A Tape Drive Specifications; Interface; Backup Speed; Tape Format - HP D6030A - NetServer - E50 Getting Started

A Tape Drive Specifications

This chapter provides the technical specifications for the HP SureStore T20 tape
drive and lists part numbers for compatible tape cartridges, SCSI cables, and
accessories.

Interface

SCSI-2

Backup Speed

Data transfer rate
Tape speed
Load time
Retension time

Tape Format

Format
Media
Number of tracks
Bit density
Encoding method
Error Correction

Reliability Specifications

Hard error rate: <1 in 10
Predicted mean time between failures (20% duty cycle):
Internal:
External:
Sustained: 1,042 KB/second at 100 ips
Burst: 3 MB/second
Read-write: 50, 75, 100 ips
Search/rewind: 90, 120 ips
30 seconds
740-foot tape, 150 seconds
400-foot tape, 81 seconds
QIC-3220
HP 20GB/Travan TR-5 (QIC-3220)
108
106,400 bpi
RLL1,7
Level-10 Reed-Solomon
15
bits read with Reed-Solomon ECC
250,000 hours
200,000 hours
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