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Quantum DAT72 DAT Tape Drive - Tape Drive Repairs UK | LTO Repairs | DLT Tape Drive Repairs

Quantum DAT72 DAT Tape Drive

Quantum DAT72 DDS Tape Drive

Quantum DAT 72 tape drive solutions deliver compressed* capacities of 72GB with backup speeds of up to 25.2GB/hr.

Quantum “Backup Ready” certified solutions allow you to go from box-to-backup in minutes with the highly reliable Quantum DAT 72 tape drive, world-classBackup Exec™ QuickStart software and durable Quantum media. “Backup Ready” solutions are cost-effective, easy to install and fully-supported by Quantum.

Choose the Quantum DAT 72 tape drive configuration that is right for your environment, a server-installable internal, convenient tabletop with the conectivity options of SCS, eSATA or USB or space-efficient rackmount.

 

Key Features and Benefits

  • 72GB of Reliable Backup and Recovery
  • Compressed capacity up to 72GB*
  • Compressed performance up to 25.2GB/hour*
  • Certified “Backup Ready” Solution

Overview

For up to 72GB of affordable, reliable data backup, the Quantum DAT 72 tape drive is a solution you can count on. Based on the same proven DAT technology trusted by small businesses around the world, the DAT 72 delivers affordable performance and solid investment protection.

  • Direct connect to internal SATA or USB ports on many popular servers
  • Eighty percent greater capacity over previous generations of DDS tape
  • TapeShield™ provides an environmentally-sealed head-to-tape interface that reduces airborne contaminants, increases data integrity and enhances drive and media life
  • Backward-compatible with DDS-3 and DDS-4 technology, protecting your investments in DDS technology and making upgrades easy

Data Storage Capacity:36 Gbytes (72 Gbytes compressed)

Native Transfer Rate:3.5 Mbytes per second (7.0 Mbytes per second
compressed)

The DAT 72 and DDS-4 drives combine established DAT technology, high-density recording and hardware data-compression capability along with Seagate’s proven computer-grade design to provide unmatched reliability and performance characteristics among DDS products.

 

The DAT 72 and DDS-4 drives are ideal for workstation, server, and network/enterprise applications such as:

• Backup of high-capacity fixed discs

• Data interchange between systems

• Network servers

• Loader products

• Online data collection

• Near-line secondary storage for text, graphics or multimedia information of all types

• Archival storage

The DAT 72 drives represent Seagate’s commitment to reliable engineering and durable tape drive products that implement leading-edge technology.

 

Key features of the drives include:

• A platform based on state-of-the-art sealed drive mechanism and tape-handling
components for improved immunity to airborne contaminants and extended
media life

• Three available form factors: 3.5-inch internal for installation in a 3.5-inch half height space; 3.5-inch drive with factory-installed 5.25-inch mounting rails and bezel for installation in a 5.25-inch half-height space; and external subsystem with built-in, auto-sensing, worldwide power supply

• ANSI/ECMA compliance and capability to write and read DDS 5th Generation (DAT 72 only) DDS-4, DDS-3, and DDS-2 (DDS-4 only) cartridges

• Advanced onboard DDS-DC hardware using Data Compression Lempel-Ziv
(DCLZ) data-compression algorithm

• High-speed transfer rates for fast backups

DAT 72:

– 3.5 Mbytes per second typical—uncompressed data

– 7.0 Kbytes per second typical—compressed data

• High-performance SCSI burst transfer rate of 10 Mbytes per second
asynchronous and 80 Mbytes per second synchronous

• Flash memory to store setup parameters and enable field firmware upgrades

• Four-head design with RAW error detection and rewrites

• Three levels of ECC to ensure data integrity

• Uncorrectable error rate of less than 1 in 1015 bits

• LVD / Ultra Wide SCSI connection

• Automatic power-on self-test

• Support for TapeAlert™ Certified Solutions

Capacity

Compressed Capacity Up to 40 GB
Native Capacity Up to 20 GB
Recording Format DDS-4
Interface Type Ultra2 SCSI LVD

Environmental Limits

Min/Max Operating Temp 5 deg C / 45 deg C
Max Operating Humidity 80%
Max Operating Shock 10 Gs
Max Non-Operating Shock 100 Gs
Max Operating Vibration .5 G
Max Non-Operating Vibration 1.5 G

Performance

Native Sustained Transfer Rate 9.9 GB/hour
Compressed Sustained Transfer Rate up to 19.8 GB/hour
Average File Access Time < 40 seconds
Search Speed 400x normal
Drum Rotational Speed 10000 RPM
Backup Speed 9.9 GB/hour
Compressed Backup Speed up to 19.8 GB/hour
Buffer Memory Size 10 MB

 

 

Chris Whitehead

Chris Whitehead is a tape drive repair and data storage expert based in Reading, Berkshire, providing tape drive repair and data storage solutions across the UK.