Dell PowerVault LTO8 - Loading, Unloading, and Write-Protecting Cartridges; Resetting the Drive; Supported Functions of Compatible Media Types

▌1▐ Eject Button
Loading, Unloading, and Write-Protecting Cartridges
Use only LTO Ultrium format cartridges with your drive, as specified in the LTO Ultrium standard.
Ensure that only one label is stuck to the label area of the cartridge. Do not use nonstandard labels, and
do not stick anything to the cartridge other than in the label area.
The Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive is compatible (see Supported Functions of Compatible Media Types)
with the cartridges of its predecessors. See Table 3 for a description of the functions that are supported on
the different compatible media types.
Table 3. Supported Functions of Compatible Media Types
LTO
cartridge
Gen
Tape
length
nominal
(m)
Data
capacity
native
(GB
1
)
Data
capacity
compressed
2
(GB
2
)
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO8
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO7
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO6
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO5
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO4
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO3
8 960 12000 30000 Yes
No
No No No No
8 WORM 960 12000 30000 Yes
No
No No No No
7 960 6000 15000 Yes Yes No No No No
7 WORM 960 6000 15000 Yes Yes No No No No
6 846 2500 6250 No Yes Yes No No No
6 WORM 846 2500 6250 No Yes Yes No No No
5 846 1500 3000 No RO Yes Yes No No
5 WORM 846 1500 3000 No RO Yes Yes No No
4 820 800 1600 No No RO Yes Yes No
4 WORM 820 800 1600 No No RO Yes Yes No
3 680 400 800 No No No RO Yes Yes
3 WORM 680 400 800 No No No RO Yes Yes
2 609 200 400 No No No No RO Yes
1 609 100 200 No No No No No RO
1 319 50 100 No No No No No RO
1 203 30 60 No No No No No RO
1 97 10 20 No No No No No RO
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Figure 17. Resetting the Drive
18 Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive: User's Guide