| Feature |
Benefit |
| 8 TB native capacity, 8.5 TB with StorageTek Maximum Capacity feature |
Save more with fewer cartridges to purchase and manage
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| Up to 252 MB/sec native sustained data rate (uncompressed). |
Meet requirements of shrinking backup windows with fewer tape drives
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| Backward read-compatible with StorageTek T10000B/C/A tape drives |
Optimize media investments by utilizing old and new media side by side
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| Large 2 GB cache buffer |
Alleviate bottlenecks, improve streaming, and reduce stops, starts and back-hitching
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| Data integrity validation (DIV) |
Ensure that no data was lost in transfer without tying up network resources
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| 16 Gb Fibre Channel and optional 10Gb FCoE available |
Connect natively to both open systems and mainframes.
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| StorageTek File Sync Accelerator and StorageTek Tape Application Accelerator |
Reduce starts and stops, improving drive performance and reducing wear on the tape drive and media
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| LTFS support |
Simplify drag and drop file management with self-describing open format
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