Features and Physical Description
Component
Descriptions
AUTOLOADER LTO3 – User Reference Manual Rev. 1.01
TANDBERG DATA
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Data Cartridges
The tape drive reads and writes to LTO tape data cartridges. The capacity and transfer rates are listed
in 0.
CAUTION
Wrong tapes!
Damages of the tape drive.
Use only LTO tape data cartridges.
LTO tape
Cartridge type
Capacity (native)
Capacity
(compressed)
1)
Tape length (meters)
Ultrium 1
100GB
200GB
580
Ultrium 2
200GB
400GB
580
Ultrium 3
400GB
800GB
680
Table 3
Data cartridge capacities in gigabytes (GB)
1) Assuming a 2:1 compression ratio. Actual compressed capacity varies depending on the type of data being
recorded.
Gen 3
drive
Gen 2
drive
Gen 1
drive
Native
Capacity
Format
Write
Read
Write
Read
Write
Read
400 GB
(680m)
Ultrium 3
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
200 GB
(580 m)
Ultrium 2
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
100 GB
(580 m)
Ultrium 1
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
50 GB
(290 m)
Ultrium 1
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Table 4
Ultrium Gen3 support
Cleaning Cartridges
Following a regular cleaning schedule for your tape drive will maximize the reliability of your drive and
the life of your LTO tape data cartridges. To clean your tape drive, use only LTO tape Cleaning
Cartridges, available from the manufacturer.
Rack Mount Kit
If you want to mount the autoloader in a rack, you can purchase a rack mount kit from the
manufacturer. The kit includes instructions and all the hardware you need to mount the autoloader in a
standard 19 -inch EIA rack. The autoloader occupies 2 rack units.
