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... Drives and Media 5 PowerVault LTO-1 Tape Drives 5 PowerVault LTO-2 Tape Drives 7 PowerVault LTO-3 Tape Drives 8 PowerVault LTO-4 and LTO-5 Tape Drives 9 Media Types for PowerVault LTO Tape Drives 10 Media Color Schemes 11 Invalid Media Symptoms 12 Cartridge Memory 12 Migrating LTO Media 13 WORM Media 13 Cleaning Media 13 Label Designations on LTO Cleaning Media 13 Cleaning Media Usage and Drive Cleaning Lights 14 Characteristics of Expired LTO Cleaning Tape 16 Stuck Tapes 19 Erasing a Pre-Written LTO Tape 21 Media Handling 22 Media...
... Drives and Media 5 PowerVault LTO-1 Tape Drives 5 PowerVault LTO-2 Tape Drives 7 PowerVault LTO-3 Tape Drives 8 PowerVault LTO-4 and LTO-5 Tape Drives 9 Media Types for PowerVault LTO Tape Drives 10 Media Color Schemes 11 Invalid Media Symptoms 12 Cartridge Memory 12 Migrating LTO Media 13 WORM Media 13 Cleaning Media 13 Label Designations on LTO Cleaning Media 13 Cleaning Media Usage and Drive Cleaning Lights 14 Characteristics of Expired LTO Cleaning Tape 16 Stuck Tapes 19 Erasing a Pre-Written LTO Tape 21 Media Handling 22 Media...
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Status • Ultrium-1 label on drive bezel • Split air intakes on 132T drive sled. • PowerVault 110T LTO (table top and internal standalone) PowerVault 110T LTO-1 (table top and internal standalone) PowerVault 132T • PowerVault 122T • PowerVault 136T • PowerVault 114T 6 LTO Media Handbook Drive error - Ready - Error - LTO-1 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics Physical Device Description Supported Systems PowerVault 110T LTO PowerVault 110T LTO-1 PowerVault 110T LTO-1 • Single air...
Status • Ultrium-1 label on drive bezel • Split air intakes on 132T drive sled. • PowerVault 110T LTO (table top and internal standalone) PowerVault 110T LTO-1 (table top and internal standalone) PowerVault 132T • PowerVault 122T • PowerVault 136T • PowerVault 114T 6 LTO Media Handbook Drive error - Ready - Error - LTO-1 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics Physical Device Description Supported Systems PowerVault 110T LTO PowerVault 110T LTO-1 PowerVault 110T LTO-1 • Single air...
LTO Media Handbook
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Activity - Error - LTO-2 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics PowerVault 110T LTO2 PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L PowerVault 110T (Certance) LTO-2-L (Tandberg) Capacity (Native/ 200 GB/400 GB Compressed) Native Speed 35 MB/s Primary Media Ultrium-2 Physical Device • Seven segment Description display • Full height • Ultrium-2 label Supported Systems • PowerVault 132T • PowerVault 136T • PowerVault 122T • PowerVault 110T LTO-2 table top and...
Activity - Error - LTO-2 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics PowerVault 110T LTO2 PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L PowerVault 110T (Certance) LTO-2-L (Tandberg) Capacity (Native/ 200 GB/400 GB Compressed) Native Speed 35 MB/s Primary Media Ultrium-2 Physical Device • Seven segment Description display • Full height • Ultrium-2 label Supported Systems • PowerVault 132T • PowerVault 136T • PowerVault 122T • PowerVault 110T LTO-2 table top and...
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...; Half height Supported Systems For a list of supported tape devices, firmware, and driver versions, see the Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix at dell.com/pvmatrix. 8 LTO Media Handbook Clean - Power - PowerVault LTO-3 Tape Drives Table 3. LTO-3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics PowerVault 110T LTO 3 PowerVault LTO-3-060 PowerVault LTO-3-080 Capacity (Native 400 GB/800 GB /Compressed) 400 GB/800 GB 400 GB/800 GB Native Speed 80...
