800/1600 GB Ultrium 4 SAS tape drive (FC 5746)

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Description	The Ultrium 4 serial attached SCSI (SAS) tape drive is a half-high tape drive designed for Open Systems backup and restore applications. The tape drive is an LTO Ultrium 4 standard interchange device. The drive will read tapes written by other Ultrium 4 drives, and will write to tapes readable by other Ultrium 4 drives. For an illustration of the drive, see Figure 1. Characteristics: FRU part number is 45E1127. For media part numbers, see Tape cartridges (FC 5746). Custom card identification number (CCIN) number is 63A0 Data transfer rate: 120 MB per second native mode, 240 MB per second at 2:1 compression Bootable device, depending on the host system configuration Operation: Streaming Form Factor: 5.25-inch half high Attributes required: One 1.6-inch (41 mm) half-high media bay and one integrated, internal SAS controller
Tools	The following tools and documentation are needed to complete the installation: A flat-blade screwdriver (if this device is not an auto-docking feature on your system) Your system unit documentation, including any service documentation Your operating system documentation Contact the place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged. Note: If you are installing the auto-docking version of this device on your system, see your system documentation for information about the auto-docking feature.
Media	The drive will read and write on Ultrium 4 and Ultrium 3 cartridges, and read Ultrium 2 cartridges. The drive will not write on Ultrium 2 cartridges. or read or write on Ultrium 1 cartridges. Each Ultrium 4 tape cartridge can store up to 800 GB of uncompressed data, or up to 1600 GB of compressed data. Note: The actual capacity varies depending on the application, the type of data, and the tape cartridge. When data compression is activated, 800 GB is typical and 1600 GB is possible. The default setting of data compression is controlled by the host system. The user and the application software can control the activation or deactivation of the data compression setting. The drive can optimally achieve a 2:1 compression ratio.
Related information	Your package contains the following items: The tape drive Media kit containing: One cleaning cartridge One test tape Specific hardware for attaching the drive to your specific system, as detailed on the parts listing provided with your drive.