Tape Cartridges And Magazines; Tape Cartridges - HP BL536A User's & Service Manual

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This chapter explains which media to use with your Autoloader, and how to label and write-protect
your tape cartridges. Careful labeling and handling of the tape cartridges will prolong the life of
the tape cartridges and the Tape Autoloader.

Tape cartridges

Use the Ultrium data and cleaning tape cartridges designed for your model of Tape Autoloader.
You can order data and cleaning cartridges at www.hp.com/go/storagemedia.
Table 1 1 Ultrium 448 tape drive
Cartridge type
HP LTO2 Ultrium 400 GB Data Cartridge, red
HP Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, (50 cleans), orange
Table 12 Ultrium 920 tape drive
Cartridge type
HP LTO3 Ultrium 800 GB RW Data Cartridge, yellow
HP LTO3 Ultrium 800 GB WORM Data Cartridge, two-tone (yellow and white)
HP Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, (50 cleans), orange
Table 13 Ultrium 1760 tape drive
Cartridge type
HP LTO4 Ultrium 1.6 TB RW Data Cartridge, green
HP LTO4 Ultrium 1.6 TB WORM Data Cartridge, two-tone (green and gray)
HP Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, (50 cleans), orange
Table 14 Ultrium 3000 tape drive
Cartridge type
HP LTO5 Ultrium 3 TB RW Data Cartridge, blue
HP LTO5 Ultrium 3 TB WORM Data Cartridge, two-tone (blue and gray)
HP Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, (50 cleans), orange
NOTE: The LTO-3 and later tape drives support both rewriteable and WORM data cartridges.
Write-Once, Read-Many (WORM) data cartridges provide an enhanced level of data security
against accidental or malicious alteration of data on the tape cartridge. The WORM data cartridge
can be appended to maximize the full capacity of the tape cartridge, but you will be unable to
erase or overwrite data on the cartridge. WORM data cartridges are clearly identified by their
distinctive, two-tone cartridge color. To check whether your backup or archive software application
supports WORM cartridges, see the following website: www.hp.com/go/storagemedia.
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Part number
C7972A
C7978A
Part number
C7973A
C7973W
C7978A
Part number
C7974A
C7974W
C7978A
Part number
C7975A
C7975W
C7978A