User's Guide

5157/5157 ACL S-Series DLT Subsystems Installation/Users Guide

Overview and Features of the 5157/5157 ACL S-series Subsystem

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Compression can be selected on the drive front panel or

from the host by using the SCSI MODE SELECT

command.

The DLT 5157/5157 ACL tape drives also accept the

DLTtape IIIxt cartridge. When this cartridge is used the

amount of data stored on the tape can be up to 15.0 GB

non-compressed or 30.0 GB compressed. The actual

amount of data stored in the compression mode is

dependent on the data type. Compression can be selected on

the drive front panel or from the host by using the SCSI

MODE SELECT command.

The DLT tape drives also accept the DLTtape III

cartridge. When this cartridge is used, the amount of data

stored on the tape can be up to 10.0 GB non-compressed or

20.0 GB compressed. The actual amount of data stored in

the compression mode is dependent on the data type.

Compression can be selected on the drive front panel or

from the host by using the SCSI MODE SELECT

command.

1.6 Compaction

The compaction feature of the DLT 5157/5157 ACL tape

drives helps to store data efficiently. A read/write data

cache of up to 8.0 MB allows working space for the

compaction, enabling maximum use of available tape space.

1.7 Strong Media

The tape media can endure 500,000 passes and a shelf life

of 30 years, which provides superior media durability and

data reliability.