Storage and Shipping Environments
Operating in Harsh Environments
Setting the Write-Protect Switch
Guidelines for Using Labels on Ultrium Cartridges
Ordering Tape Cartridges
Reattaching a leader pin in an Ultrium cartridge
LTO Features
The IBM LTO-6 Tape Drive is a high-performance, high-capacity data-storage device that is designed to backup and restore
open systems applications. These files can include multimedia, imaging, transaction processing, large databases, and other
storage-intensive applications. Each tape cartridge can store up to 2.5 TB of data (uncompressed), or up to 6.25 TB of data
(compressed), assuming a 2.4 to 1 compression ratio. It is the sixth generation in the Ultrium series of products, and is
available with a Serial Attached SCSI interface (SAS) or Fibre Channel interface. This model incorporates the Linear Tape-Open
(LTO) IBM Ultrium 6 Half-High Tape Drive.
Note: The actual capacity varies depending on the application, the type of data, and the tape cartridge. 2.5 TB is typical and
6.25 TB is possible when the Data Compression setting is activated. The default setting of Data Compression is controlled by
the host system. The user and the application software can control the activation or deactivation of the data compression
setting. The drive can optimally achieve a 2.4:1 compression ratio.
The LTO half high tape drive features:
Single port 6 Gbps Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS); or single port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel
Interface. (Auto-negotiation to lower speeds is assumed.)
Half height form factor
Native storage capacity of 2.5 TB per cartridge (6 TB at 2.4:1 compression)
Maximum native data transfer rate of up to 160 MB per second
Burst data transfer rate:
SAS 600 MB per second
FC 800 MB per second
512 MB read-and-write cache
Support for encryption on Ultrium 4, 5, and 6 tape cartridges
Single Character Display (SCD) operator panel
Ready and Fault status LEDs
Maintenance Mode functions
Downward read and write compatibility with earlier LTO-type data cartridges
Can be used as a bootable device, depending on the host system configuration
Feature Kit Contents
The 7226 Storage Enclosure drive feature codes #8341 or #8348 provide an LTO-6 tape drive kit with the following content:
Table 1. Feature Codes 8341 and 8348 Contents
Description
FC 8341
Quantity
FC 8348
Quantity
LTO-6 SAS Tape Drive 1 0
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