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Figure 17. Resetting the drive
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Eject
Data cartridges
The Dell PowerVault tape drive is compatible with the cartridges of its predecessors. The following table
describes the functions that are supported on the different compatible media types.
Table 5. Supported Functions of Compatible Media Types
LTO
cartridge
Gen
Tape
length
nominal
(m)
Data
capacity
native
1
(TB)
Data
capacity
compressed
2
(TB)
Power
®
Vault
Gen
LTO9
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO8
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO7
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO6
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO5
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO4
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO3
9
1035
18
45
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
9 WORM 1035
18
45
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
8
960
12
30
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
8 WORM 960
12
30
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
LTO M8* 960
9
22.5
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
7
960
6
15
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
7 WORM 960
6
15
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
6
846
2.5
6.25
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
6 WORM 846
2.5
6.25
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
5
846
1.5
3
No
No
RO
Yes
Yes
No
No
5 WORM 846
1.5
3
No
No
RO
Yes
Yes
No
No
4
820
800 GB
1.6
No
No
No
RO
Yes
Yes
No
4 WORM 820
800 GB
1.6
No
No
No
RO
Yes
Yes
No
3
680
400
®
GB 800 GB
No
No
No
No
RO
Yes
Yes
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