Spectra T50e - Page 509

Appendix C—Specifications Tape Drive and Media Specifications
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
504
LTO Read/Write Compatibility
Thefollowingtableshowsthemediaread/writecompatibilityforeach
LTOdrivegenerationsupportedbythelibrary.
LTO Encryption Compatibility
Key AES‐256dataencryptionwithasecret256‐bitencryptionkeyisused
toencryptanddecryptdata.Thekeyisnotretrievablefromtheencryption
coreandisautomaticallyerasedduringtheunloadprocess;softwareis
requiredtoextractthekey,keepitsecure,andprovidemanagementtools
totrack,store,use,anddeletekeysasappropriate.
Notes:  Theencryptionperformedbyencryption‐enabledLTO‐4or
latergenerationdrivesisnotcompatiblewiththeencryption
performedbyanencryption‐enabledF‐QIP.
 SpectraSKLMkeymanagementisnotcompatiblewith
BlueScaleEncryptionkeymanagement,becausetheycannot
shareencryptionkeys.DataencryptedusingSpectraSKLM
keymanagementcannotbedecryptedusingBlueScale
Encryptionkeymanagement,andviceversa.
Formore informationaboutencryption,seeChapter10–Encryptionand
KeyManagement,beginningonpage282.
LTO WORM Media
CertainrecordsretentionanddatasecurityapplicationsrequireaWrite
Once,ReadMany(WORM)methodforstoringdataontape.LTO‐3and
latergenerationdrivesenableWORMsupportwhenaWORMtape
cartridgeisloadedintothedrive.
Drive
Generation
LT O - 2
media
LT O - 3
Media
LT O - 4
Media
LTO - 5
Media
LTO - 6
Media
LTO - 7
Media
LTO‐2 Read/write Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
LTO‐3 Read/write Read/write Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
LTO‐4 Readonly Read/write Read/write Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
LTO‐5 Not
supported
Readonly Read/write Read/write Not
supported
Not
supported
LTO‐6 Not
supported
Not
supported
Readonly Read/write Read/write Not
supported
LTO‐7 Not
supported
Not
supported
Not
supported
Readonly Read/write Read/write