3 Tape cartridges and magazines
This chapter explains which media to use with your Library, 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 Library.
Tape cartridges
Use the Ultrium data and cleaning tape cartridges designed for your model of Tape Library. You can
order data and cleaning cartridges at http://www.hp.com/go/storagemedia.
Table 19 Ultrium 448 tape drive
Cartridge type
HP LTO2 Ultrium 400 GB Data Cartridge, red
HP Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, (50 cleans), orange
Table 20 Ultrium 920 and 960 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 21 Ultrium 1760 and 1840 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 22 Ultrium 3000 and 3280 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 StorageWorks MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries User and service
Part number
C7972A
C7978A
Part number
C7973A
C7973W
C7978A
Part number
C7974A
C7974W
C7978A
Part number
C7975A
C7975W
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