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Overview of the Tape Library
SL500 (M852x) Tape Library Installation and User’s Guide—541531-010
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Supported Tape Drives
Supported Tape Drives
The tape library can accommodate from 1 to 14 tape drives. The LTO generation 3
tape drives (N1523A and M8504) supports Ultrium 3 media, Ultrium 2 media, and
Ultrium 1 media (read only). The LTO generation 4 tape drive (M8607A) supports
Ultrium 4 media, Ultrium 3 media, and Ultrium 2 media (read only).
LTO Ultrium Tape Drives
Figure 1-9. Supported Tape Drives
Product Number Description
N1523A
LTO Generation 3 tape drive with SCSI Interface for NonStop S-series
servers
M8504
LTO Generation 3 tape drive with a Fibre Channel interface for
Integrity NonStop NS-series servers
M8607A
LTO Generation 4 tape drive with a Fibre Channel interface for
Integrity NonStop NS-series servers
M8706A
LTO Generation 5 tape drive with a Fibre Channel interface for
Integrity NonStop NS-series servers and BladeSystems
Table 1-2. LTO Generation 3 Specifications
Specification
Performance
Capacity, native (uncompressed)
400 gigabytes
Capacity (compressed)
800 gigabytes
Data transfer rate, native (uncompressed) 80 megabytes per second
Table 1-3. LTO Generation 4 Specifications
Specification
Performance
Capacity, native (uncompressed)
800 gigabytes
Capacity (compressed)
1.6 terabytes
Data transfer rate, native (uncompressed) 120 megabytes per second
Table 1-4. LTO Generation 5 Specifications
Specification
Performance
Capacity, native (uncompressed)
1.5 terabytes
Capacity (compressed)
3 terabytes
Data transfer rate, native (uncompressed) 140 megabytes per second