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SDLT 600 Product Specification, 81-81218-02 A01, December 2005, Made in USA.
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Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1 Product Description 1
Modular Design................................................................................................................ 1
Data Control Module................................................................................................ 2
Tape Control Module ............................................................................................... 3
Front Panel Module .................................................................................................. 4
Electronic Interface Module..................................................................................... 5
Data Cartridge ........................................................................................................... 6
Cleaning Cartridge........................................................................................................... 7
Dimensions and Tolerances............................................................................................ 7
Chapter 2 Hardware Specifications 9
Physical Description ........................................................................................................ 9
Tape Drive Connections................................................................................................ 10
Power Pin Assignments ......................................................................................... 11
Loader Connector Pin Assignments..................................................................... 12
SCSI ID...................................................................................................................... 12
Configuring the Internal Tape Drive for TERMPWR........................................ 12
SCSI Connections .................................................................................................... 12

Contents
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Fibre Channel Connection............................................................................................. 13
Fibre Channel Link Light....................................................................................... 14
Fibre Channel Speed and Topology..................................................................... 16
Current and Power Requirements............................................................................... 16
Front Panel Controls and LEDs.................................................................................... 21
Drive Density LED.................................................................................................. 22
Behavior of the LEDs During POST ..................................................................... 24
Chapter 3 Performance Specifications 25
Interface Types................................................................................................................ 25
Process for Writing Data ............................................................................................... 27
Read/Write Channel Architecture .............................................................................. 28
Transfer Rate...................................................................................................................29
Performance Data........................................................................................................... 30
Compression ................................................................................................................... 31
Storage Capacity............................................................................................................. 31
Reliability......................................................................................................................... 31
Head Life and MTBF .............................................................................................. 31
Media Durability..................................................................................................... 32
Data Cartridge Life Expectancy ............................................................................ 32
Data Integrity........................................................................................................... 33
Backward Read Compatibility (BRC) Transfer Rates ............................................... 34
Chapter 4 Environmental Specifications 35
Air Flow Requirements ................................................................................................. 35
Altitude............................................................................................................................ 36
Temperature and Humidity.......................................................................................... 36
Storage and Shipment.................................................................................................... 37
Chapter 5 Shock and Vibration Specifications 38
Shock Specifications....................................................................................................... 38
Vibration Specifications................................................................................................. 40

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Chapter 6 Regulatory Compliance 42
Safety Regulations.......................................................................................................... 42
Safety Certifications................................................................................................ 42
Electromagnetic Field Specifications........................................................................... 43
Electromagnetic Emissions .................................................................................... 43
Electromagnetic Interference Susceptibility........................................................ 43
Immunity and ESD Limits ..................................................................................... 44
Acoustic Noise Emissions ............................................................................................. 45
Class A Statements (Internal Tape Drive)................................................................... 45
Class B Statements (Tabletop Tape Drive).................................................................. 48
Environmental Compliance.......................................................................................... 50
Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment ...................................................... 50
Chapter 7 Media Specifications 51
Recording Media ............................................................................................................ 51
Physical Specifications............................................................................................ 51
Media Structure....................................................................................................... 52
Media Shipping, Operating, and Storage Specifications.......................................... 52

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Figures
Figure 1 SDLT 600 Tape Drive Modular Design.........................................2
Figure 2 Front Panel Module Assembly (Internal and Tabletop) ............5
Figure 3 Data Cartridges Readable by SDLT 600 Tape Drive...................6
Figure 4 Front, Side, and Bottom Views of the SDLT 600 Tape Drive ....8
Figure 5 Internal SCSI Connectors and Jumpers at Rear of Tape
Drive..............................................................................................11
Figure 6 Internal Fibre Channel Connectors and Jumpers at Rear
of Tape Drive ...............................................................................14
Figure 7 Connecting the Fiber Optic Cable to the Fibre Channel
Tape Drive....................................................................................15
Figure 8 Connecting the Fiber Optic Cable to a Tabletop Fibre
Channel Tape Drive....................................................................16
Figure 9 SDLT 600 Tape Drive Front Panel...............................................21
Figure 10 Data Flow—8 to 16 Channels.......................................................27
Figure 11 Multiple Layers Comprise Super DLTtape II Media................52

