HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives - Manual (Page 49)

9 Use the correct media
For best performance we recommend HP branded media. Order online at:
http://www.hp.com/go/storagemedia .
Cartridges
Cleaning cartridges
The recommended cleaning cartridges is the HP Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, C7978A (Orange).
This cleaning cartridge is designed to work with any Ultrium drive. It may be used for up to 50 cleans.
NOTE:
Do not use the earlier HP Ultrium cartridge, C7979A (Blue), or Ultrium cartridges from other manufacturers.
Data cartridges
HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives use Ultrium tape cartridges. These are single-reel cartridges that
match your drive’s format and are optimized for high capacity, throughput and reliability. Compatible
media can be recognized by the Ultrium logo, which is the same as the logo on the front of your drive.
Do not use other format cartridges in your tape drive and do not use Ultrium cartridges in other format
tape drives.
For optimum performance always use a data cartridge that matches the specification of your tape drive,
(see Table 9 on page 49). A lower specification will have a lower transfer speed and may not support
write activities; a higher specification will not support read or write. HP recommends:
• Ultrium 1.6 TB RW* and Ultrium 1.6 TB* WORM tape cartridges for use with Ultrium 1840
tape drives.
• Ultrium 800 GB RW* and Ultrium 800 GB* WORM tape cartridges for use with Ultrium 960
tape drives.
• Ultrium 400 GB RW* and Ultrium 400 GB* WORM tape cartridges for use with Ultrium 460
tape drives.
Table 9 Data cartridge compatibility
Tape drive model Ultrium 200 GB*
data cartridge
Ultrium 400 GB*
data cartridge
Ultrium 800 GB*
and 800 GB*
WORM data
cartridge
Ultrium 1.6 TB*
and 1.6 TB*
WORM data
cartridge
Ultrium 1840 not supported read only read/write read/write
(C7974A)write
once/read many
(C7974W)
Ultrium 960 read only read/write read/write
(C7973A)write
once/read many
(C7973W)
not supported
Ultrium 460 read/write read/write
(C7972A)
not supported not supported
* Capacity assumes 2:1 compression.
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