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Introduction
This chapter provides a product overview of the StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive, outlines
its features, and describes the formats it can read and write.
1.1 Product Overview
The StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive (Figure 1–1) is an enhanced 8mm
digital helical-scan cartridge tape drive, which is packaged in an industry standard
5.25-inch half-height form factor. The half-height size allows for ease of integration
across a multitude of platforms.
Figure 1-1 StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive
1.2 StorageWorks Packaging Options for the Cartridge Tape Drive
The. StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive is available as three packaging
options as follows:
• SWXTE-AA (Figure 1–1)
• SWXTE-AB (Figure 1–2)
• SWXTE-AC (Figure1–3)
Figures 1–1, 1–3, and 1–4 show the packaging options. (Chapter 2 provides information
about installing and configuring the options.)