Chapter 4 — Library Specifications Tape Drive and Media Specifications
September 2022 Site Preperation Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Library
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LTO -5 Drive
When connecting to a Fibre Channel network, LTO-5 Fibre Channel drives
will attempt to connect at 8 Gb/second, but will auto-negotiate down to
4 Gb/second, 2 Gb/second, or 1 Gb/second, depending on the requirements
of the port to which the drive is connected.
Note: LTO-5 drives are no longer available for purchase
Parameter Specification
Maximum sustained transfer rate
a, b
a. Assuming a 2:1 compression ratio. Compression throughput depends on the type of data.
b. This is a per-drive value.
140 MB/second, native
c
280 MB/second, compressed
c. A 1 Gb interface speed will not stream an LTO-5 drive at 140 MB/second.
Speed matching range 30 MB/second to 140 MB/second
Average space record time 75 seconds
Encryption capability AES 256-bit
WORM capability Yes
MTBF 250,000 hours at 100% duty cycle
Uncorrected error rate 1 x 10
–17
bits
Power consumption
b
Read/write: 27 watts typical
Idle: 7.5 watts
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