HP LTO Ultrium series User Manual

Data access time (from
BOT)
46 seconds typical for
LTO 2 media
52 seconds typical for
LTO 3 media
62 seconds typical for
LTO 4 media
42 seconds typical for
LTO 3 media
50 seconds typical for
LTO 4 media
52 seconds typical for
LTO 5 media
50 seconds typical for
LTO 6 media
Rewind time from EOT < 92 seconds for LTO 2
media
< 102 seconds for LTO 3
media
< 124 seconds for LTO 4
media
< 78 seconds for LTO 3
media
< 93 seconds for LTO 4
media
< 96 seconds for LTO 5
media
<98s for LTO 6 media
Rewind tape speed 7 m/s for (LTO 4 and LTO
3 media)
9 m/s for (LTO 5 and LTO
4 media)
9 m/s for (LTO 6, LTO 5
and LTO 4 media)
Average load time <19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-
initialized) Uninitialized
WORM media can take up
to 70 seconds
<19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-
initialized) Uninitialized
WORM media can take up
to 70 seconds
22 seconds (RW)
Average unload time <19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-
initialized)
Uninitialized WORM
media can take up to 70
seconds
<19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-
initialized)
Uninitialized WORM
media can take up to 70
seconds
19 seconds (RW)
Security Encryption AES 256 bit AES 256 bit AES 256 bit
WORM media support LTO 4 media LTO-5 media LTO-6 media
Reliability MTBF 250,000 hours
at 100% duty cycle
250,000 hours
at 100% duty cycle
250,000 hours
at 100% duty cycle
Uncorrected Error Rate 1 in 1x10
17
bits 1 in 1x10
17
bits 1 in 1x10 17 bits
Rewriteable Media
Compatibility
Read LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 2
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 6
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
Write LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 3
[unencrypted]
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 6
LTO Ultrium 5
WORM Media
Compatibility
Read LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
LTO Ultrium 3 WORM
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
LTO Ultrium 3 WORM
LTO Ultrium 6 WORM
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
Write LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
LTO Ultrium 3 WORM
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
LTO Ultrium 6 WORM
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
QuickSpecs
HP StoreEver LTO Ultrium Tape Drives
Technical Specifications
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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)