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Repositioning or reattaching a leader pin
Procedures involved with repositioning or reattaching a leader pin in your cartridge.
Environmental and shipping specifications for tape cartridges
Specifications for tape cartridges: acclimation, environmental, storage.
Disposing of tape cartridges
Current rules about the appropriate disposal of tape cartridges.
Ordering media supplies
Information about ordering several generations of media supplies for your tape drive.
Data cartridges
The generations of IBM® Ultrium data cartridges are identified by color.
Table 1. Cartridge types and colors
Type
Ultrium 9
Teal
Ultrium 9 WORM Teal and Silvery gray
Ultrium 8
Burgundy
Ultrium 8 WORM Burgundy and Silvery gray
LTO M8
Purple
Ultrium 7
Purple
Ultrium 7 WORM Purple and Silvery gray
Ultrium 6
Black
Ultrium 6 WORM Black and Silvery gray
Ultrium 5
Burgundy
Ultrium 5 WORM Burgundy and Silvery gray
Ultrium 4
Green
Ultrium 4 WORM Green and Silvery gray
Ultrium 3
Slate Blue
Ultrium 3 WORM Slate Blue and Silvery gray
Ultrium 2
Purple
Ultrium 1
Black
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. To obtain tape cartridges and bar code labels, see
supplies.
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 2. Cartridge data capacity and recording formats
Type
Native Data Capacity
Ultrium 9
18 TB (45 TB at 2.5:1 compression)
Ultrium 8
12 TB (30 TB at 2.5:1 compression)
LTO M8
9 TB (22.5 TB at 2.5:1 compression)
Ultrium 7
6 TB (15 TB at 2.5:1 compression)
Ultrium 6
2.5 TB (6.25 TB at 2.5:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 2176 tracks, 16 tracks at a time.
Ultrium 5
1.5 TB (3 TB at 2:1 compression)
Ultrium 4
800 GB (1.6 TB at 2:1 compression)
Ultrium 3
400® GB (800 GB at 2:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 704 tracks, 16 tracks at a time.
Ultrium 2
200 GB (400 GB at 2:1 compression)
Ultrium 1
100 GB (200 GB at 2:1 compression)
*
In any tape product with M8 cartridges, the minimum LTO8 tape drive firmware version is HB82.
The first set of tracks is written from near the beginning of the tape almost 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
behind the door. When the cartridge is inserted into the drive, a threading mechanism pulls the pin (and tape) out of the cartridge, across the drive head, and onto a
non-removable take-up reel. The head can then read or write data from or to the tape.
The write-protect switch ( 4 in
The label area ( 5 in
Figure
1) provides a location to place a label. For more information, see
The insertion guide ( 6 in
Figure
Table 3. Nominal cartridge life:
Load/unload cycles
Type
Load/Unload Cycles
Ultrium 9
100,000 (100k)
112 IBM TS22xx Tape Drives
Color
Reads and writes data on 8960 tracks, 32 tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 6656 tracks, 32 tracks at a time.
*
Reads and writes data on 3584 tracks, 32 tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 3584 tracks, 32 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 512 tracks, 8 tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 384 tracks, 8 tracks at a time.
1) protects the tape from contamination when the cartridge is out of the drive. The tape is attached to a leader pin ( 3 in
Figure
1) prevents data from being written to the tape cartridge. For more information, see
1) is a large, notched area that prevents the cartridge from being inserted incorrectly.
Recording Format
Bar code
label.
Ordering media
Figure
Write-Protect
switch.
1)
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