Cartridge Compatibility; Nominal Cartridge Life: Load/Unload Cycles; Ultrium Data Cartridge Compatibility With Ultrium Tape Drive - Dell PowerVault TL2000 User Manual

The first set of tracks (sixteen for Ultrium 5, 4 and 3) is written from near the
beginning of the tape to near 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 protects the tape from contamination when the cartridge is
out of the drive. The tape is attached to a leader pin 3 , 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 prevents data from being written to the tape
cartridge. For more information, see "Write-Protect Switch" on page 6-6.
The label area 5 provides a location to place a label. .
The insertion guide 6 is a large, notched area that prevents the cartridge from
being inserted incorrectly.

Cartridge Compatibility

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Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide
Type
Ultrium 5
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 3
Ultrium 2
Ultrium 1
Table 6-1. Nominal Cartridge Life: Load/Unload Cycles
Type
Ultrium 5
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 3
Ultrium 2
Ultrium 1
Table 6-2. Ultrium data cartridge compatibility with Ultrium tape drive
Tape Drive
1500 GB
(Ultrium 5)
Ultrium 5 Read/Write
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 3
Ultrium 2
Native Data Capacity
1500 GB (3000 GB at 2:1
compression)
800 GB (1600 GB at 2:1
compression)
400 GB (800 GB at 2:1
compression)
200 GB (400 GB at 2:1
compression)
100 GB (200 GB at 2:1
compression)
Load/Unload Cycles
20,000 (20k)
20,000 (20k)
20,000 (20k)
10,000 (10k)
5000 (5k)
LTO Ultrium Data Cartridges
800 GB 400 GB
(Ultrium 4) (Ultrium 3)
Read/Write Read only
Read/Write Read/Write
Read/Write
Recording Format
Reads and writes data on 1280
tracks, sixteen tracks at a time
Reads and writes data on 896
tracks, sixteen tracks at a time.
Reads and writes data on 704
tracks, sixteen tracks at a time
Reads and writes data on 512
tracks, eight tracks at a time
Reads and writes data on 384
tracks, eight tracks at a time
200GB 100GB
(Ultrium 2) (Ultrium 1)
Read only
Read/Write Read only
Read/Write Read/Write