Tandberg Data VXA-320 (VXA-3) - Manual (Page 65)

O CTOBER 2006 VXA-320 T APE D RIVE 51
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ELIABILITY
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PECIFICATIONS
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APE
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PEED AND
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CCESS
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IME
The time required to move the tape to a specified position depends on the
operation being performed. Table 7-4 lists the tape speeds and access times for
the VXA-320 tape drive.
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ELIABILITY
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PECIFICATIONS
Table 7-5 provides reliability specifications for the VXA-320 tape drive.
Table 7-4 Tape speed and access times
Search speed
(maximum)
165 x read/write speed (1 GB/second, native)
Mid-tape reposition
time (average) a , b
a In addition to maximum search speed, the mid-tape reposition times depend on acceleration,
deceleration, and read positioning to location.
b The VXA-320 tape drive does not support VXAtape V6, V10, or V17.
X6 cartridge: 75 seconds
X10 cartridge: 75 seconds
X23 or V23
c
cartridge: 120 seconds
c The VXA-320 tape drive can read or write VXA-2 formatted V23 tapes.
Load time (logical) 45 seconds for an initialized tape
50 seconds for an uninitialized tape
Unload time (logical) 65 seconds
Tape speed 17.90 mm/second (typical)
Table 7-5 Reliability specifications
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) 300,000 hours
Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) 30 minutes
Service life 5 years
Write reliability Bit error rate of less than 1x10
-16
Read reliability Bit error rate of less than 1x10 -17
Loads/unloads 50,000 cycles, minimum