Specifications

Regulations
This information applies to both the Sun StorEdge L25 and L100 libraries.
Category Specifications
Safety UL-1950, CSA C22.2 950, EN 60950
RFI/EMI FCC CFR 47-15J (Level A), EN55022 (CISPR 22) Level A, EN 55024
(CISPR 24), VCCI
Agency Markings CE, VCCI, UL, FCC, CSA
Media and Drive Specifications
Tape Drive Specifications
Feature DLT8000 LTO 1 LTO 2 SDLT 220 SDLT 320
Capacity 40 GB native 100 GB native 200 GB native 110 GB native 160 GB native
Transfer Rate Sustained 6 MB/sec. native 15 MB/sec. native 30 MB/sec. native 11 MB/sec.
native
16 MB/sec.
native
Transfer Rate (GB/hr) 21.6 GB/hr 54 GB/hr 108GB/hr 39.6GB/hr 57.6/GB/hr
Transfer Rate Peak 20 MB/sec. burst,
synchronous
40 MB/sec. burst 40 MB/sec. burst 40 MB/sec. burst 80 MB/sec. burst
Track Format Proprietary, linear
serpentine
Proprietary, linear
serpentine
Proprietary, linear
serpentine
Proprietary,
linear serpentine
Proprietary,
linear serpentine
Load to BOT Time 37 seconds <10 seconds <10 seconds 12 seconds 12 seconds
Max. Rewind Time 120 seconds 152 seconds 152 seconds 140 seconds 140 seconds
Average Access Time 60 seconds 76 seconds 76 seconds 70 seconds 70 seconds
Unload from BOT 17 seconds 3 seconds 3 seconds 12 seconds 12 seconds
Buffer Size 8 MB 64 MB 64 MB 8 MB 8 MB
Drive Life 50,000 hours
(max. head life)
250,000 hours @
100% duty cycle
250,000 hours @
100% duty cycle
250,000 hours @
100% duty cycle
250,000 hours @
100% duty cycle
Tape Cartridge (Media) Specifications
Feature DLTtape IV LTO Ultrium 1 LTO Ultrium 2 Super DLTtape I
Archival Life 30 years with less
than 5%
demagnetization
loss
30 years with less
than 5%
demagnetization
loss
30 years with less
than 5%
demagnetization
loss
30 years with less than
5% demagnetization
loss
Media Life 1,000,000
write/read passes
25,000 write/read
passes
25,000 write/read
passes
1,000,000 write/read
passes
Media Operating
Temperature
10º C to 40º C
(max. gradient:
10 degrees C/hr)
10º C to 45º C
(max. Gradient:
11º C/Hr)
10º C to 45º C
(max. Gradient: 11º
C/Hr)
10º C to 40º C (max.
gradient: 10 degrees
C/hr)
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