Ampex DST-314 Brochure

• DD-2 19-mm helical scan tape format

• Reads and writes to 100GB, 300GB
or 660GB cartridges

• Read-compatible with ER90 “D2C”
cartridges and with single density

and double density DST/DIS cartridges

• Sustained transfer rate of 20MB/sec
per drive

• Dual-ported Ultra-SCSI interface

• 2.7GB/sec search speed - 300 in/sec

• Smart DD-2 format with multiple
system zones

• Volume tape partitioning

• Three levels of Reed-Solomon error
correction

• Read-after-write verification and
automatic rewrite

The Ampex quad density DST 314 tape drive is the industry’s
largest capacity, highest performing, commercially available data
tape drive. The smart DD-2 tape format enables volume tape
partitioning and fast search speeds and allows cartridges to be loaded
and unloaded at multiple locations along the tape, eliminating
lengthy rewind and reducing access time to data. The Ampex DST
314 drive is perfect for a variety of applications including data
acquisition, unattended backup and restore, disaster recovery,
storing video and images, and data interchange. The DST tape
system’s virtual disk performance allows users to expand storage
capacity, enjoy performance that rivals disk drives and realize the
cost efficiencies associated with tape systems.

Available in both table top and rack mount configurations, the
DST 314 drive can dramatically reduce the number of cartridges
required for mass data storage, thereby saving on media costs, while
simplifying handling, human intervention and cataloguing. The large
storage capacities provided by DST drives also eliminate the need
for data compression, and when coupled with high speed data
transfer rates, eliminate the need to stream data to multiple tape
drives which utilize lower capacity cartridges to achieve
performance. As a result, DST storage products provide users with
unsurpassed data access and improved data reliability.

Ampex works with leading software companies to provide backup
and recovery, archiving and HSM applications for the DST 314 tape
drive.

The quad density DST314 tape drive is the building block of
Ampex’s newest 19-mm mass storage product family.
Breakthrough performance in data transfer rates and
cartridge capacities make DST products the benchmark in
mass data storage.

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DST 314

Quad Tape Drive

Performance

Transfer rate 20MB/second sustained
Search speed 2.7GB/second
Load to ready 10 seconds

Cartridge Capacity

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Small 100GB
Medium 300GB
Large 660GB

Interface Dual-ported Ultra-SCSI (16 bit differential)

Tape Format DD-2 19-mm quad density helical scan tape format

Error Rate 1 in 10

17

bits read

Physical Characteristics Size 12.2”H x 17.7”W x 28.4”D

(30.9 cm x 44.9 cm x 72.1 cm)
Weight 140 lbs. (63.5 kg)
Configuration Rack mount or table top

Operating Environment

Temperature range 10–30°C
Humidity range 30–70%, non-condensing
Altitude 7500 feet

Power Requirements 90–240VAC (15 amp)

50/60 Hz single phase
Average power consumption 400 W

Device Drivers Supports all major UNIX and NT platforms

DST 314 Specifications

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All capacities without data compression

Specifications subject to change without notice or obligation