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Article Number: 000134122

LTO Tape Library and Drives : Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ)

Summary: This articles mentions tape drive specifications and frequent asked questions.

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More documents on all Dell PowerVault tapes and drives can be found on the LTO6 support page.

Below are listed the LTO tapes compatibility table according to the drive that is used

SLN303509_en_US__3compatibility table



LTO-6 Data:
Capacity (Native): 2.5 TB
Capacity (2.5:1 Compressed): 6.25 TB
Speed (Native): 160 MB/s
Encryption Support: Yes
Worm Support: No
Cartridge Memory: Yes
Tape Space: 12.65 mm
Tape Thickness: 6.4 µm
 

LTO-6 Worm:
Capacity (Native): 2.5 TB
Capacity (2.5:1 Compressed): 6.25 TB
Speed (Native): 160 MB/s
Encryption Support: Yes
Worm Support: Yes
Cartridge Memory: Yes
Tape Space: 12.65 mm
Tape Thickness: 6.4 µm


LTO-5 Data:
Capacity (Native): 1.5 TB
Capacity (2.5:1 Compressed): 3.0 TB
Speed (Native): 140 MB/s
Encryption Support: Yes
Worm Support: No
Cartridge Memory: Yes
Tape Space: 12.65 mm
Tape Thickness: 6.4 µm


LTO-5 Worm:
Capacity (Native): 1.5 TB
Capacity (2.5:1 Compressed): 3.0 TB
Speed (Native): 140 MB/s
Encryption Support: Yes
Worm Support: Yes
Cartridge Memory: Yes
Tape Space: 12.65 mm
Tape Thickness: 6.4 µm


LTO-4 Data:
Capacity (Native): 800 GB
Capacity (2.5:1 Compressed): 1.6 TB
Speed (Native): 120 MB/s
Encryption Support: Yes
Worm Supporté: No
Cartridge Memory: Yes
Tape Space: 12.65 mm
Tape Thickness: 6.6 µm


LTO-4 Worm:
Capacity (Native): 800 GB
Capacity (2.5:1 Compressed): 1.6 TB
Speed (Native): 120 MB/s
Encryption Support: Yes
Worm Support: Yes
Cartridge Memory: Yes
Tape Space:  12.65 mm
Tape Thickness: 6.6 µm


LTO-3 Data:
Capacity (Native): 400 GB
Capacity (2.5:1 Compressed): 800 GB
Speed (Native): 80 MB/s drive dependent.
Encryption Support: No
Worm Support: No
Cartridge Memory: Yes
Tape Space: 12.65 mm
Tape Thickness: 8.0 µm


LTO-3 Worm:
Capacity (Native): 400 GB
Capacity (2.5:1 Compressed): 800 GB
Speed (Native): 80 MB/s drive dependent.
Encryption Support: No
Worm Support: Yes
Cartridge Memory: Yes
Tape Space: 12.65 mm
Tape Thickness: 8.0 µm


LTO-2 Data:
Capacity (Native): 200 GB
Capacity (2.5:1 Compressed): 400 GB
Speed (Native): 35 MB/s depending on the drive
Encryption Support: No
Worm Support: No
Cartridge Memory: Yes
Tape Space: 12.65 mm
Tape Thickness: 8.9 µm

Article Properties

Affected Product

PowerVault ML6000, PowerVault TL2000, PowerVault TL4000, PowerVault TL1000

Last Published Date

30 Sep 2021

Version

5

Article Type

Solution

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