HP LTO Ultrium User Manual

Cartridge positions during load and unload
The following diagrams show the positions of importance during load and unload.
Figure 11 Full-height drives: load and unload positions
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Figure 12 Half-height drives: load and unload positions
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NOTE:
Drives for library use the automation front panel, which has no door. The illustration shows a standalone
drive.
Cartridges are ejected to this point, which is 26.1 mm beyond the front of the
mechanism. The position tolerance is 1 mm. The automation controller cannot
configure the location of this position.
Eject Point
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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)