Table 11 Read and write compatibility (continued)
LTO-5 media
—
unencrypted
LTO-5 media
— encrypted
LTO-6 media
—
unencrypted
LTO-6 media
— encrypted
LTO-7 media
—
unencrypted
LTO-7 media
— encrypted
CAUTION:
identify LTO-4 media. Without the most recent firmware, loading an LTO-4 cartridge into an earlier
generation drive can result in a long media identification and unload time. The drive might not
identify the media and then return a load error before the application software times out waiting
for the load. For proper operation, keep tape drives updated to the most recent firmware.
Ordering tape cartridges
Use Hewlett Packard Enterprise storage media to prolong the life of the tape drive. To learn more
about, or to purchase media, see:
http://www.hpe.com/info/storagemedia
Table 12 LTO-4 Ultrium 1760Ultrium 1760 and 1840 tape drive
Cartridge type
HPE LTO-4 Ultrium 1.6TB RW Data Cartridge, green
HPE LTO-4 Ultrium 1.6TB WORM Data Cartridge, two-tone (green and gray)
HPE Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, (50 cleans), orange
Table 13 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000Ultrium 3000 and 3280 tape drive
Cartridge type
HPE LTO-5 Ultrium 3TB RW Data Cartridge, blue
HPE LTO-5 Ultrium 3TB WORM Data Cartridge, two-tone (blue and gray)
HPE Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, (50 cleans), orange
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Tape cartridges and magazines
LTO-1
LTO-2
drive
drive
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
LTO-2 and LTO-3 tape drives require the most recent firmware to immediately
LTO-3 drive
LTO-4
drive
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
LTO-5
LTO-6
drive
drive
Read/Write
Read/Write
Read/Write
Read/Write
with
with
encryption
encryption
key
key
Incompatible
Read/Write
Incompatible
Read/Write
with
encryption
key
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Incompatible
Part number
C7974A
C7974W
C7978A
Part number
C7975A
C7975W
C7978A
LTO-7 drive
Read only
Read only
with
encryption
key
Read/Write
Read/Write
with
encryption
key
Read/Write
Read/Write
with
encryption
key