IBM LTO Generation 3 User manual

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The IBM Advantage
The IBM Advantage
IBM LTO Generation 3

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LTO Technology Overview
Product Overview
Drive Interfaces
Diagnostics and Error Reporting
Log Pages/Buffers
On-line Resources

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LTO Technology

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Generation 2 (IBM LTO Drive) 3 (IBM LTO Drive)
Capacity 200 GB 400 GB
Transfer 35 MB/S 80 MB/S
Channels 816
Attachment SCSI 3, FC(2Mb) SCSI 3, FC (2Mb)
Form Factor Full High Full High
Media Type MP MP
Thickness 8.8uM 8.0 uM
Tape Length 609 M 680 M
Write/Read 6.22 M/S 5.46 M/S
Seek Speed 8 M/S 8 M/S
Tracks 512 704
Linear
Density 188kb/in 245kb/in
IBM LTO
Specifications Product Overview

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HAA
Roller Bearings/Guides
Cartridge
Tape Path
Product Overview

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LP0 ............Leader pin attach point - 0 M
LP1 ............Fwd servo detect begins - 1M
LP2 ............Start calibration region - 5 M
LP3 .(BOT).User data region starts - 6 M
LP4 .(EOT).User data region ends - 596 M
LP5 ............Max user data region ends - 596.1M
LP6 ............Rev servo detection begins - 601.1M
LP7 ............Physical end of tape - 609 M
LP0 to LP1 .......Unused
LP1 to LP2 .......Forward servo acquisition
LP2 to LP3 .......Calibration region
LP3 to LP4 .......User data region
LP4 to LP5 .......Unused data area
LP5 to LP6 .......Reverse servo acquisition
LP6 to LP7 .......Unused
Logical Point Definitions Logical Area Usage
LP0LP1
LP2LP3
LP4
LP5
LP6LP7
FID
EW
EW ...Early Warning
FID ...Format Identification Data Set
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Regions on Tape

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SERVO (Lateral Position)
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SERVO (Longitudinal Position....LPOS)
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Dual Actuator Head
Product Overview

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Technology
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