The quad density DST 314 tape drive is the building block of Ampexs 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.

Technology

The Ampex quad density DST 314 tape drive is the industrys 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 systems 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.

Specifications

Performance

1All capacities without data compression Specifications subject to change without notice or obligation