Manuals

Height

8.9 cm (3.5 in)

Width

45 cm (17.7 in)

Length

75.46 cm (29.71 in)

Package Weight (without media)

22.7 kg (50 lb)

Footprint

0.32 square meters (3.4 square feet)   

Maximum data transfer rate

Native: 245 GB/hr
Compressed: 490 GB/hr (assuming 2:1 compression ratio)

Drive type

1 IBM LTO-3 drive

Number of slots

16 (8 per magazine)

MCBF

100,000 cartridge load/unload cycles

Interface

Ultra 160 SCSI LVD

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 3 = 15 seconds (to BOT for previously written tape)

LTO Ultrium 3 = 15 seconds (to BOT with initialized tape)

Average unload time (from BOT)

LTO Ultrium 3 = 15 seconds (from BOT)

Temperature Range (Dry Bulb)

+10° to +35°C

Nonoperating

–40° to +65°C

Temperature Variation

10°C per hour

Nonoperating

20°C per hour

Humidity

Operating

20% to 80% noncondensing

Nonoperating

10% to 90% noncondensing

Gradient

10% per hour without condensation

Wet Bulb

26°C maximum

Nonoperating

29°C maximum

Altitude

Operating

–153 to 3048 m

Nonoperating

–153 to 12192 m

Vibration (5-500 Hz)

Maximum acceleration to operating     

0.25g RMS (random)

Frequency range

500 Hz

60 Hz system: 90 – 265 VAC
50 Hz system: 90 – 265 VAC

Line frequency

47 – 63 Hz

AC Input current

60 Hz system: 4.0 A (RMS) for 115 VAC
50 Hz system: 2.0 A (RMS) for 230 VAC

Power consumption

60 Hz = 75 W; 50 Hz = 80 W

Operating

5 – 500 Hz, 0.25 G, 0.254 mm (0.01 inch) to smooth crossover, 1 8ve/min, (X, Y, Z) axes

Random Vibration

0.25 Grms, 5 – 500 Hz (X, Y, Z) axes

Nonoperating

5 – 500 Hz, 0.75 G, 0.51 mm (0.02 inch) to smooth crossover, 1 8ve/min, (X, Y, Z) axes

Random Vibration

1.06 Grms, 5 – 500 Hz (X, Y, Z) axes

Operating

3 G, 5 ms half-sine, 3 pulses (+/–) per axis, X, Y, Z

Nonoperating

20 G, 8 ms half-sine, 3 shocks (+/–) per axis, X, Y, Z

Read/write transfer rate: maximum sustained
(LTO Ultrium 3 media)

Noncompressed mode: 245 GB/hr
Compressed (2:1 typical): 490 GB/hr

Burst transfer rate

160 MB/s

Average access time

54 seconds (from BOT)

Loading time to BOT
(for previously written tape)

15 seconds (maximum)

Unloading time from BOT

15 seconds (maximum)

MCBF

> 100,000 cartridge load/unload cycles

Interface type

Ultra 160 SCSI LVD

LTO Ultrium 3 storage capacity

12800 GB (compressed) with 16 cartridges

LTO Ultrium 3 formatted capacity

400 GB (noncompressed)
800 GB (2:1 typical compression)

Basic description

Dual coat metal particle

Tape length

680 m (2230.9 ft)

Cartridge dimensions

10.2 x 10.54 x 2.15 cm
(4 x 4.15 x .85 in)

Read compatibility

LTO Ultrium 1, LTO Ultrium 2, LTO Ultrium 3

Write compatibility

LTO Ultrium 2 and LTO Ultrium 3

Shelf life

> 30 years with < 10% loss in demagnetization @ 20°C
40% RH (noncondensing)

Cartridge life

1,000,000 passes (any point on the tape passing the recording head in either direction)

LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge life

50 uses