HP LTO Ultrium User Manual

3 Front panel and LEDs
HP LTO Ultrium 5 products have three front panel designs:
• System, for use in servers, rack mounts and other non-automation applications—see “Front panel
features” below
• Automation, for use when the drive is embedded in automation applications—see “Front panel
for automation use” on page 68
• A third front panel allowing drives to be used in autoloaders where the front panel cannot exceed
the drive form factor in height and width—see “Front panel for use in autoloaders” on page 69
The drive is not designed to operate without a front panel (even in automation applications). The front
panel was designed to meet Section 508 accessibility guidelines.
Front panel features
Full-height drives
2. Access hole for emergency reset switch1. Eject button
3. LEDs
Reset switch
The emergency reset switch allows you to reset the drive without powering off the drive and computer,
for example if the drive stops responding. Access to the switch is through a small hole. It can be
activated by a thin object, such as the end of a straightened paper-clip.
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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)