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Tables
Table 1 Physical Dimensions and Weights........................................................... 9
Table 2 Unpackaged and Shipping Weights ...................................................... 10
Table 3 4-Pin Power Connector Pin Assignments ............................................. 11
Table 4 8-Pin Loader Connector Pin Assignments ............................................ 12
Table 5 Current and Power Requirements (SCSI Interface)............................. 17
Table 6 Current and Power Requirements (Fibre Channel Interface) ............ 19
Table 7 Drive Density LED Appearance for Type of Data Cartridge
Loaded..................................................................................................... 22
Table 8 Front Panel Elements................................................................................ 23
Table 9 LED Lighting Pattern During Power-On Self-Test (POST) ................ 24
Table 10 SDLT 600 Tape Drive Interface Versions, Speeds, and Options........ 26
Table 11 Read/Write Channel Technology .......................................................... 28
Table 12 Maximum Data Transfer Rates............................................................... 29
Table 13 SDLT 600 Tape Drive Performance Data .............................................. 30
Table 14 SDLT 600 Tape Drive Storage Capacity ................................................ 31
Table 15 Super DLTtape II Data Cartridge Media Durability ........................... 32
Table 16 Loading and Unloading the Data Cartridge (Maximum)................... 32
Table 17 Data Transfer Error Rates........................................................................ 33

Tables
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Table 18 Backward-Read Compatibility (BRC) Transfer Rates ......................... 34
Table 19 Temperature and Humidity Specification ............................................ 36
Table 20 Tape Drive Storage and Shipment Specifications................................ 37
Table 21 Operating Shock Specifications .............................................................. 38
Table 22 Non-Operating Shock Specifications (Unpackaged)........................... 39
Table 23 Non-Operating Shock Specifications (Packaged, Drop) .................... 39
Table 24 Operating Vibration Specifications........................................................ 40
Table 25 Non-Operating Vibration Specifications (Unpackaged)..................... 40
Table 26 Non-Operating Vibration Specifications (Packaged) ......................... 41
Table 27 EMI Regulations and Certifications....................................................... 43
Table 28 Acoustic Noise Emissions, Nominal...................................................... 45
Table 29 Super DLTtape II Media Specifications................................................. 51
Table 30 Super DLTtape II Media Shipping Limits............................................. 52
Table 31 Super DLTtape II Media Operating Limits........................................... 53
Table 32 Super DLTtape II Media Storage Limits................................................ 53

SDLT 600 Product Specification ix
Preface
This document serves as an easy-to-use information source to familiarize
Quantum customers and systems professionals with the SDLT 600 tape
drive system. The SDLT 600 tape drive is an extension of the Quantum
Digital Linear Tape (DLT®) product family.
Overview The Quantum SDLT tape drive system is a highly scalable tape drive
designed for multiple product generations. It is an extension of the DLT
product family. The SDLT 600 tape drive system is the latest product
offering; it comprises both the tape drive and the data cartridge. The
system is available in three models: a tabletop (or external) unit, an
internal unit for server installation, and a library model for installing in
tape automation systems. The model SDLT 600 tape drive system
provides 300 Gigabyte (GB) of storage capacity with a transfer speed of 36
Megabyte per second (MB/sec) native; 600 GB of storage capacity with a
transfer speed of 72 MB/sec compressed (2:1 compression ratio).
About this Specification This specification describes the SDLT 600 tape drive and defines its
performance and environmental specifications. It is the basis for the
SDLT 600 Product Manual.
This document defines the parameters for tape drive design and
qualification.

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SDLT 600 Product Specification x
Audience The primary audience for this document consists of Quantum Account
Managers, Product Sales personnel, Field Engineering, and others who
need a pre-sales document with information on the SDLT 600 tape drive
specifications.
Related Documents The following documents are related to the SDLT 600 tape drive:
Document No. Document Title Document Description
81-81196-xx SDLT 600 Design and
Integration Guide Provides information that helps you install the tape drive
into a larger system
81-81283-xx SDLT 600 Quick Start
Guide Provides “quick” instructions on how to install and run the
tape drive
81-81297-xx DLTSage and DLTIce
User’s Guide Provides information on DLTSage™ and DLTIce™, a
suite of preventative
maintenance diagnostic
software tools that enables
users to more simply manage
tape storage environments.
81-81220-xx SDLT 600 User
Reference Guide Provides instructions on how to install, run the tape drive,
hardware, performance,
environment, shock and
vibration, and regulatory
specifications for the tape
drive
81-81305-xx SDLT 600 Quick Start
Guide Provides brief instructions on how to install the tape drive
81-81202-xx SDLT 600 Fibre
Channel Interface
Guide
Provides Fibre Channel
command information specific
to the tape drive.
81-81200-xx SDLT 600 SCSI Interface
Guide Provides SCSI command information specific to the
tape drive.

