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HPE StoreEver LTO Ultrium Tape Drives
Technical Specifications
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52 seconds typical for LTO 5 media
Rewind time from EOT
< 78 seconds for LTO 3 media
< 93 seconds for LTO 4 media
< 96 seconds for LTO 5 media
<98s for LTO 6 media
Rewind tape speed
9 m/s for (LTO 5 and LTO 4 media)
9
m/s for (LTO 6, LTO 5 and LTO 4
media)
Average load time
<19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-initialized)
Uninitialized WORM media can take
up to 70 seconds
22 seconds (RW)
Average unload time
<19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM-initialized)
Uninitialized WORM media can take
up to 70 seconds
19 seconds (RW)
22 seconds (WORM
-initialized)
Uninitialized WORM media can take
up to 70 seconds
Security
Encryption
AES 256 bit
AES 256 bit
WORM media support
LTO-5 media
LTO
-6 media
Reliability
MTBF
250,000 hours
at 100% duty cycle
250,000 hours
at 100% duty cycle
Uncorrected Error Rate
1 in 1x10
17
bits
1 in 1x10 17 bits
Rewriteable Media
Compatibility
Read
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 3
LTO Ultrium 6
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
Write
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 6
LTO Ultrium 5
WORM Media
Compatibility
Read
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
LTO Ultrium 3 WORM
LTO Ultrium 6 WORM
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
Write
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
LTO Ultrium 4 WORM
LTO Ultrium 6 WOR
M
LTO Ultrium 5 WORM
Tape Format
Recording method
16
-channel linear serpentine 16-channel linear serpentine
Recording format
LTO Ultrium 5
LTO Ultrium 4
LTO Ultrium 6
LTO Ultrium 5
Data compression
LTO DC dual mode compression (an
enhanced version of ALDC)
LTO DC dual mode compression (an
enhanced version of ALDC)
Error
detection/correction
Reed
-Solomon Reed-Solomon
Read Channel
Technology
Partial Response Maximum
Likelihood (PRML)
Partial Response Maximum
Likelihood (PRML)
Data Tracks
1280
2176
Data Encoding Method
RLL 32/33
RLL 32/33
Interface
Interface type
6Gb/s Dual Port SAS
6Gb/s Dual Port SAS
SAS connector
SAS Internal: mini
-SAS SFF8482
SAS External: mini
-SAS
SFF8088
SAS Internal: mini-SAS SFF8482
SAS External: mini-SAS
SFF8088
LTO
-5 Ultrium 3280
LTO-6 Ultrium 6650