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SDLT220
 

Overview

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Performance
Native sustained transfer rate 11 MB/s
2:1 compressed transfer rate 22 MB/s
Burst transfer rate SCSI bus 80 MB/s max
Native formatted capacity 110 GB
2:1 compressed capacity 220 GB
Cartridge load time to BOT, formatted tape 12 sec
Cartridge load time to BOT, unformatted tape 40 sec
Average file access time 70 sec
Interfaces available LVD, Ultra 2 SCSI, HVD, Ultra SCSI

Tape Format
Recording format 448 track serial serpentine
Recording density 113 k bits / inch
Track density 896 tpi
Encoding method Partial Response Maximum Likelihood (PRML)
Data compression DLZ

Reliability
MTBF 250,000 hours at 100% duty cycle
Media durability 1,000,000 passes / 17,850 uses
Uncorrected error rate 1 x 1017 bits read
Undetected error rate 1 x 1027 bits read
Warranty 3 years

Physical Specifications
Tabletop Embedded
Width 6.9" / 175.26 mm 5.84" / 148.34 mm
Height 6.3" / 160.02 mm 3.24" / 82.36 mm
Depth 12.8" / 325.12 mm 8.35" / 212.09 mm
Weight - varies by configuration 13 lb 13 oz / 6.27 kg 5 lb 4 oz / 2.38 kg

Environmental Limits
Operating Temperature 50° to 104° F / 10° to 40° C
Non-condensing humidity 20% to 80%
Altitude -500' to +30,000' max
Non-operating Temperature -40° to 151° F/-40° to 66° C
Non-condensing humidity 10% to 95%

Power
Voltage +5V, +12V
Power consumption 26 Watts (average read / write operation)

Media compatibility
Super DLTtape I 110 GB native capacity
DLTtape IV - read only in SDLT 220 20, 35 or 40GB native capacity

Tape Life
Archive storage - with < 10% loss in demagnetization at 20° C and 40% non-condensing humidity > 30 years
Durability - average in typical office / computing environment 1,000,000 head passes

 

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note Note: Veritas BackupExec and Veritas NetBackup Drivers 
If you are using Veritas BackupExec or Veritas NetBackup you should use the device driver that came with your software backup package.

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WinNT
Device driver to allow use of DLTtape Tape Drives with Windows NT 4.0 running on Intel x86 platforms. This is a self-extracting, compressed file that unzips into a set of files. Please view the README.TXT file for installation instructions.

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Win2K/2K3/XP (x86, x64)
The device driver allows you to use DLT tape drives with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 running on x86 and x64 platforms. This is a self-extracting, compressed file that unzips into a set of files. Please view the ReadMe.htm file for installation instructions.

 

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V94
V94 update is recommended for improved compatibility with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Operating Systms (OS), as well as overall product reliability improvement.
Note: This firmware is for standalone drives only. If your drive is in a library contact your service representative regarding firmware updates.
Instructions for upgrading firmware via a FUP tape can be found here.

 

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StorageCare Sage xTalk Management Console - In less than thirty minutes xTalk will evaluate your tape drive's health and determine if it needs to be sent in for service. The application also provides detailed engineering drive analysis information and the abilty to quickly download updates to the firmware, application, online help, test script and release notes.

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StorageCare Sage iTalk is diagnostic software that allows users to quickly test the integrity of a Super DLTtape drive. This application uses an IR (Infrared) device connected to a PC to communicate with the tape drive. StorageCare Sage iTalk can be used to test a standalone drive or a drive installed in a library.
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StorageCare Sage iTalk for Windows
Double-click on the downloaded file to begin installation.

StorageCare Sage Pocket iTalk is diagnostic software that allows users to quickly test the integrity of a Super DLTtape drive using a Pocket PC. This application uses the IR (InfraRed) port on your Pocket PC to communicate with the tape drive. Pocket iTalk can be used to test a standalone drive or a drive installed in a library.
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StorageCare Sage Pocket iTalk for Windows
Double-click on the downloaded file to begin installation.

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DFU for Windows
Drive Firmware Upgrade for Windows

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DFU for Linux
Drive Firmware Upgrade for Linux

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DFU for NetWare
Drive Firmware Upgrade for NetWare

 

Documentation

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Product Use Guides
  SDLT 220 and 320 Product Manual 3.5 MB Mar 2004
  SDLT 200 and 320 Quick Start Guide (multi-language version) 7.4 MB Mar 2004
  SDLT 220 and 320 User Reference Guide 335 KB May 2004
  SDLT 220 and 320 User Reference Guide (Spanish Version) 822 KB Feb 2004

Planning and Installation Guides
  SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Design and Integration Guide 2.6 MB Mar 2004
  Installation on HP9000 Series 800 System with HP-UX9.04 14 KB Mar 2001
  Installation on HP 9000 Series 700 or 800 System with HP-UX 10.x, 11.x 80 KB Nov 2002
  Installation on HP 9000 Series 700 System with HP-UX 9.x 13 KB Mar 2001
  Installation on Sun Solaris 2.5 and Below 133 KB July 2003
  Installation on Sun Solaris 2.6 and Above 115 KB Nov 2003
  Installation on AIX 3.2, 4. 5L 105 KB Sep 2004
  Installation on Linux 372 KB Jan 2006

Reference Guides
  DLTtape Handbook 1.4 MB July 2001
  SDLT 220 and 320 SCSI Interface Guide 2.5 MB July 2004
  SDLT 220 Jumper Settings
  SDLT 220 Part Numbers
  DLT Tape Drive Library Interface Specification 949 KB June 2006
  DLT Tape Cleaning Data Sheet 32 KB Apr 2004

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