HP LTO Ultrium series User Manual

Capacity Native 200 GB 400 GB 800 GB 1.5 TB 2.5TB
Compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression for LTO-4
and 5; 2.5:1
compression for LTO-
6))
400 GB 800 GB 1.6 TB 3 TB 6.25TB
Buffer Size 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512MB
Performance Sustained transfer
rate, native
24 MB/s 60 MB/s 80 MB/s 140 MB/s 160MB/s
Sustained transfer
rate, compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression for LTO-4
and 5; 2.5:1
compression for LTO-6)
48 MB/s 120 MB/s 160 MB/s 280 MB/s 400MB/s
Burst transfer rate 160 MB/s (with
Ultra3 SCSI
wide); 300 MB/s
(with 3Gb/sec
SAS)
320 MB/s (with
Ultra320 SCSI);
300 MB/s (with
3Gb/sec SAS)
300 MB/s (with
3Gb/sec SAS)
600 MB/s (with
6Gb/s SAS)
600 MB/s with
6Gb/s SAS
Data rate matching
range
0-24 MB/s
(native)
20-60 MB/s
(native)
33-80 MB/s
(native)
47-140 MB/s
(native)
54-160 MB/s
(native)
Data access time (from
BOT)
64 s typical for a
200 GB tape
(native)
64 s typical for a
200 GB tape
(native)
64 s typical for a
800 GB tape
(native)
52 s typical for a
1.5 TB tape
(native)
50 seconds
typical for LTO 6
media
Average load time >19 s >19 s >19 s >19 s 24s
Average unload time 19 s 19 s 19 s 19 s 19s
Rewind time from EOT 121 s (200 GB
tape)
121 s (400 GB
tape)
124 s (800 GB
tape)
96 s (1.5 TB
tape)
98s (2.5TB tape)
Rewind tape speed 5.0 m/s 5.0 m/s 7.0 m/s 9.0 m/s 9.0 m/s
Reliability MTBF 250,000 hours
at 100% duty
cycle
250,000 hours
at 100% duty
cycle
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 1 in 1x10
17
bits 1 in 1x10 17 bits
Media
Compatibility
LTO Ultrium 1
(Read and
Write);
LTO Ultrium 2
(Read and Write)
LTO Ultrium 1
(Read only);
LTO Ultrium 2
(Read and
Write);
LTO Ultrium 3
(Read and Write)
LTO Ultrium 2
(Read only);
LTO Ultrium 3
(Read and
Write);
LTO Ultrium 4
(Read and Write)
LTO Ultrium 3
(Read only);
LTO Ultrium 4
(Read and
Write);
LTO Ultrium 5
(Read and Write)
LTO Ultrium 4
(Read only);
LTO Ultrium 5
(Read and
Write);
LTO Ultrium 6
(Read and write)
QuickSpecs
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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)