischer Uberwachungs Verein (German Safety Agency).

G-10

March 2004

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