
The following table lists tape media options and extra magazines that can be ordered for the TS2900.
Table 5. Tape media and additional magazines
Description
Part number
Feature code
Supported tape drive types
Cleaning cartridge
Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge (universal)
00NA017
AS1E
LTO 8, LTO 7, LTO 6, LTO 5
Data cartridges
Ultrium 8 Data Cartridges 5-Pack
01KP955
B1EW
LTO 8
Ultrium 7 Data Cartridges 5-Pack
00WF771
ATNZ
LTO 8, LTO 7
Ultrium 6 Data Cartridges 5-Pack
00NA025
AS24
LTO 7, LTO 6
Ultrium 5 Data Cartridges 5-Pack
00NA023
AS23
LTO 7 (read-only), LTO 6, LTO 5
Optional magazine
6171 Additional Tape Magazine
00NA019
AS1K
LTO 8, LTO 7, LTO 6, LTO 5
Note: A 5-Pack of the Ultrium 5, 6, 7, or 8 Data Cartridges includes five unattached loose labels.
LTO Ultrium tape drives support the following backward compatibility for the previous generations of tape
media:
LTO Ultrium 8 tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 8, LTO Ultrium 7, and LTO 7 initialized
LTO 8 Type M data cartridges.
LTO Ultrium 7 tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 7 and Ultrium 6 data cartridges, and can
read Ultrium 5 data cartridges.
LTO Ultrium 6 tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 6 and Ultrium 5 data cartridges, and can
read Ultrium 4 data cartridges.
LTO Ultrium 5 tape drives can read and write LTO Ultrium 5 and Ultrium 4 data cartridges, and can
read Ultrium 3 data cartridges.
Note: An LTO 7 initialized LTO 8 Type M data cartridge is a new (unused) LTO 7 data cartridge labelled and
initialized to support 9 TB native storage capacity in the LTO 8 tape drive. Once initialized, an LTO 8 Type M
cartridge cannot be used in the LTO 7 tape drives, and it cannot be changed back to a 6 TB LTO 7
cartridge.
Software
IBM Ultrium 8, Ultrium 7, Ultrium 6, and Ultrium 5 SAS tape drives are encryption-capable and support the
following modes of encryption management:
Application Managed (available with third-party software such as IBM Spectrum Protect)
Library Managed (available for Linux and Windows; requires the IBM Security Key Lifecycle
Manager (SKLM)
Application Managed Encryption does not require a license. Library Managed Encryption requires an
optional Transparent LTO Encryption license that is listed in the following table.
Table 6. Software options
Description
Part
number
Feature
code
Maximum
quantity
6171 Transparent LTO Encryption
00NA011
AS19
1
Power cables
IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader for Lenovo
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