Compaq TA1000 AIT Tape Array
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The StorageWorks TA1000 AIT Tape Array offers a
500 GB to 1 Terabyte backup solution in a 3U rack mount
configuration. The TA1000 is a self-contained tape array with 5
or 10 AIT 50 GB tape drives each in its own hot-plug carrier.
This product also features a dual SCSI bus for faster transfer,
redundant power supplies and redundant fans. Because of the
small form factor the AIT 50 GB tape drives give Compaq the
ability to meet a customers need for high capacity, high
performance in a small space. This is becoming more and more
critical as the footprint of the servers becomes compressed
while the internal storage continues to grow.
In addition, the AIT-2 Technology brings with
it a new method of indexing the data that is contained on the
tape. This MIC (Memory in Cassette) technology is an integrated
circuit chip that stores the index to data for increased
performance in HSM, RAIT, RAID, and Open System situations that
require rapid access to data.
Key Features
- Backup large volumes of data without the
hassles of waiting for robotics to move tapes
- Easier than a library to operate
- Load and Go capability with software RAIT
functionality
- Improved data band width of SCSI bus over
single tape libraries
- Larger capacity in a single tape
- Dual SCSI bus, allowing the customer to
perform simultaneous backups
Benefits at a Glance
- Uses 5 to 10 AIT 50 GB tape drives
- Hot plug capability
- Using in-house Compaq technology
- LVD Interface
- Qualified behind Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, and NetWare
- Supported with VERITAS Backup Exec and
Computer Associates ARCserveIT
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QuickSpecs
| Models |
| Compaq TA1000 AIT
Tape Array |
TA1000 AIT Tape Array –
Model 10
175005-001, NA
175005-291, Japan
175005-B31, Int’l
TA1000 AIT Tape Array – Model 5
195479-001, NA
195479-291, Japan
195479- B31, Int’l
The TA1000 AIT Tape Array offers one terabyte of data storage in a
3U-rack mount device. Using 5 or 10 AIT hot plug tape drives, a customer
can receive up to190 GB/hr data transfer. |
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| Overview |
| The Compaq TA1000 Tape
Array is a one-terabyte backup solution that contains 5 or 10 - AIT
50-GB tape drives in a self-contained enclosure that fits into a 3U rack
mount configuration.
TA1000 AIT Tape Array Customer benefits include:
 | Thoroughly tested Compaq hardware and software solution |
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| World class Compaq service and support back up the total solution |
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| Compaq Insight Manager integration results in lower Total Cost of
ownership through reduced administration costs. |
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| Fewer defects and problems |
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| Downtime is minimized. |
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| Key Features
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| 1 Uses 5 or 10 AIT 50GB tape drives |
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| Hot plug capability |
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| Uses in-house Compaq technology |
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| LVD Interface |
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| Qualified behind Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Netware |
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| Supported with VERITAS Backup Exec and CA ARCserveIT |
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| A common storage platform allows for future storage consolidation
to the SAN. |
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| Innovative SCA direct connect tape carrier |
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| Hot pluggable tape drives, power supplies, and fans |
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| Redundant fans, redundant power supply and dual bus I/O module |
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| Environmental Monitoring Unit (EMU) – Monitors environmental
conditions within the enclosure and components such as the power
supply and fans |
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| Easy removal of parts provides better serviceability. No tools are
required! |
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| Product
Highlights |
| High-Capacity Small Form
Factor Backup and Restore |
| Because of the small form
factor, the AIT 50GB tape drives give Compaq the ability to meet a
customer’s need for high capacity and high performance in a small space.
This is becoming more and more critical as the footprint of the servers
becomes compressed while the internal storage continues to grow. |
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| High Availability
Features |
| The TA1000 AIT Tape Array
offers a one-terabyte backup solution in a 3U rack mount configuration.
The TA1000 is a self-contained tape array with 5 or 10 AIT 50GB tape
drives each in its own hot plug carrier. This product also features a
dual redundant power supplies and redundant fans. |
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Hot Pluggable
Hot Pluggable technology is used for drives, power supplies and fans.
