Appendix C—Specifications Tape Drive and Media Specifications
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LTO Cartridge Specifications
ThissectionprovidesspecificationsfortheLTOcartridgessupportedby
thelibrary.SeeMediaandAccessoriesonpage486forinformationabout
orderingcartridgesforyourlibrary.
Environmental Requirements
Thefollowingtableliststhespecificationsforstoragetemperatureand
otherenvironmentalrequirementsfortheLTOcartridges.Donotallowthe
temperatureandhumidityinthestorageenvironmenttofluctuate.
LTO Cartridge Capacities
Thefollowingtableshowsthecapacitiesofthedifferentgenerationsof
LTOUltriumdatacartridges.
Specification Operating
a
Operational
Storage
Archival Storage Shipping
Temperature 50°Fto113°F
(10°Cto45°C)
61°Fto90°F
(16°Cto32°C)
61°Fto77°F
(16°Cto25°C)
–9°Fto120°F
(–23°Cto49°C)
Relativehumidity 10%to80% 20%to80% 20%to50% 5%to80%
Wetbulb
temperature
79°F(26°C) 79°F(26°C) 79°F(26°C) 79°F(26°C)
a. The upper limit applies to the media, not the library. Be sure there is adequate air flow around the library at all times.
LTO M ed i a G en erati on Native Capacity (Compressed Capacity)
LTO‐2 200GB(400GB)
a
a. Assuming a 2:1 compression ratio. The compressed capacity depends on the type of data.
LTO‐3 400GB(800GB)
a
LTO‐3WORM
LTO‐4 800GB(1.6TB)
a
LTO‐4WORM
LTO‐5 1.5TB(3TB)
a
LTO‐5WORM
LTO‐6 2.5TB(6.25TB)
b
b. Assuming a 2.5:1 compression ratio. The compressed capacity depends on the type of data.
LTO‐6WORM
LTO‐7 6TB(15TB
b
)
LTO‐7WORM
LTOCleaning Not applicable