Quantum LTO-8 HH SAS, Technical Reference Manual

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Chapter 2: Introduction
Drive Features
12 QuantumLTO-8 HH SAS User’s Guide
Drive Features
The drive offers the following features:
• Native storage capacity of 12000 GB per cartridge (30000 GB at
2.5:1 compression when using Ultrium 8 cartridges)
• Ability to use LTO-7 media in M8 format to expand capacity to 9000
GB
• Maximum native data transfer rate of up to 300 MB per second
• Burst data transfer rate of 600 MB per second
• Dual port 6 Gbps Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface
(SAS)
• Half height form factor
• Support for WORM (Write Once Read Many) on WORM cartridge
types
• 1GB read-and-write cache
• Support for encryption on Ultrium 7 and 8 tape cartridges
• Single Character Display (SCD) operator panel
• Ready, Fault, and Encryption status lights
• Maintenance Mode functions
• 1 Gbps Ethernet port for drive status and service
• LTFS capable