Sun StorageTek T9840D Tape Drive

Sun StorageTek T9840D Tape Drive

Specifications

You're faced with the challenge of high data growth and flat to declining budgets. The StorageTek T9840D tape drive family provides fast data access and is an ideal near-line alternative for data-intensive applications such as batch processing.


Key Specifications

  • 16.5 seconds access time
  • 75 GB native capacity
  • Supports Fibre Channel and FICON interfaces
  • 30 MB/sec data transfer rate
Performance
Tape load and thread to ready 8.5 sec

Average file access time (first file) 8 sec

Average access time 16.5 sec

Maximum/average rewind time 16/8 sec

Unload time 12.5 sec

Data transfer rate, native (uncompressed) 30 MB/sec

Data transfer rate, Native (compressed) 70 MB/sec
Capacity
Capacity, Native (uncompressed) 75 GB
Availability - Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Power 290,000 hr @ 100 percent duty cycle

Tape load 240,000 hr @ 10 loads/day (100,000 loads)

Tape path motion 216,000 hr @ 70 percent TPM duty cycle

Head life 8.5 years @ 70 percent TPM duty cycle

Uncorrected bit error rate 1x10-18

Undetected bit error rate 1x10-33
Compatibility
Interface 2 Gb Fibre Channel[1], 2 Gb FICON for VSM and FICON Express Channels

Channel rate (Fibre Channel) 200 MB/sec (maximum instantaneous)

Interface (Fibre Channel) N & NL port, FC-PLDA (hard and soft AL-PA capability), FC-AL-2 FCP-2, FC-TAPE

Read/write compatibility interface Proprietary format

Emulation modes Native 3490E, 3590H
Mechanical
Height 5.25 in. (13.3 cm)

Depth 15.0 in. (38.1 cm)
Environmental
Temperature - Operating +59°F to +90°F (+15°C to +32°C)

Temperature - Non-operating +50°F to +104°F (+10°C to +40°C)

Relative humidity - Operating 20 percent to 80 percent

Relative humidity - Non-operating 10 percent to 95 percent

Power - Voltage 100–240 VAC @ 50–60 Hz

Power - Consumption/dissipation - (operating maximum continuous—not peak) 82 VA/280 BTU/hr
Encryption
  The crypto-ready StorageTek T9840D tape drive works in conjunction with the Sun Crypto Key Management System (KMS). The KMS delivers a simple, secure, centralized solution for managing the keys used to encrypt and decrypt data written by the T9840D tape drive. The appliance is based on a Sun Ultra 20 Workstation preloaded with Key Management software and a secure version of the Solaris 10 operating system. The KMS runs without regard to application, operating platform, or primary storage device. It complies with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certification. Requirements and specifications may change, so check with your Sun representative.

[1]Check with sales representative for availability.