Hot Pluggable components can be replaced without powering down the
storage system. This feature significantly enhances storage system
availability. |
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| Availability and
Serviceability |
| Storage system units
accommodate redundant cooling fans and power supplies. All customer
removable modules and units are designed for easy removal to ensure
better serviceability. |
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| Advanced Intelligent
Tape (AIT) Technology |
| AIT drive employs a helical
scan recording style in which data tracks are written at an angle
relative to the edge of the tape. This provides higher density
recording, enabling Compaq customers to lower costs and increase
efficiency by storing more data on a single tape. |
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| Memory-In-Cassette (MIC) |
| AIT technology features
Memory-In-Cassette (MIC), a 64-Kb memory chip built into the data
cartridge which speeds access to your data. The MIC chip provides
sophisticated data access capability that allows users to load and
unload the tape at the mid-point, which helps in locating files in
seconds. |
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| Form Factor |
| TA1000 is only available in
a rack-mountable self-contained enclosure (3U height) supporting 10 hot
pluggable AIT drives. Because of the small form factor and its modular
design, Compaq customers can combine multiple enclosures for higher
capacity and higher performance. |
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| Manageability |
| Supported through Compaq
Insight Manager, alerting the administrator when tape status changes or
when rewrite/reread thresholds are exceeded. |
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| LED Indicators |
| Front and rear panel LEDs
are precisely located for easy assessment of overall system status and
device failures. |
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| Compatibility and
Integration Testing |
| Compaq’s TA1000 uses
in-house technology, which ensures the customer of full compatibility
with Compaq ProLiant Servers and controllers. Compaq thoroughly tests
products with leading software and operating systems, including VERITAS
Backup Exec and CA ARCserve. |
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| Option Kit Contents |
| TA1000: SCSI Ultra2
rack-mountable enclosure (3U height) with power supplies, fans and EMU,
10 AIT 50-GB drives, five AIT data cassettes and one cleaning cassette,
two SCSI cables, Compaq Storage Utilities, User and Installation Guides,
power cord and non-licensed live trial software
TA1000 Mod 5: SCSI Ultra2 rack-mountable enclosure (3U height)
with power supplies, fans and EMU, 5 AIT 50-GB drives, five AIT data
cassettes and one cleaning cassette, two SCSI cables, Compaq Storage
Utilities, User and Installation Guides, power cord and non-licensed
live trial software. |
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| Warranty |
3-0-0 (Three year parts)
Note: Tape drive and Carrier
should be considered as one unit. |
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| Software
Components |
| Compaq Insight Manager |
| The comprehensive system
management tool that monitors the operation of Compaq servers,
workstations, clients and secondary storage devices. |
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| SmartStart |
| The server configuration
and software integration tool from Compaq. |
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| CS Support |
Compaq Services provides a
three-year, limited warranty, fully supported by a worldwide network of
resellers and service providers and toll-free 7 x 24 hardware technical
phone support during the warranty period. In addition, available service
offerings include a full range of CarePaq packaged hardware and software
services:
- Installation and start up
- Extended coverage hours and enhanced response times
- System management and performance services
- Availability and recovery services
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| Specifications |
| Enclosure |
Dimensions
(HxWxD) |
8.75 x 19 x 18.125 in/22.2 x 48.26 x 46 cm (with handles) |
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Interface |
Dual Ultra2 SCSI Bus, LVD |
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UPC Code |
175005-001 |
720591336981 |
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175005-B31 |
720591336998 |
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175005-291 |
750291337001
Jan Code 4948382153012 |
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195479-001 |
720591449773 |
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195479-B31 |
720591450687 |
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195479-291 |
720591450694 |
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Transfer
Rates |
Maximum with 10 Drives |
196 GB/hr |
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Typical |
190 GB/hr
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Enclosure Shipping Information |
Dimensions (HxWxD) |
Shipping (175005-xxx) |
30.2 x 15 x 34.25 in/76.84 x 38.1 x 87 cm |
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Shipping (195479-xxx) |
30.2 x 15 x
34.25 in/76.84 x 38.1 x 87 cm |
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Rack |
5.2 x 17.6 x
19.9 in/13.1 x 44.8 x 50.5 cm |
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Weight |
Rack |
60 lbs/27.22 kg |
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Redundant Power Supply |
5 lbs/2.3 kg |
| Enclosure
Characteristics |
LED
Indicators
(On Front Panel) |
EMU
Status LED
Enclosure Power LED
Fault LED |
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Drive LED
Indicators
(On Drive Trays) |
Drive LED
On Line LED
Drive Failure LED |
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Enclosure
LED Indicators (back of unit) |
I/O
Module
EMU
Power Supplies |
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Input
