A Specifications
Table 43 Library capacity
MSL8096MSL8048MSL4048MSL2024
8U8U4U2UForm factor
96484824Maximum cartridge slots
0, 3, 12, 150, 30, 30, 1Mailslots
4421Maximum full-height tape drives
4442Maximum half-height tape
drives
Table 44 Supported interfaces
SCSI IDInterfaceLTO generation
4Fibre Channel, Ultra 320 SCSI LVD, SASLTO-3, LTO-4
NAFibre Channel, SASLTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7
Table 45 Data storage capacity and transfer rate
Maximum data transfer rate per driveMaximum storage capacity per tape cartridgeDrive
Native: 24 MB/s (86 GB/hour)Native: 200 GBUltrium 448
LTO-2
Compressed: 48 MB/s (172 GB/hour) (2:1
compression)
Compressed: 400 GB (2:1 compression)
Native: 80 MB/s (288 GB/hour)Native: 400 GBUltrium 960
LTO-3
Compressed: 160 MB/s (576 GB/hour) (2:1
compression)
Compressed: 800 GB (2:1 compression)
Native: 80 MB/s (288 GB/hr) Compressed (2:1):
160 MB/s (576 GB/hr)
Native: 800 GB
Compressed: 1.6 TB (2:1 compression)
Ultrium 1760
LTO-4
half-height
Native: 120 MB/s (432 GB/hour)Native: 800 GBUltrium 1840
LTO-4 full-height
Compressed: 240 MB/s (864 GB/hour) (2:1
compression)
Compressed: 1.6 TB (2:1 compression)
Native: 140 MB/s (504 GB/hour)Native: 1.5 TBUltrium 3000
LTO-5
Compressed: 280 MB/s (1,004 GB/hour) (2:1
compression)
Compressed: 3TB (2:1 compression)
half-height and
Ultrium 3280
LTO-5 full-height
Native: 160 MB/s (576 GB/hour)Native: 2.5 TBUltrium 6250
LTO-6
half-height
Compressed: 400 MB/s (1,440 GB/hour) (2.5:1
compression)
Compressed: 6.25 TB (2.5:1 compression)
Native: 300 MB/s (1.08 TB/hour)Native: 6 TBUltrium 15000
LTO-7
half-height
Compressed: 15 TB (2.5:1 compression)
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