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Chapter 4 — Library Specifications Tape Drive and Media Specifications
September 2022 Site Preperation Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Library
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Environmental Requirements
The following table lists the specifications for storage temperature and
other environmental requirements for tape media. Do not allow the
temperature and humidity in the storage environment to fluctuate.
LTO Media Specifications
The following table shows the capacities of the different generations of
LTO Ultrium data cartridges.
Specification Operating
a
Operational
Storage
Archival Storage Shipping
b
Temperature LTO:
50° F to 113° F
(10° C to 45° C)
TS11xx
technology:
61° F to 90° F
(16° C to 32° C)
61° F to 90° F
(16° C to 32° C)
61° F to 77° F
(16° C to 25° C)
–9° F to 120° F
(–23° C to 49° C)
Relative humidity 10% to 80% 20% to 80% 20% to 50% 5% to 80%
Wet bulb
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.
b. When media is moved from a cold shipping/storage environment to a warm operating environment, it must be acclimated in its
packaging for at least 24 hours before opening to prevent condensation damage from occurring.
LTO Media Generat i o n Native Capacity (Compressed Capacity)
LTO-2 200 GB (400 GB
a
)
LTO-3 and LTO-3 WORM 400 GB (800 GB
a
)
LTO-4 and LTO-4 WORM 800 GB (1.6 TB
a
)
LTO-5 and LTO-5 WORM 1.5 TB (3 TB
a
)
a. Assuming a 2:1 compression ratio. The compressed capacity depends on the type of data.
LTO-6 and LTO-6 WORM 2.5 TB (6.25 TB
b
)
b. Assuming a 2.5:1 compression ratio. The compressed capacity depends on the type of data.
LTO-7 and LTO-7 WORM 6 TB (15 TB
b
)
LTO-7 Type M 9 TB (22.5 TB
b
)
LTO-8 and LTO-8 WORM 12 TB (30 TB
b
)
LTO-9 and LTO-9 WORM 18 TB (45 TB
b
)