HP LTO Ultrium User Manual

Action requiredCauseLEDs
None. This is normal.Ready ON.
The drive is ready for operation.
None.
If the drive is upgrading firmware, do not
reset or power cycle it.
Ready FLASHING.
The drive is carrying out a normal activity
(read, write).
If you need to exit OBDR mode, power cycle
or reset the drive.
NOTE:
OBDR is not supported in all versions of
the drive.
Ready FLASHES twice, then pauses ON,
then FLASHES twice.
The drive is in OBDR mode.
None.
Do not reset or power-cycle the drive.
Ready FLASHING fast. (Other LEDs may be
on or flashing.)
The drive is downloading firmware.
None.
Do not reset or power-cycle the drive.
Ready OFF, others ON.
Firmware is being reprogrammed.
Front panel and LEDs26

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)