Tape Cartridges - Spectra Stack Tape Library User Manual

CHAPTER 1 - PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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APE ARTRIDGES
Use the Ultrium data cartridges designed for your model of drives. All drive
generation use the Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge
LTO Media Generation
LTO-5 and LTO-5 WORM
LTO-6 and LTO-6 WORM
LTO-7 and LTO-7 WORM
LTO-7 Type M
LTO-8 and LTO-8 WORM
LTO-9 and LTO-9 WORM
Note: LTO-5 and later tape drives support both rewriteable and WORM data cartridges.
Write-Once, Read-Many (WORM) data cartridges provide an enhanced level of data
security against accidental or malicious alteration of data on the tape cartridge. The
WORM data cartridge can be appended to maximize the full capacity of the tape
cartridge, but you cannot erase or overwrite data on the cartridge.
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.
JANUARY 2023
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 )
b
18 TB (45 TB )
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