Dell PowerVault 124T - Manual (Page 66)

MCBF 100,000 cartridge load/unload cycles
Interface Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Initialize element
status
90 seconds (typical)
Typical cycle time < 40 seconds. One cycle consists of moving a cartridge from the tape drive to a
magazine slot, selecting another magazine slot, and then moving the cartridge back to
the tape drive. It does not include the time that the tape drive takes to unload or
load/calibrate.
Average load
time (after
placing cartridge
in drive)
LTO Ultrium 6 = 12 seconds (to BOT for previously written tape)
LTO Ultrium 6 = 12 seconds (to BOT with initialized tape)
Average unload
time (from BOT)
LTO Ultrium 6 = 17 seconds (from BOT)
Autoloader Environmental Specifications
Characteristic Specification
Temperature Range (Dry Bulb)
Operating +10º to +45ºC
Nonoperating –40º to +65ºC
Temperature Variation
Operating 10ºC per hour
Nonoperating 11ºC per hour
Humidity
Operating 10% to 80% non-condensing
Nonoperating 10% to 90% non-condensing
Gradient 30% per hour without condensation