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Externally Attached Automated Libraries
Externally Attached Automated Libraries
Refer to the table to distinguish technical characteristics of each automated tape drive.
Machine
Model 7329-308
Desktop
3490E-F10
Rack
3490E-F11
Library
3490-F1A
Desktop
3570-C01
3570-C02
Rack
3570-C11
3570-C12
3575-L06
3575-L12
3575-L18
3575-L24
3575-L32
Tower
3581-H17
Rack
3583-L18
3583-L36
3583-L72
Modular
3584-D32
3584-L32
3590-B1A
3590-B11
3590-E1A
3590E11
3494-L12
3494-D12
3494-L10
3494-D10
3494-HA1
Description QIC ¼ inch
AutoLoader
½ inch tape C-XL format
0.31"
C-XL format
0.31"
LTO ½ inch tape
Magstar
Library for
3490-x1A
and
3590-x1A
Technology Longitudinal
Serpentine
Longitudinal
Serpentine
Longitudinal
Serpentine
Longitudinal
Serpentine
Longitudinal
Serpentine
Longitudinal
Serpentine
n/a
Native/
Compressed
1
50 GB
100 GB
800 MB
2.4 GB
7 GB
21 GB
7 GB
21 GB
100 GB
200 GB
40 GB
120 GB
Depends
on installed
drives
Maximum
Number of
Cartridges/
Library
81020
L06: 60
L12: 120
L18: 180
L24: 240
L32: 324
H17: 7
L18: 18
L36: 32
L72: 72
L32 +D32:
227-1980
B1A: 1
B11: 10
E1A: 1
E11: 10
6240
Maximum
Total Capacity
800 GB 24 GB 420 GB
L06: 1.2
TB
L12:
2.5 TB
L18: 3.78
TB
L24: 5.04
TB
L32: 6.8
TB
H17: 1.4 TB
L18: 3.6 TB
L36: 7.2 TB
L72: 14.4 TB
L32+D32
56.2-441.4 TB
B1A: 120 GB
B11: 1.2 TB
E1A: 120 GB
E11: 1.2 TB
748 TB
Maximum
Data
Rate/sec
2
5 MB/s
10 MB/s
3 MB/s
9 MB/s
7MB/s
15 MB/s
7MB/s
15 MB/s
15 MB/s
30 MB/s
B11: 7MB/s
15 MB/s
E11 14 MB/s
30 MB/s
Depends
on installed
drives
Time to load 81 sec 19 sec 20 sec 3494/3590
30 sec
56 sec 30 sec
Interface Ultra SCSI-2
SE interface
SCSI-2
Fast/Wide
Differential
SCSI-2
Fast/Wide
Differential
SCSI-2
Fast/Wide
Differential
SCSI-2 HVD SCSI-2 RS232
Async or
LAN for
robotics
Compression/
Compaction
Method
6
HDC
IDRC
LZ1 LZ1 IDRC
LZ1
Depends
on installed
drives
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