Table 2 Data cartridge compatibility (continued)
Ultrium 6.25
TB** data
cartridge
Ultrium 3 TB*
data cartridge
Ultrium 1.6
TB* data
cartridge
Ultrium 800
GB* data
cartridge
Ultrium 400
GB* data
cartridge
Ultrium 200
GB* data
cartridge
LTO tape
drive model
many
(C7975W)
not supported
not supported
read/write
(C7974A) and
read/write and
write once/read
many
read only
not supported
LTO-4 Ultrium
1760
write
once/read
many
(C7974W)
not supported
not supported
not supported
read/write
(C7973A) and
read/write
read only
LTO-3 Ultrium
920
write
once/read
many
(C7973W)
not supported
not supported
not supported
not supported
read/write
(C7972A)
read/write
LTO-2 Ultrium
448
* Capacity assumes 2:1 compression.
** Capacity assumes 2.5:1 compression.
NOTE:
The LTO-1 Ultrium 100 GB* data cartridge, C7970A, is also supported on LTO-2 Ultrium
448 tape drives. It is
not
supported on LTO-3 Ultrium 920, LTO-4 Ultrium 1760, LTO-5 Ultrium
3280, and LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 tape drives.
LTO Ultrium WORM data cartridges
The LTO Ultrium 6250, 3000, 1760 and 920 tape drive includes support for both rewritable and
Write-Once, Read-Many, WORM, data cartridges. WORM cartridges provide an enhanced level
of data security against accidental or malicious alteration of data on the tape cartridge. The
WORM data cartridge can be appended to maximize the full capacity of the tape cartridge, but
the user will be unable to erase or overwrite data on the cartridge. Any attempt to modify a WORM
cartridge to enable writing over existing data will result in the media becoming permanently write
protected. It should still be readable in a WORM drive, depending upon the severity of the
tampering, but no further appended backups will be possible.
WORM data cartridges are clearly identified by their distinctive, two-tone cartridge color. They
can only be used with LTO Ultrium tape drives that support the WORM feature.
To check whether your backup or archive software application supports WORM cartridges, refer
to the following website:
http://www.hpe.com/storage/buracompatibility
For information on how your LTO Ultrium tape drive and WORM cartridge can help your business
meet Information Lifecycle Management and regulatory compliance requirements, refer to the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center at:
http://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc
LTO-6 and LTO-5 Ultrium tape drives and partitioning
The LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 tape drive supports up to four tape partitions, when used with LTO-6
Ultrium 6.25 TB RW cartridges. The LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 tape drive supports two tape partitions,
when used with Ultrium 3 TB RW cartridges. Tape partitioning is not supported with WORM
cartridges or with earlier generations of cartridge. It is not supported on earlier-generation tape
drives. If you insert a partitioned tape into a tape drive that does not support partitioning, it will
be ejected.
LTO Ultrium WORM data cartridges
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