
Introduction Capacity and Transfer Rates
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Capacity and Transfer Rates
The Certance DAT 72 and DDS-4 autoloaders provide the following capacities and sustained data
transfer rates, depending upon the type and length of tape media used. These capacities and
transfer rates are based on an assumed 2:1 data compression rate. Uncompressed (native)
capacities are one-half these values
.
Applications
The Certance DAT 72 and DDS-4 autoloaders are ideal for server and network/enterprise
applications, including:
• Backup of high-capacity hard drives or disk arrays
• Automated storage management
• On-line, unattended data collection
• Near-line secondary storage for text, graphics or multimedia data of all types
• Archival storage.
Table 1. DDS-4 and DAT 72 Autoloader Capacity and Transfer Rates
Tape format DDS-2* DDS-3 DDS-4 DAT-72
Tape Length (meters) 120 125 150 170
Single-Cartridge Capacity
(Gbytes)
8 24 40 72
Six-Cartridge Magazine Capac-
ity (Gbytes)
48 144 240 432
Sustained Data Transfer Rate
(Mbytes/sec)
2.2 5.5 5.5 7.0
* Applies to DDS-4 drives only
NOTE: 60-meter DDS data cartridges cannot be used with these autoloaders. The use of 90-
meter DDS data cartridges is not recommended for these products. The DAT 432 autoloader will
reject 90-meter tapes if they are inserted.
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