Cartridge Data Capacity And Recording Formats - Dell PowerVault TL1000 User Manual

Table 14. Cartridge types and colors (continued)
Type
Ultrium 8 WORM
Ultrium 7
Ultrium 7 WORM
Ultrium 6
Ultrium 6 WORM
Ultrium 5
Ultrium 5 WORM
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 4 WORM
Ultrium 3
Ultrium 3 WORM
Ultrium 2
Ultrium 1
All generations contain 1/2-inch, dual-coat, magnetic tape.
You can order tape cartridges with the bar code labels included, or you can order custom labels.
When tape is processed in the cartridges, Ultrium Tape Drives use a linear, serpentine recording format.
The native data capacity and recording format of Ultrium data cartridges is as follows:
Table 15. Cartridge Data Capacity and Recording Formats
Type
Ultrium 8
Ultrium 7
Ultrium 6
Ultrium 5
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 3
Ultrium 2
Ultrium 1
The first set of tracks is written from close to the beginning of the tape to close to the end of the tape.
The head then repositions to the next set of tracks for the return pass. This process continues until all
tracks are written and the cartridge is full, or until all data is written.
The cartridge door ( 2 in Figure 107 on page 91) protects the tape from contamination when the
cartridge is out of the drive. The tape is attached to a leader pin ( 3 in Figure 107 on page 91) behind
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Color
Silvery gray
Purple
Purple and Silvery gray
Black
Black and Silvery gray
Burgundy
Burgundy and Silvery gray
Green
Green and Silvery gray
Slate Blue
Slate Blue and Silvery gray
Purple
Black
Native Data Capacity
12000 GB (30000 GB at 2.5:1
compression)
6000 GB (15000 GB at 2.5:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 3584 tracks,
2500 GB (6250 GB at 2.5:1 compression)
1500 GB (3000 GB at 2:1 compression)
800 GB (1600 GB at 2:1 compression)
400 GB (800 GB at 2:1 compression)
200 GB (400 GB at 2:1 compression)
100 GB (200 GB at 2:1 compression)
Recording Format
Reads and writes data on 6656 tracks,
32 tracks at a time.
32 tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 2176 tracks,
16 tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 1280 tracks,
16 tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 896 tracks, 16
tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 704 tracks, 16
tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 512 tracks, 9
tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 384 tracks, 8
tracks at a time.