Requirements |
110
to 240 VAC |
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Nominal Line
Voltage |
Range Line Voltage |
90 to 264 VAC |
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Line Frequency |
47 to 63 Hz |
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Typical Input Current |
2.3A at 120 VAC |
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Relative Humidity
(non-condensing) |
Operating |
10% to 90% |
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Shipping |
5% to 90% |
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Power |
377
Watts per supply (load) |
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Temperature
Range |
Operating |
50°
to 94° F/10° to 35°
C |
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Shipping |
–40°
to 151° F/–40° to
66° C |
| Tape Drive
Characteristics |
Data Access
Time |
Average
load/unload swap time |
<
16 seconds |
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Search Speed |
Average of 27 to 55 seconds to any point on a 755 ft/230 m tape |
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Physical
Dimensions |
5.25-inch
1.6-inch Half Height (HxWxD) |
1.62 x 5.87 x 6.68 in/41.2 x 149 x 169.6 mm (internal)
2.28 x 7.44 x 10.31 in/58 x 189 x 262 mm (external) |
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Tape Width |
0.312 in/8 mm |
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Tape Length |
755
ft/230 m |
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Tape Format |
Recording
Method |
8
mm helical scan |
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Recording
Format |
ANSI/ ECMA-246 |
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Data
Compression |
ALDC Adaptive Lossless Data Compression |
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Error
Detection/Correction |
Reed Solomon |
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Drive Type |
8 mm tape drive |
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Media |
170 to and
230-meter Advanced-Metal Evaporated (AME) tape with MIC |
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Interface
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Ultra2 SCSI
(LVD) |
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Standards
Compliance |
ECMA-246 |
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Data
Compression |
Advanced
Lossless Data Compression (ALDC) Capacity |
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Error
Detection/Correction |
Reed Solomon |
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Capacity |
Native |
50
GB |
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Compressed
(2:1) |
100
GB
(Typically, users will be able to compress their data at a 2-to-1
ratio; however, compression ratios will vary, based on the type of data
being compressed.) |
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Sustained
Transfer Rate |
6 MB/s (native)
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12 MB/s
(compressed)
(Typically, users will be
able to compress their data at a 2-to-1 ratio; however, compression
ratios will vary, based on the type of data being compressed.) |
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Burst
Transfer Rate |
Asynchronous
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12
MB/s |
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Synchronous
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40
MB/s |
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Linear
Recording Density |
167,000 BPI |
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Recording
Block Length |
Variable or
fixed |
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Average
Media Load Time |
With MIC |
14
seconds |
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Without MIC |
28
seconds |
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Average
Access Time |
With MIC |
27
seconds |
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Without MIC |
55
seconds |
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Search Speed |
With MIC |
120
inches/s (with MIC) |
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Without MIC |
60
inches/s (without MIC) |
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Rewind Speed |
Drum Rotational
Speed |
120
inches/s (150 times nominal) |
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Buffer Size |
4,800 rpm, 4 MB |
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Uncorrectable Error Rate |
Less than 10-17
bits |
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MTBF |
300,000
Power-On Hours (POH) |
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(Typically,
users will be able to compress their data at a 2-to-1 ratio; however,
compression ratios will vary, based on the type of data being
compressed.) |
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Average R/W
Head Life |
60,000 Tape
Contact Hours |
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Media Uses |
20,000
end-to-end passes |
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Vibration
(operating) |
0.25 G peak,
half sine wave of 5 to 500 Hz (swept) |
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Shock
(operating) |
5 G peak, half
sine wave of 3 ms duration |
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| UPC Code |
-B21 Kits UPC – 720591440848 |
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-001 Kits UPC – 720591440794 |
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-B31 Kits UPC – 720591440800 |
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-291 Kits UPC – 720591440817 / JAN Code - 494838216586 |
| Cables |
Required/Supported
Cables |
Internal Options contain a 2-Device ribbon cable with switchable LVD/SE
terminator |
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External Options contain 6 ft 68-pin HD to VHDCI External Cable |
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6
ft 68-pin HD to 68-pin HD External Cable |
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3
