Quickspecs – HP Ultrium 215 User Manual

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Capacity

Native

100 GB

200 GB

Compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression)

200 GB

400 GB

Buffer Size

16 MB

64 MB

Performance

Sustained transfer
rate, native

7.5 MB/s

16 MB/s

24 MB/s

Sustained transfer
rate, compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression)

15 MB/s

32 MB/s

48 MB/s

Burst transfer rate

80 MB/s (with Ultra2
SCSI wide)

160 MB/s (with Ultra3
SCSI wide)

Data rate matching
range

6-7.5 MB/s (native)

6.7-16 MB/s (native)

8-24 MB/s (native)

Data access time
(from BOT)

142s typical for a 100
GB tape (native)

64 s typical for a 100
GB tape (native)

64 s typical for a 200
GB tape (native)

Average load time

25 s

17 s

Average unload time13 s

16 s

Rewind time from
EOT

284 s (100 GB tape)

121s (100 GB tape)

121 s (200 GB tape)

Rewind tape speed 2.05 m/s

5.0 m/s

Reliability

MTBF

250,000 hours
at 100% duty cycle

Uncorrected Error
Rate

1x10

bits read

1x10

Media
Compatibility

LTO Ultrium1
with 4K Cartridge
Memory

LTO Ultrium 1
with 4K Cartridge
Memory

LTO Ultrium 1
with 4K Cartridge
Memory;
LTO Ultrium 2
with 4K Cartridge
Memory

Tape Format

Recording method

8-channel linear
serpentine

Recording format

LTO Ultrium 1

LTO Ultrium 2
LTO Ultrium 1 (for 100
GB tape)

Data compression

LTO DC dual mode
compression (an
enhanced version of
ALDC)

Error
detection/correction

Reed-Solomon

Read channel
technology

Peak Detect

Partial Response
Maximum Likelihood
(PRML)

Data encoding
method

RLL 1,7

RLL 0,13/11

Interface

Interface type

Wide Ultra2 SCSI
(LVDS)

Wide Ultra3 SCSI
(LVDS)

SCSI connector

Internal: 68-pin LVDS
External: 68-pin HD

QuickSpecs

HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives

Technical Specifications

DA - 12128 Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 7 — 3/17/2006

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