HP MSL6000 manual Ultrium Tape Drives, Library tape drive locations

1	Tape Drive 0	3	Tape Drive 2
2	Tape Drive 1	4	Tape Drive 3

Figure 1 Library tape drive locations

CAUTION: It is critical to ensure that the media you use matches the format of your tape drive. Cleaning cartridges and formatted data cartridges are unique for each drive technology. Damage may occur if inappropriate media is used in tape drives.

NOTE: If using mixed media, ensure your software application supports it.

NOTE: SDLT 600, Ultrium 1840, Ultrium 960, and Ultrium 460 tape drives do not offer hot-plug capability.

Ultrium Tape Drives

The Ultrium tape drive is a high-performance streaming tape drive that uses Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology. An Ultrium 460 tape drive is capable of storing up to 200 GB (native) or 400 GB (2:1 compression) of data per cartridge. An Ultrium 960 tape drive is capable of storing up to 400 GB (native) or 800 GB (2:1 compression) of data per cartridge. An Ultrium 1840 tape drive is capable of storing up to 800 GB (native) or 1600 GB (2:1 compression) of data per cartridge. Access the HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Drive User’s Guide from http://www.hp.com/support for more information about its features and capabilities.

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