...; Half height Supported Systems For a list of supported tape devices, firmware, and driver versions, see the Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix at dell.com/pvmatrix. 8 LTO Media Handbook Clean - Power - PowerVault LTO-3 Tape Drives Table 3. LTO-3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics PowerVault 110T LTO 3 PowerVault LTO-3-060 PowerVault LTO-3-080 Capacity (Native 400 GB/800 GB /Compressed) 400 GB/800 GB 400 GB/800 GB Native Speed 80...
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...-4 label • Seven segment display • Ultrium-4 label • Seven segment display • Ultrium-5 label • Full height • Half height • Half height • Internal/External drive • Internal/External • Internal/External drive drive Supported Systems For a list of supported tape devices, firmware, and driver versions, see the Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix at dell.com/pvmatrix. LTO Media Handbook 9 PowerVault LTO-4 and LTO-5 Tape Drives...
...-4 label • Seven segment display • Ultrium-4 label • Seven segment display • Ultrium-5 label • Full height • Half height • Half height • Internal/External drive • Internal/External • Internal/External drive drive Supported Systems For a list of supported tape devices, firmware, and driver versions, see the Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix at dell.com/pvmatrix. LTO Media Handbook 9 PowerVault LTO-4 and LTO-5 Tape Drives...
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...-5 LTO-3 WORM LTO-4 WORM LTO-5 WORM Type Media Media Media Media Media Media Media Media Color Black Scheme Purple BlueGray Green Red Blue-Gray Green on Red on top on the tape. NOTE: PowerVault LTO tape drives support media from all PowerVault LTO drives. NOTE: All Ultrium-x tapes may be of media vendor. However, it may not be marked Ultrium 1, 2, 3, or a combination of the cartridge it is recommended that is not labeled "Dell" is...
...-5 LTO-3 WORM LTO-4 WORM LTO-5 WORM Type Media Media Media Media Media Media Media Media Color Black Scheme Purple BlueGray Green Red Blue-Gray Green on Red on top on the tape. NOTE: PowerVault LTO tape drives support media from all PowerVault LTO drives. NOTE: All Ultrium-x tapes may be of media vendor. However, it may not be marked Ultrium 1, 2, 3, or a combination of the cartridge it is recommended that is not labeled "Dell" is...
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... for Write Once, Read Many. Migrating media from one drive manufacturer to another are fixed through the drive firmware. WORM Media WORM media stands for migrating tape between different drive vendors. LTO Media Handbook 13 The media also stores unique identifiers which vendor/OEM product is written to create media. Label Designations on the tape. WORM media can be appended to if data is...
... for Write Once, Read Many. Migrating media from one drive manufacturer to another are fixed through the drive firmware. WORM Media WORM media stands for migrating tape between different drive vendors. LTO Media Handbook 13 The media also stores unique identifiers which vendor/OEM product is written to create media. Label Designations on the tape. WORM media can be appended to if data is...
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... C on seven segment display See Table 8 50 C on the tape. 310-5084 Drive Type Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 (IBM) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 (IBM) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3-060 (IBM) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3-080 (IBM) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-4 (IBM) No. of tape Media Motion No. Table 7. Cleaning Media Usage and Drive Cleaning Lights NOTE: New Dell UCC tapes are labeled-For Use With All Ultrium 1, 2, 3, 4, and...
... C on seven segment display See Table 8 50 C on the tape. 310-5084 Drive Type Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-1 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Certance) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2-L (Tandberg) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 (IBM) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3 (IBM) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3-060 (IBM) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-3-080 (IBM) Dell PowerVault 110T LTO-4 (IBM) No. of tape Media Motion No. Table 7. Cleaning Media Usage and Drive Cleaning Lights NOTE: New Dell UCC tapes are labeled-For Use With All Ultrium 1, 2, 3, 4, and...