Table 11 Read and write compatibility (continued)
LTO-7 driveLTO-6
drive
LTO-5
drive
LTO-4
drive
LTO-3 driveLTO-2
drive
LTO-1
drive
Read onlyRead/WriteRead/WriteIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleLTO-5 media
—
unencrypted
Read only
with
Read/Write
with
Read/Write
with
IncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleLTO-5 media
— encrypted
encryption
key
encryption
key
encryption
key
Read/WriteRead/WriteIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleLTO-6 media
—
unencrypted
Read/Write
with
Read/Write
with
IncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleLTO-6 media
— encrypted
encryption
key
encryption
key
Read/WriteIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleLTO-7 media
—
unencrypted
Read/Write
with
IncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleIncompatibleLTO-7 media
— encrypted
encryption
key
CAUTION: LTO-2 and LTO-3 tape drives require the most recent firmware to immediately
identify LTO-4 media. Without the most recent firmware, loading an LTO-4 cartridge into an earlier
generation drive can result in a long media identification and unload time. The drive might not
identify the media and then return a load error before the application software times out waiting
for the load. For proper operation, keep tape drives updated to the most recent firmware.
Ordering tape cartridges
Use Hewlett Packard Enterprise storage media to prolong the life of the tape drive. To learn more
about, or to purchase media, see:
http://www.hpe.com/info/storagemedia
Table 12 LTO-4 Ultrium 1760Ultrium 1760 and 1840 tape drive
Part numberCartridge type
C7974AHPE LTO-4 Ultrium 1.6TB RW Data Cartridge, green
C7974WHPE LTO-4 Ultrium 1.6TB WORM Data Cartridge, two-tone (green and gray)
C7978AHPE Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, (50 cleans), orange
Table 13 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000Ultrium 3000 and 3280 tape drive
Part numberCartridge type
C7975AHPE LTO-5 Ultrium 3TB RW Data Cartridge, blue
C7975WHPE LTO-5 Ultrium 3TB WORM Data Cartridge, two-tone (blue and gray)
C7978AHPE Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, (50 cleans), orange
46 Tape cartridges and magazines