HP LTO Ultrium series User Manual

HP StoreEver LTO Ultrium Full-Height Tape Drives
HP StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 Tape Drive
The Ultrium 3280 represents HP's fifth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to 3TB per cartridge while
providing enterprise tape drive monitoring and management capabilities with HP TapeAssure, ease of use with support for LTFS and AES
256-bit hardware data encryption, easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access of tape
cartridges. Capable of data transfer rates up to 280MB/sec, HP's exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further optimizes performance by
matching speed of host to keep drives streaming and increase the reliability of the drive and media. The Ultrium 3280 provides
investment protection with full read and write backward support with LTO-4 media, and the ability to read LTO-3 cartridge. By nearly
doubling the capacity of previous generation Ultrium drives, HP customers now require fewer data cartridges to meet their storage
needs, significantly reducing their IT costs and increasing their ROI.
Ultrium 3280 External Tape Drive Ultrium 3280 Internal Tape Drive
HP StoreEver LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 Tape Drive
HP LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 Tape represents HP's fourth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to 1.6TB per
cartridge while providing hardware-based data encryption to enable greater levels of security and unprecedented performance. AES
256-bit hardware data encryption provides easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized
access of tape cartridges. By using Ultrium 1840 hardware data encryption, not only is data fully capable of being compressed
therefore maximizing capacity, encrypted backups are completed without a loss in performance. Capable of data transfer rates up to
240MB/sec, HP's exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep drives
streaming and increase the reliability of the drive and media. The Ultrium 1840 provides investment protection with full read and write
support with LTO-3 media, and the ability to read LTO-2 cartridge. By doubling the capacity of previous generation Ultrium drives, HP
customers now require fewer data cartridges to meet their storage needs, significantly reducing their IT costs and increasing their ROI.
Ultrium 1840 External Tape Drive Ultrium 1840 Internal Tape Drive
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HP LTO Ultrium series Specifications

General

Generations	LTO-1 to LTO-9
Capacity (Compressed)	Varies by generation (e.g., LTO-9: 45 TB)
Capacity (Native)	Varies by generation (e.g., LTO-9: 18 TB)
Transfer Rate (Compressed)	Varies by generation (e.g., LTO-9: 1000 MB/s)
Transfer Rate (Native)	Varies by generation (e.g., LTO-9: 400 MB/s)
Encryption	AES 256-bit
WORM Capability	Yes
Interface	SAS
Form Factor	Half-height
Backward Read Compatibility	Two generations back
Backward Write Compatibility	One generation back
Partitioning Support	Yes
Power Consumption (Idle)	Varies by model (e.g., ~10-15 W)
Power Consumption (Operating)	Varies by model
Backward Compatibility	Read and write compatible with one previous generation, read compatible with two previous generations (varies by generation)