LTO-6 Half-Height SAS Tape Drive
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Introduction
3.5
Cartridge compatibility
The drive supports the following data cartridges:
– Ultrium-6 data cartridge at 2.5:1 compression (Read/Write)
– Ultrium-5 data cartridge at 2:1 compression (Read/Write)
– Ultrium-4 data cartridge at 2:1 compression (Read only)
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Ultrium-1, Ultrium-2, and Ultrium-3 data cartridges are not supported.
3.6
Backup performance/capacity
The backup performance and backup capacity that can be used in one data
cartridge varies depending upon the following factors:
– The conditions (attrition, dust, etc.) of the recording surface of the data
cartridge to be used
– The dust and dirt condition of the product's magnetic head
– The data compression rate
– The workload on the server
3.7
LTO-6 tape drives and encryption
The LTO-6 tape drive include hardware capable of performing data encryption
at full speed while writing data, and decrypting when reading.
Encryption is the process of changing data into a form that cannot be read until
it is deciphered, protecting the data from unauthorized access and use. LTO-6
tape drives use the strongest version of the industry-standard AES encrypting
algorithm to protect your data.
To make use of this feature you need:
– A backup application that supports hardware encryption
– Encryption is possible on LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO-6 media.
– The LTO-4 data cartridge is read only on LTO-6 tape drive.
