Quantum DLT 2000XT DLT Tape Drive
Quantum DLT 2000XT

 
      Dependable Tape Backup for Mid-Range and High-End Computer Systems
      The Quantum DLT 2000XT half-inch cartridge streaming tape drives are designed to address the growing demand for mid-range tape storage. With 15
      gigabytes (GB) native capacity and a 1.25 megabyte (MB) per second native transfer rate, the DLT 2000XT tape drives provide all the features and benefits
      of DLT tape at a competitive price. A five- or seven-cartridge random access autoloader is offered, providing unattended back-up of up to 105 GB* of data.

      *Native
 

The Market        
        Mid-range computer systems, network servers, and high-end workstations are the backbone of many businesses and institutions today. These systems handle a wide range of mission-critical work, from the high-volume processing of customer transactions to the design and engineering of new products. Quantum developed the DLT 2000XT half-inch cartridge tape drive to preserve and protect the crucial data these systems generate — quickly, easily, dependably, and cost-effectively.
 
Power to Get the Job Done Fast        
        With the pressure to get the job done faster increasing in every industry, the Quantum DLT 2000XT drive has the performance people demand. It features a
1.25 megabytes per second native sustained transfer rate with a native storage capacity of 15 gigabytes (GB) per cartridge. Add data compression and you can
boost capacity to 30 GB with a transfer rate of 2.5 megabytes (MB) per second.  As a result, the DLT 2000XT drive delivers one of the industry's best
combinations of performance, capacity, and price.
 
Bulit-In Scalability to Handle Growing Backup Needs    
       Since hard disk storage needs seem to be continually increasing, the Quantum DLT 2000XT drive comes with built-in flexibility for adding greater backup
capacity. It can be configured as either a five- or seven-cartridge random access library — and deliver unattended backup of 36 GB in 8 hours, or up to 105 GB in
24 hours.
 
Add Functionality Without Changing the Drive 
       The DLT 2000XT drive also features unique tape-loadable firmware that allows you to easily update the drive's microcode, so you can add capabilities just by changing software. Using the same technique, you can also customize the SCSI-interface parameters to adapt the drives to many different applications and
situations.

Quantum Quality and Reliability
       We work hard to make every Quantum drive a hard worker. The results of our efforts are very apparent in the Quantum DLT 2000XT drive. To ensure
accuracy, we use a number of advanced technologies, including advanced DLT linear recording technology, a precision tape guidance system, and an adaptive
control mechanism. For dependability, the drive read/write head is rated for a life of 30,000 hours, and the media cartridges at 1,000,000 passes. Each drive also
includes a powerful array of built-in checks and controls for accuracy. There's Reed Solomon Error Correction Code (ECC), with 64-bit Cyclical Redundancy
Checking (CRC) of each 4 kilobytes of data on the media. The drive also performs end-to-end 16-bit CRC on every record overlapped with parity from
the SCSI bus, and internal parity checking on the cache buffer. All of these features result in a hard error rate of just 1 per 1017 bits. When you see the
Quantum name outside, you know there's quality you can trust inside.