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Appendix C — Specifications
Environmental Requirements
The following table lists the specifications for storage temperature and
other environmental requirements for tape media. Do not allow the
temperature and humidity in the storage environment to fluctuate.
Specification
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb
temperature
a. The upper limit applies to the media, not the library. Be sure there is adequate air flow around the library at all times.
b. When media is moved from a cold shipping/storage environment to a warm operating environment, it must be acclimated in its
packaging for at least 24 hours before opening to prevent condensation damage from occurring.
LTO Media Specifications
The following table shows the capacities of the different generations of
LTO Ultrium data cartridges.
a. Assuming a 2:1 compression ratio. The compressed capacity depends on the type of data.
b. Assuming a 2.5:1 compression ratio. The compressed capacity depends on the type of data.
c. See
August 2019
a
Operating
Operational
Storage
LTO:
61° F to 90° F
50° F to 113° F
(16° C to 32° C)
(10° C to 45° C)
TS11xx
technology:
61° F to 90° F
(16° C to 32° C)
10% to 80%
20% to 80%
79° F (26° C)
79° F (26° C)
LTO Media Generation
LTO‐5 and LTO‐5 WORM
LTO‐6 and LTO‐6 WORM
LTO‐7 and LTO‐7 WORM
c
LTO‐M8
LTO‐8 and LTO‐8 WORM
M8 Media on page 202
for more information.
Tape Drive and Media Specifications
Archival Storage
61° F to 77° F
(16° C to 25° C)
20% to 50%
79° F (26° C)
Native Capacity
(Compressed Capacity)
a
1.5 TB (3 TB
)
b
2.5 TB (6.25 TB
)
b
6 TB (15 TB
)
b
9 TB (22.5 TB
)
b
12 TB (30 TB
)
User Guide—Spectra T950V Library
b
Shipping
–9° F to 120° F
(–23° C to 49° C)
5% to 80%
79° F (26° C)
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