Tandberg SLR24, excellent price-performance tape drive with unmatched scalability
- 12/24*GB capacity, 8.6*GB/hr transfer rate
- Average file access 45sec and media load time < 30sec
- Superior SLR reliability, less than 1.5% field returns/year
- Added security through TapeAlertTM
The soft-load mechanism on the Tandberg SLR24 adds data-security by preventing unauthorized access to the cartridge, and allows integration of the tape drive into autoloader systems for unattended backup, archival, or near-line storage.
The Tandberg SLR product line secures your future capacity and performance needs by offering one of the most scalable tape storage technologies available.
Compatibility within the family of Tandberg SLR tape drives and automation products allow scalability up to 100GB* with the SLR40, SLR50, SLR60, SLR100 tape drives and with integration into unattended backup, capacities up to 4TB* with 144GB*/hr transfer rate can be achieved.
For your PC Server network and Workstation with 8 to 24*GB of disk storage capacity, the Tandberg SLR24 is
perfect. Tandberg SLR products support all popular network environments including Windows NT, Windows 2000, Novell NetWare, Unix and Linux with easy to use software solutions.
Tandberg SLR products are available as complete turnkey solutions for desktop and network applications or as drive kits without software.
*Assuming 2:1 Data Compression
| DRIVE | Tandberg SLR24 | |
| Capacity (formatted) | Native/Compressed*: | 12/24GB |
| Buffer Size: | 2MB | |
| Data Transfer Rate | Native Sustained: | 1.2MB/s |
| Compressed Sustained*: | 2.4MB/s | |
| Compressed Sustained*: | 8.6GB/hr | |
| Burst: | 20MB/s | |
| File Access Time | Typical: | 45 sec |
| Media Load Time | Typical: | < 30 sec |
| System Interface: | Wide Ultra2 LVD/SE1 | |
| Tape Alert Compliant: | YES2 | |
| Format, Compatibility and Media | ||
| Recording Format: | SLR24 | |
| Number of Tracks: | 144 data tracks (+24 servo tracks) | |
| FRPI/bpi: | 50 800/67 700 | |
| Backward Write: | – | |
| Backward Read: | SLR4, SLR5 | |
| Media | ||
| Media Data Retention (Archival Life): | > 20 Years | |
| Data Cartridges: | SLR24 (SLR6 24GB), SLRtape 24 | |
| Reliability and Error Correction | ||
| Hard Read Error Rate: | < 10–17 | |
| Reed Solomon ECC: | Level 6 | |
| Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) | Hours: | 300 000 |
| Mean Time To Repair (MTTR): | <30 min | |
| Tape Motion | ||
| Tape Speed | Read/Write: | 60 -120 ips, auto selected depending on tape format and host transfer rate |
| Wind/Rewind: | 120 ips | |
| Start/Stop Time (typical): | 420 ms / 350 ms | |
| Power Requirements (Typical) | Internal Drive | External Drive |
| Power Consumption: | +5Vdc excl. bus terminator 1.5 / 1.2 A (sleep mode)+12Vdc motor not running 100 mA
+12Vdc motor running 1.3 A Standby: 7.2 W / Running: 23.1 W |
115 – 230 Vac / 0.6 – 0.3 A, 50 – 60 Hz |