FT 68-pin HD to 68-pin HD External Cable |
| Drive LED
Indicators |
Ready/Busy |
When constantly illuminated, the drive is ready for next command |
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When blinking, drive is executing a command |
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Write Protected |
When illuminated, the tape cartridge is write protected |
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Attention |
An
error has occurred and requires intervention |
| Buffer |
32-MB embedded within the tape drive |
| Input
Requirements |
Nominal Line
Voltage |
100
to 264 |
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Range Line
Voltage |
VAC |
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Line Frequency |
47
to 63 Hz |
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Typical Input
Current |
46
W |
| Interface |
SE/LVD (switchable) LVD : Ultra2 SE : Ultra |
| Maximum
Number of Drives |
2
or more drives per SCSI bus
* Depending on
compressibility of data |
| Maximum
Transfer Rate |
80
MB/s (burst) |
| Average
Access Time from BOT |
70
seconds |
| Load/Unload
Time |
40
sec / 12 sec |
| Media
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AIT
50GB |
| Power |
+5V±
5% / +12V± 10% |
| Reliability
Features |
Head Life |
30,000 Hours |
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MTBF |
250,000 Hours @ 80% duty cycle |
| Relative
Humidity (non-condensing) |
Operating |
20%
to 80% |
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Shipping |
5%
to 95% |
| Temperature
Range |
Operating |
50°
to 104° F/10° to
40° C |
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Shipping |
–32°
to 150.8° F/–40°
to 66° C |
| Altitude |
Operating |
-500 ft/-152 m to 10,000 ft/3,048 m |
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Configuration Information |
| Step 1 –
TA1000 AIT Tape Array – Base Configuration |
| Select one: |
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| Model Number |
Part Number |
Model
Description: |
| TA1000 Mod 10 |
175005-001
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SCSI Ultra-2
rack-mountable enclosure (3U height) with power supplies, fans and EMU,
10 AIT 50GB drives, five AIT data cassettes and one cleaning cassette,
two SCSI cables, Compaq Storage Utilities, User and Installation Guides,
power cord and non-licensed live trial software |
| TA1000 Mod 5 |
195479-001 |
SCSI Ultra-2
rack-mountable enclosure (3U height) with power supplies, fans and EMU,
five AIT 50GB drives, five AIT data cassettes and one cleaning cassette,
two SCSI cables, Compaq Storage Utilities, User and Installation Guides,
power cord and non-licensed live trial software |
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| Related
Options |
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Part Number |
UPC Code
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| Media
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AIT 50-GB Media
5PK – U.S. |
152841-001 |
743172966902 |
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AIT, Cleaning
Tape |
402374-B21 |
743172761996 |
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Controllers/Host Bus Adapters |
Dual Channel
Ultra2 Controller |
295643-B21 |
129803-B21 |
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Dual Channel
Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller |
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Wide-Ultra SCSI
3 Controller |
272514-001 |
743172349668 |
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64-bit Dual
Channel (LVD) |
348757-B21 |
743172625199 |
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64-bit Dual
Channel Ultra2 SCSI |
348757-B21 |
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Note: No SMART ARRAY
Controller Support for either TA1000 Configuration. |
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| Hard Drives |
Wide Ultra2 SCSI – Universal Hot Plug |
Part Number |
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18.2-GB Wide Ultra2 SCSI 10,000 rpm Drive (1²
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128418-B22 |
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18.2-GB Wide Ultra2 SCSI Drive (1² ) |
388144-B22 |
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9.1-GB Wide Ultra2 SCSI 10,000 rpm Drive (1²
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328939-B22 |
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9.1-GB Wide Ultra2 SCSI Drive (1² ) |
123065-B22 |
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DRIVE HGTH CONV 4-PK |
148649-B21 |
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Note: Needed for Hard Drive
installation. |
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Note: Can not mix with tape
drives on the same SCSI bus. Hard Drives only allowed on the second
(spare) bus of the Mod 5 configuration. |
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| Servers |
Enterprise |
PL 4500R |
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PL 5000R |
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PL 5500R |
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PL 6400R/DL580 |
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PL 6500 |
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PL 7000 |
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PL8000 |
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PL8500/DL750 |
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Corporate |
PL 1500R |
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PL 1600R |
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PL 1850R/DL380 |
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PL 2500R |
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PL 3000R |
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| SCSI Cable
Options |
12¢
VHDCI – 68-pin SCSI Cable for Smart Array |
341177-B21 |
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12¢
VHDCI – VHDCI SCSI Cable for Smart Array |
341175-B21 |
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