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Introduction: Dell
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110T LTO-2 Tape Drive User's Guide
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Overview
The Dell
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110T LTO-2 tape drive is a high-performance, high-capacity data-storage device that is designed to perform unattended backups, restore Open
Systems applications, and retrieve and archive files. The drive can be integrated into a server (internal model) or can be provided as a separately packaged desktop unit
(external model). The Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 tape drive (called Generation 2) is the second-generation tape drive in the LTO-2 series of products.
The Dell PowerVault 110 LTO-2 tape drive offers a formatted cartridge capacity of up to 200 GB (400 GB assuming 2:1 compression ratio) and a sustained data transfer rate of
35 MB per second (70 MB per second assuming 2:1 compression ratio).
Figure 1 shows a front view of the internal model of the tape drive. Figure 2 shows a front view of the separately purchased external model of the tape drive.
Figure 1. Front View (Internal Model)
Figure 2. Front View (External Model)
SCSI Bus Interface
These tape drives are designed to operate on an Ultra160 low voltage differential SCSI bus (LVD) with a burst transfer rate of 160 MB/sec. The interface is backward
compatible with older SCSI technology.
The tape drives contains a high density, 68-pin, D-Shell (HD-68) connector for attachment to the server. The drive supports LVD SCSI cables with HD-68 connectors.
Features
The tape drive has the following features:
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Capacity of 200GB (native), 400GB (compressed*) on a single LTO tape
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Built-in read-after-write verification for a high level of data integrity
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Sustained transfer rate of 35MB/s (native), 70MB/s(compressed*)
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Intelligent LTO-DC dual-mode compression algorithm
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Failsafe leader capture mechanism
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LTO-Cartridge Memory
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TapeAlert
support for worry-free backup
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Ultra 160 Low Voltage Differential (LVD) SCSI interface
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Backward Read and Write Compatibility with Generation 1 Cartridges
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Speed matching (The tape drive can slow down to match the system data rate.)