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Notational Conventions This document uses the following conventions:
This document uses the following:
• Tape Drive System — Refers to the complete system including the
cartridge.
6464162-xx SDLT DLTtape
Interactive Library
Interface Specification
Provides information specific
to the library tape drive.
81-81252-xx Bezel Replacement
Guide Provides instructions on how to replace the bezel on the tape
drive
Current SCSI standards documents available from www.t10.org
• SCSI Architecture Model (SAM-3)
• SCSI Primary Commands (SPC-3)
• SCSI Parallel Interface (SPI-5)
• SCSI Stream Commands (SSC-3)
• Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP-2)
• Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling (FC-FS-2)
• Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2)
• Fibre Channel General Services (FC-GS-5)
Note: Notes emphasize important information related to the main
topic.
Caution: Cautions indicate potential hazards to equipment and are
included to prevent damage to equipment.
Warning: Warnings indicate potential hazards to personal safety and
are included to prevent injury.
Document No. Document Title Document Description

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• Tape Drive — Refers to just the tape drive and does not include the
cartridge.
• Right side of the tape drive — Refers to the right side as you face the
component being described.
• Left side of the tape drive — Refers to the left side as you face the
component being described.
• Power cycle — Means to turn the tape drive or system on, then turn
them off (or off, then on).
• Dimensions in figures — All dimensions are shown with no units
specified (Inches understood unless otherwise specified).
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SDLT 600 Product Specification 1
Chapter 1
1Product Description
Modular Design 1
The SDLT 600 tape drive is designed as a total system. The system
includes a complex interaction of a number of important components
including such items as the tape path, tape heads, data cartridge, and host
interface.
As shown in figure 1, the SDLT 600 tape drive consists of five distinct
modules or system components:
• Data Control Module (DCM)
• Tape Control Module (TCM)
• Front Panel Module (FPM)
• Electronic Interface Module (EIM)
• Data Cartridge.
The modular concept makes the SDLT 600 tape drive system easy to
manufacture and configure. Each module is optimized to perform a
specific set of functions and is designed to interface with the other
modules in a well defined, yet flexible manner.
The following subsections provide a brief overview of each module.

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SDLT 600 Product Specification 2
Figure 1 SDLT 600 Tape Drive
Modular Design
Data Control Module 1The Data Control Module (DCM) contains several of the functions and
features of Quantum’s Laser Guided Magnetic Recording (LGMR)
technology, which is at the heart of the SDLT technology. Of the five
technologies that constitute the LGMR technology, two are in the DCM.
These are the Pivoting Optical Servo (POS) and the Magneto Resistive
Cluster (MRC) heads.
The main functions of the DCM are to provide the path and guides for all
tape motion inside the tape drive and to write data to and read data from
the tape. The DCM contains a number of components that interact to
perform these functions. These components include:
• Advanced head guide assembly
• Take-up reel
•Drivemotor
DCM
TCM
FPM
Data
EIM ICM
EIM HIM
Cartridge

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• Optical servo system
• Tape heads.
In addition to its mechanical components, the DCM also contains printed
circuit boards that control the functions of the DCM and the tape heads.
Tape Control Module 1The Tape Control Module (TCM) implements the functions required to
buckle and unbuckle the tape and control the tape motion. The TCM
consists of a variety of components:
• TCM printed circuit board assembly (PCBA)
• Base plate
• Data cartridge receiver
• Positive engagement tape leader buckling mechanism
• Tape supply motor assembly
• Floor plate assembly.
TCM PCBA 1
The TCM has its own PCBA that controls the functions of the TCM and
interfaces with the main controller board in the EIM. By designing the
TCM as a distinct module, it allows manufacturing and testing the TCM
as a stand-alone module, simplifying the design, manufacturing, and
troubleshooting processes.
Base Plate 1
The SDLT 600 tape drive base plate is an aluminum die casting with
precisely machined surfaces. The casting acts as the support platform for
the other modules and for the tape drive enclosure. The base plate also
includes the precision mounting holes used to install SDLT 600 tape
drives into a server or tape library. The SDLT 600 tape drive conforms to
the 5.25 inch, full-height form factor.

