Sun Microsystems SL8500 manual LTO Ultrium Generation 2 Gen2 Fibre Channel Drives, Super DLTtape

Inspecting and Identifying a Cartridge

FIGURE 5-4An LTO Ultrium Cartridge

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1.Tape access door

2.Finger grips

3.VOLID label

4.Media ID label

5.Write protect switch

LTO Ultrium Generation 2 (Gen2) Fibre Channel Drives

The Gen2 cartridge specifics include:

1.Use of standard Ultrium cartridges

2.Ability to read/write to Gen1 tape media

3.A new model code for Gen2 drives—LTO2001 and new feature code—IBFC

4.Cartridge Media ID for Gen2 drives is “L2” (200 GB)

The major improvements seen with the Gen2 drives are:

■Increased native capacity of 200 GB or up to 400 GB compressed

■Data transfer rate of 40–80 MB/sec

The LTO Ultrium Generation 3 technology enables storage of upto 400 gigabytes of uncompressed data on a single cartridge.

Super DLTtape II

The Super DLTtape II cartridge like other high capacity cartridges has only the supply reel inside the cartridge. The take-up reel is inside the tape drive.

The Super DLTtape I and DLTtape VS1 are both readable on the SDLT 600 Tape Drive.

84 StreamLine™ SL8500 Modular Library System User's Guide • March 2007 Revision K • 96154