NEC Tape Storage T16A2 Tape Autoloader Highlights The T16A2 tape library is a data solution for It also includes a remote management system entry level to midrange systems, offering highly to facilitate off-site data management. reliable robotics in a compact form factor. The NEC has over forty years of experience T16A2 may be equipped with one LTO Ultrium developing and manufacturing a wide range of tape drive and up to two removable magazines, tape products for our mainframe systems. and can accommodate up to a total of sixteen Based upon our extensive background in tape cartridges. magnetic tape, the T16A2 is a highly reliable Using LTO Ultrium 4 tape cartridges, this subsystem which can address your most equates to 12.8TB of storage capacity. The unique and mission critical requirements. T16A2 is available in both standalone and rack-mountable models. Features Superior performance Convenient operation ●Available with one LTO Ultrium tape drives in ● Removable cartridge magazines a compact chassis ● Remote Management System Efficiently compact design ● Supports a maximum of 25.6TB of compressed data in a 2U space ● Available in either standalone or rack-mountable models ©NEC Corporation September 2007 T16A2 Specifications LTO Ultrium 3 LTO Ultrium 4 Drive Type Number of Drives 1 Number of Cartridges 16 6.4TB (native) 12.8TB (native) 1 Maximum data capacity* 12.8TB (compressed at 2:1) 25.6TB (compressed at 2:1) *3 80MB/sec (native) 120MB/sec (native) 2 Transfer rate* *3 240MB/sec (compressed at 2:1) 160MB/sec (compressed at 2:1) Standard Barcode reader Host interface SCSI LVD/SAS Management interface 10Base-T / 100Base-Tx Service interface RS-232C Cartridge access time 15sec (average) Initialize time Performance Less than 60sec Inventory time Less than 40sec (Fully loaded with labeled cartridges) MSBF More than 1,000,000 swaps Robotics reliability MTBF 250,000 hours (power-on hours) Power requirement AC100-240V, 50/60Hz (auto-ranging) Power consumption 110W (maximum) Temperature 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) Environmental limits Humidity 20% to 80%H (non-condensing) Dimensions (H x W x D) 89mm x 481mm x 825mm Weight Less than 25kg (55lbs.) 4 TM OS support* Windows®, HP-UX, Solaris , AIX®, Linux® *1: 1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes *2: Data transfer rate would differ due to operating environment and conditions. *3: 60MB/sec (120MB/sec at 2:1 compression ) in case of LTO Ultrium 3 half height. *4: Including preliminary information Linear Tape-Open, LTO, the LTO Logo, Ultrium and the Ultrium Logo are trademarks of HP, IBM and Quantum in the US and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Linux® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. AIX is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. ©NEC Corporation September 2007