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DEC TH6AE-YP SCSI DLT 7000 Mount Tape Drive
- Drive Type: DLT 7000
- Interface: SCSI
- Capacity: Varies by media (DLTtape IV typically 35GB native / 70GB compressed)
- High reliability
- Enterprise-grade performance
- Designed for large-scale data backup
- Durable construction
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Key specifications
See full specs ↓- Drive Type
- DLT 7000
- Interface
- SCSI
- Native Capacity (DLTtape IV)
- 35GB
- Compressed Capacity (DLTtape IV)
- 70GB
Product details
The DEC TH6AE-YP is a SCSI DLT 7000 tape drive. It is designed for high-capacity data storage and backup in enterprise environments, utilizing the robust DLT (Digital Linear Tape) technology.
Technical Information
| Drive Type | DLT 7000 |
| Interface | SCSI |
Additional Specifications
| Native Capacity (DLTtape IV) | 35GB |
| Compressed Capacity (DLTtape IV) | 70GB |
Description
The DEC TH6AE-YP is a Digital Linear Tape (DLT) 7000 drive, a high-performance tape storage solution popular in enterprise environments during its era. DLT technology was renowned for its reliability, robustness, and high data density, making it a preferred choice for large-scale data backup and archival. The DLT 7000 model, in particular, offered significant capacity and speed improvements over previous DLT generations. This drive utilizes a SCSI interface, which was the standard for high-speed peripherals in servers and workstations, ensuring efficient and reliable data transfer. The DLT 7000 typically used DLTtape IV media, which provided a native capacity of 35GB per cartridge. With hardware data compression, this capacity could be doubled to 70GB, allowing for substantial data volumes to be stored on a single tape, thereby reducing the number of cartridges required and lowering media costs. The TH6AE-YP drive was designed for continuous operation and data integrity, making it suitable for mission-critical backup operations. Its robust construction and advanced error correction mechanisms ensured reliable performance for protecting large datasets. Organizations relied on DLT drives like this for dependable disaster recovery and long-term data archiving, ensuring business continuity and data availability.
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