The Half High Lto-5 Tape Drive Feature; Lto Features - IBM 7226 Manual

IBM Part Number
23R5636
23R5638

The Half High LTO-5 Tape Drive Feature

This section describes the 7226 Model 1U3 Storage Device Enclosure Features #8241 and #8248, the Half High LTO-5 Tape
Drives. It describes operator controls and indicator LEDs, gives instructions for loading and unloading a tape cartridge, and
tells how to clean the tape drive. These tape drives are streaming tape storage devices that use LTO technology.

LTO Features

Feature Kit Contents
Operation Features
Indicator LEDs
Operating the LTO-5 Tape Drive
Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions
Error Codes and Messages
Troubleshooting
Using LTO Ultrium Media
Cartridge Memory Chip (LTO-CM)
Loading and Unloading a Tape Cartridge
Cleaning the Tape Drive
Types of Tape Cartridges
Recommendations for Data Cartridge Usage
Data Cartridge Erasure
Storage and Shipping Environments
Operating in Harsh Environments
Setting the Write-Protect Switch
Guidelines for Using Labels on Ultrium Cartridges
Ordering Tape Cartridges
Reattaching a leader pin in an Ultrium cartridge
LTO Features
The IBM LTO-5 Tape Drive is a high-performance, high-capacity data-storage device that is designed to back up and restore
open systems applications. These files can include multimedia, imaging, transaction processing, large databases, and other
storage-intensive applications. Each tape cartridge can store up to 1.5 TB of data (uncompressed), or up to 3.0 TB of data
(compressed), assuming a 2 to 1 compression ratio. It is the fifth generation in the Ultrium series of products, and is available
with a Serial Attached SCSI interface (SAS) or Fibre Channel interface. This model incorporates the Linear Tape-Open (LTO)
IBM Ultrium 5 Half-High Tape Drive.
Note: The actual capacity varies depending on the application, the type of data, and the tape cartridge. 1.5 TB is typical and
3.0 TB is possible when the Data Compression setting is activated. The default setting of Data Compression is controlled by the
host system. The user and the application software can control the activation or deactivation of the data compression setting.
The drive can optimally achieve a 2:1 compression ratio.
The LTO half high tape drive features:
Single port 6 Gbps Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS); or single port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel
Interface. (Auto-negotiation to lower speeds is assumed.)
Half height form factor
Native storage capacity of 1500 GB per cartridge (3000 GB at 2:1 compression)
Maximum native data transfer rate of up to 140 MB per second
Type of Cartridge
DAT 160 Test Cartridge
DAT 160 Cleaning Cartridge
Native Capacity
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27 cleanings (minimum)
50 cleanings (average)
70 cleanings (maximum)
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