IBM TS4300 User Manual page 233

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Table 57. Cartridge types and colors (continued)
Type
Ultrium 7 WORM
Ultrium 6
Ultrium 6 WORM
Ultrium 5
Ultrium 5 WORM
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 4 WORM
Ultrium 3
Ultrium 3 WORM
Ultrium 2
Ultrium 1
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.
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 58. Cartridge data capacity and recording formats
Type
Ultrium 9
Ultrium 8
LTO M8
Ultrium 7
Ultrium 6
Ultrium 5
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 3
Ultrium 2
Ultrium 1
*
In any tape product with M8 cartridges, the minimum LTO8 tape drive firmware version is HB82.
Color
Purple and Silvery gray
Black
Black and Silvery gray
Burgundy
Burgundy and Silvery gray
Green
Green and Silvery gray
Slate Blue
Slate Blue and Silvery gray
Purple
Black
Native Data Capacity
18 TB (45 TB at 2.5:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 8960
12 TB (30 TB at 2.5:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 6656
9 TB (22.5 TB at 2.5:1
*
compression)
6 TB (15 TB at 2.5:1 compression)
2.5 TB (6.25 TB at 2.5:1
compression)
1.5 TB (3 TB at 2:1 compression)
800 GB (1.6 TB at 2:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 896
®
400 GB (800 GB at 2:1
compression)
200 GB (400 GB at 2:1
compression)
100 GB (200 GB at 2:1
compression)
Recording Format
tracks, 32 tracks at a time.
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 2176
tracks, 16 tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 1280
tracks, 16 tracks at a time.
tracks, 16 tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 704
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.
Appendix F. LTO media 201