Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide 1
Chapter 1
1Introduction
The Quantum A-Series Tape Drives:
• SDLT 600A
•LTO-3A
This chapter describes the features of the tape drives and covers the
following topics:
• Overview
describes a basic overview of the A-Series tape drives.
• Product Features
lists product features of the A-Series tape drives.
Overview
The Quantum A-Series Tape Drives are an extension to the family of
products with video professionals in mind. Using the built-in FTP client
in conjunction with a standard Web browser, Material Exchange Format
(MXF) files can be stored and retrieved. A Gigabit Ethernet (GigE)
interface allows these drives to be quickly connected and accessed on
your network.
The A-Series tape drives are ideal for serving a full range of video
applications; from hand-carrying video content out to a truck for live
production to facility-wide, long-term, secure archive.