Ultrium 460, 460-Fc, 960, And 1840 Tape Drives; Sdlt 320 And 600 Tape Drives; Tape Cartridges; Lto Tape Drives - HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series User Manual

the data cartridge with a cleaning cartridge. When the cleaning procedure finishes, the media picker
returns the data cartridge to the drive.
NOTE:
Ultrium cleaning cartridges have a 50-use limit, while SDLT cleaning cartridges have a 20-use limit.
Once a cleaning cartridge has reached its use limit it must be replaced. If the drive continues to request
cleaning after a cleaning cartridge has been loaded, replace the cleaning cartridge with a new one.

Ultrium 460, 460-FC, 960, and 1840 tape drives

The Ultrium tape drive is a high-performance streaming tape drive that uses Linear Tape-Open (LTO)
technology.
Figure 6 LTO tape drives
• An Ultrium 460 or 460-FC tape drive is capable of storing up to 200 GB (native) of data per
cartridge, and has a sustained data transfer rate of up to 30 MBps (108 GBph) (native).
• An Ultrium 960 tape drive is capable of storing up to 400 GB (native) of data per cartridge, and
has a sustained data transfer rate of up to 80 MBps (native).
• An Ultrium 1840 tape drive is capable of storing up to 800 GB (native) of data per cartridge,
and has a sustained data transfer rate of up to 120 MBps (native).
Access the HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Drive users guide from
information about its features and capabilities.

SDLT 320 and 600 tape drives

The SDLT tape drive is a high-capacity, high-performance streaming tape drive that uses Laser Guided
Magnetic Recording (LGMR) technology to maximize the amount of data that can be stored on a tape.
• An SDLT 320 tape drive is capable of storing up to 160 GB (native) of data per cartridge and
has a sustained data transfer rate of 16 MBps (57.6 GBph) (native).
• An SDLT 600 tape drive is capable of storing up to 300 GB (native) of data per cartridge and
has a sustained data transfer rate of 36 MBps (115.2 GBph) (native).
Access the HP StorageWorks SDLT Tape Drive Reference Guide from
more information about its features and capabilities.

Tape cartridges

NOTE:
Tape cartridges are not included in the purchase of a tape library. Purchase tape cartridges separately.
11598
http://www.hp.com/support
http://www.hp.com/support
HP StorageWorks
for more
for
19