Users Guide

1 Eject Button
Loading, Unloading, and Write-Protecting Cartridges
Use only LTO Ultrium format cartridges with your drive, as specified in the LTO
Ultrium standard. Ensure that only one label is stuck to the label area of the
cartridge. Do not use nonstandard labels, and do not stick anything to the
cartridge other than in the label area.
The Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive is compatible (see Supported Functions of
Compatible Media Types) with the cartridges of its predecessors. Below is a
description of the functions that are supported on the different compatible media
types:
Table 3-1. Supported Functions of Compatible Media Types
LTO
cartridge
Gen
Tape
length
nominal
(m)
Data
capacity
native
(GB
1
)
Data
capacity
compressed
2
(GB
2
)
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO7
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO6
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO5
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO4
Power
Vault
Gen
LTO3
7 960 6000 15000 Yes No No No No
7 WORM 960 6000 15000 Yes No No No No
6 846 2500 6250 Yes Yes No No No
6 WORM 846 2500 6250 Yes Yes No No No
5 846 1500 3000 RO Yes Yes No No
5 WORM 846 1500 3000 RO Yes Yes No No
4 820 800 1600 No RO Yes Yes No
4 WORM 820 800 1600 No RO Yes Yes No
3 680 400 800 No No RO Yes Yes
3 WORM 680 400 800 No No RO Yes Yes
2 609 200 400 No No No RO Yes
1 609 100 200 No No No No RO
1 319 50 100 No No No No RO
1 203 30 60 No No No No RO
1 97 10 20 No No No No RO
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Figure 3-3. Resetting the Drive
3-2 Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive User's Guide