IBM LTO Ultrium 7 Data Cartridge
High-capacity tape media designed for reliability and longevity
Highlights
- Achieve increased capacity
- Ensure optimal data security
- Support IBM® Spectrum Archive™
- Meet stringent Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium Generation 7 specifications
- Choose between rewritable and write-once-read-many (WORM) models
- Use custom, blank and RFID-embedded cartridge labels
Overview
With volumes of data growing exponentially—and no end in sight—the IBM LTO Ultrium 7 data cartridge is designed to help organizations protect and preserve more data for longer periods of time. This latest generation of the IBM solution offers more than double the storage capacity of previous generations for long-term data preservation that provides security as it sustains rapid, reliable access to data and helps ensure business resilience.
Increased capacity
Rapid data growth compounds the need for increased storage capacity. The seventh generation of LTO Ultrium tape media delivers 6 TB native capacity and up to 15 TB of compressed capacity for significantly greater efficiency and performance. This exceptional capacity helps reduce the number of cartridges and the amount of equipment, space and labor associated with tape-based data storage.
Common features
- Designed for LTO Ultrium 7 tape drives and automation products
- Adheres to stringent LTO Ultrium Generation 7 specifications
- Supports IBM Spectrum Archive
- Available in rewritable and write-once-read-many (WORM) cartridge models
- Available with custom as well as blank and RFID-embedded cartridge labels
Hardware summary
- 6 TB native capacity
- Up to 15 TB capacity with 2.5:1 data compression
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6 TB native cartridge capacity
Up to 15 TB capacity with 2.5:1 data compression | - Reduces the number of cartridges and the amount of equipment, space and labor associated with tape-based data storage
- Drives storage efficiencies and helps contain infrastructure costs
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| Tape cartridge portability | - Facilitates remote, offline data storage for superior protection from natural or man-made threats
- Reduces risk of data loss or corruption
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| IBM Spectrum Archive support | - Enables data file search and retrieval using directory tree structures and drag-and-drop techniques
- Significantly enhances data access and retrieval
- Potentially reduces or eliminates software licensing costs and dependencies for data retrieval from tape
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| Adherence to Linear Tape-Open Ultrium 7 standard | - Ensures compatibility with LTO Ultrium 7 vendors’ tape drive and automation products
- Reduces data storage investment risk by using open standards-based tape technology
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General characteristics| Media type | Linear serpentine recording half-inch cartridge |
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| Data capacity | 6 TB native
Up to 15 TB with 2.5:1 data compression |
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| Cartridge models | LTO Ultrium 7 6 TB rewritable data cartridge
LTO Ultrium 7 6 TB non-erasable, non-rewritable WORM cartridge |
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Tape characteristics| Total tape thickness | 5.6 µ (0.00022 in.) |
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| Tape length | 960 m (3,149 ft) |
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Cartridge characteristics| Cartridge size (L x W x D) | 102.0 mm x 105.0 mm x 21.0 mm (4.0 in. x 4.1 in. x 0.8 in.) |
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| Data cartridge weight | 200 g (0.441 lb) |
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| Cleaning cartridge weight | 115 g (0.254 lb) |
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| Safety characteristics | Toxicity: nonhazardous to human health in anticipated use
Flammability: self-extinguishing per UL94 |
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Environmental recommendations| Operating conditions | 10°C - 45°C (50°F - 113°F); 10% - 80% RH; 26°C (79°F) wet bulb maximum |
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| Short-term storage conditions | 16°C - 35°C (61°F - 95°F); 20% - 80% RH; 26°C (79°F) wet bulb maximum |
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| Long-term storage conditions | 16°C - 25°C (61°F - 77°F); 20% - 50% RH; 26°C (79°F) wet bulb maximum |
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| Shipping conditions | -23°C - 49°C (-9°F - 120°F); 20% - 80% RH; 26°C (79°F) wet bulb max |
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| Cartridge disposal | Classified as nonhazardous waste per EPA regulation 40CFR261;
Can be disposed of as normal office trash |
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Machine type, Model (Part numbers)| LTO Ultrium 7 data cartridge | 3589-651 (p/n 38L7302) |
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| LTO Ultrium 7 WORM cartridge | 3589-671 (p/n 38L7303) |
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| LTO Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge | 3589-004 (p/n 35L2086) |
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