Dell PowerVault TL1000 - Logical Unit Number (LUN) Scanning; Location Coordinates and Element Addresses; Ultrium Data and Cleaning Cartridge Compatibility with Ultrium Tape Drive

native capacity (up to 3000 GB with 2:1 hardware data compression) for Ultrium 5 tape drives, and
800-GB native capacity (up to 1600 GB with 2:1 hardware data compression) for Ultrium 4 tape drives.
Table 5. Ultrium data and cleaning cartridge compatibility with Ultrium tape drive
Tape
Drive
LTO Ultrium Data Cartridges
12000 GB
Ultrium 8
6000 GB
Ultrium 7
2500 GB
Ultrium 6
1500 GB
Ultrium 5
800 GB
Ultrium 4
400 GB
Ultrium 3
200 GB
Ultrium 2
100 GB
Ultrium 1
Ultrium
8
Read/
Write
Read/Write
Ultrium
7
Read/
Write
Read/Write Read/Write Read only
Ultrium
6
Read/Write Read/Write Read only
Ultrium
5
Read/Write Read/Write Read only
Ultrium
4
Read/Write Read/Write Read only
Ultrium
3
Read/Write Read/Write Read only
Ultrium
2
Read/Write Read/Write
Ultrium
1
Read/Write
Note: The TL1000 Tape Autoloader supports the Ultrium 4 (S4H), Ultrium 5 (S5H), Ultrium 6 (S6H), and
Ultrium 7 (S7H), and Ultrium 8 (S8H) Tape Drives only.
For more information about media compatibility, see “Media” on page 91.
Logical Unit Number (LUN) scanning
The TL1000 Tape Autoloader uses a single SCSI ID and dual LUNs to control the tape drive (LUN 0) and
library accessor (LUN 1). The library requires a Host Bus adapter (HBA) that supports LUN scanning. If
it is not enabled, your host system cannot scan beyond LUN 0 and fails to detect the library. It sees only
the tape drive.
Important: Some HBAs, such as RAID controllers, do not support LUN scanning.
Location coordinates and element addresses
The TL1000 Tape Autoloader incorporates patented high-density (HD) slot technology, which allows
multiple cartridges to be stored in a tiered architecture. The depth of a cartridge location in a
high-density slot is known as a tier. High-density slots are designed to contain multiple cartridges in
Tiers 1 and 2.
Note: Each column has a spring-loaded mechanism that pushes a tape cartridge into Tier 1 when it is the
only cartridge in that column. A single cartridge in a column takes on the Tier 2 element address even
though it is physically in Tier 1.
8 Dell PowerVault TL1000 Tape Autoloader: User's Guide