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Modular Design
SDLT 600 Product Specification 4
Data Cartridge Receiver 1
On media insertion, the data cartridge receiver assembly guides the
media into its operating position, opens the data cartridge door, releases
the reel locks, engages the data cartridge drive motor, and secures the
media for operation. On media ejection, the data cartridge receiver
assembly reverses the process and automatically ejects the data cartridge
a fixed distance from the front of the tape drive.
Positive Engagement Tape Leader Buckling Mechanism 1
The buckling mechanism is responsible for engaging the tape leader upon
data cartridge load and disengaging it on data cartridge unload.
Front Panel Module 1The Front Panel Module (FPM) of the system (also referred to as the
bezel) performs a number of functions:
• Protects the front of the TCM from physical damage
• Channels airflow through the system
• Aligns the data cartridge when it is inserted into the system
• Provides label identifiers for the LEDs mounted on the front of the
tape drive
• Enables data cartridge ejection
• Reduces internal environmental contamination with a built-in dust
door (internal and tabletop configurations only)
• Delivers the overall cosmetic look of the system.
The FPM is a single module with lenses for the system’s LEDs and a
button to activate the drive eject switch. The SDLT 600 tape drive front
panel contains no electronics. (See figure 2.)

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Modular Design
SDLT 600 Product Specification 5
Figure 2 Front Panel Module
Assembly (Internal and
Tabletop)
Electronic Interface
Module 1The Electronic Interface Module (EIM) is the electronic heart of the SDLT 600 tape drive system. It provides the main control function for the
system and the interface from the system to the host computer, library, or
autoloader. The EIM provides the Advanced Partial Response Maximum
Likelihood (PRML) feature of SDLT technology.
The EIM consists of two major boards: the Integrated Controller Module
(ICM), and a separate Host Interface Module (HIM). The ICM contains
the main controller and servo microprocessor, the custom-designed SDLT
ASICs, and the cache memory. The HIM implements the interface
between the host system and the tape drive.
There are two different HIM boards, depending on whether your tape
drive interface is SCSI or Fibre Channel. This allows easy configuration of
the tape drive to match different host interfaces by simply substituting
the appropriate HIM card.
Top bezel is heat-staked
Dust door is captured
LEDs glow
Overlay covers screws Bezel is attached with screws
onto main bezel
between the two bezels
through light-pipe

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As with the other major modules of the SDLT technology, the EIM is
manufactured and tested as a distinct module.
Data Cartridge 1A data cartridge is a very significant component of any tape drive system.
The SDLT 600 tape drive writes to Super DLTtape II data cartridges. The
Super DLTtape II cartridge is blue and has a distinctive pattern, in
addition to the DLTtape logo, molded into the plastic. The cartridge’s
geometry is similar to previous DLTtape cartridges to simplify
integration with existing tape library designs, but is unique enough to
ensure it cannot be loaded into previous generations of tape drives where
writing to the media is incompatible.
Backward-read Capability 1
The SDLT 600 tape drive system features a backward-read compatibility
(BRC) mode. When in BRC mode, the SDLT 600 tape drive is capable of
reading SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 tape formats in a Super DLTtape I data
cartridge, as well as the DLT VS160 tape format in the DLTtape VS1 data
cartridge. See figure 3 for various data cartridge illustrations; see
Backward Read Compatibility (BRC) Transfer Rates on page 34 for more
BRC information.
Figure 3 Data Cartridges
Readable by SDLT 600 Tape
Drive
Super DLTtape II Data Cartridge Super DLTtape I Data Cartridge DLTtape VS1 Data Cartridge

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Cleaning Cartridge
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Cleaning Cartridge 1
Certain infrequent occurrences cause the tape drive Cleaning LED to
illuminate, indicating the need to insert a SDLTtape CleaningTape. This
LED illuminates after the various internal, automatic retry algorithms are
attempted. The LED illuminates in a preventative mode if the internal
soft error statistics of any channel becomes too great. It also illuminates
after a hard write or read error, if the drive determines it is due to debris.
Clean the SDLT 600 tape drive with the SDLT CleaningTape, which is the
same one used to clean the SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 tape drives.
Dimensions and Tolerances 1
Figure 4 shows the physical specifications of the internal/library versions
of the SDLT 600 tape drive.