HP LTO Ultrium User Manual

SAS DrivesFC Drives
1 HW Integration: ch. 5n/aExternal drives
1 HW Integration: ch. 1In libraries
1 HW Integration: ch. 4n/aIn servers
1 HW Integration: ch. 3n/aIn tape arrays
5 UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS ConfigurationLinux configuration
1 HW Integration: ch. 8n/aModes of usage
5 UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS ConfigurationOpenVMS configuration
1 HW Integration: ch. 8n/aOptimizing performance
2 SW Integration: ch. 4
5 UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS ConfigurationUNIX configuration
Operation
SAS DrivesFC Drives
1 HW Integration: ch. 5n/aExternal drives
1 HW Integration: ch. 1In libraries
1 HW Integration: ch. 4n/aIn servers
1 HW Integration: ch. 3n/aIn tape arrays
Cartridges
SAS DrivesFC Drives
2 SW Integration: ch. 5Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM)
1 HW Integration: ch. 91 HW Integration: ch. 5Cartridges
2 SW Integration: ch. 1Managing the use of cartridges
2 SW Integration: ch. 3Use of cartridges
Interface
SAS DrivesFC Drives
3 Host Interface
FC, SCSI and SAS host interface
guide
Support and other resources154

HP LTO Ultrium Specifications

General

Category	Tape Drive
Capacity (Compressed)	Up to 30 TB (LTO-8), Up to 45 TB (LTO-9)
Transfer Rate (Compressed)	Up to 900 MB/s (LTO-8), Up to 1000 MB/s (LTO-9)
Interface	SAS, Fibre Channel
Technology	Linear Tape-Open (LTO)
WORM Support	Yes
Encryption Support	Yes (AES 256-bit)
Partitioning Support	Yes
Capacity (Native)	Up to 12 TB (LTO-8), Up to 18 TB (LTO-9)
Transfer Rate (Native)	Up to 360 MB/s (LTO-8), Up to 400 MB/s (LTO-9)
Backward Read Compatibility	Yes (LTO-8 reads LTO-7, LTO-6; LTO-9 reads LTO-8, LTO-7)
Backward Write Compatibility	Yes (LTO-8 writes to LTO-7; LTO-9 writes to LTO-8)