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Loading, and Write-Protecting Cartridges, Cartridge, Generation, Length, nominal, Data Capacity

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1 a80hd008 Figure 3-3. Resetting the Drive 1 Eject Button Loading, Unloading, and Write-Protecting Cartridges Use only LTO Ultrium format cartridges with your drive, as specified in the LTO Ultrium standard. Ensure that only one label is stuck to the label area of the cartridge. Do not use nonstandard labels, and do not stick anything to the cartridge other than in the label area. The Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive is compatible (see Supported Functions of Compatible Media Types) with the cartridges of its predecessors. Below is a description of the functions that are supported on the different compatible media types: Table 3-1. Supported Functions of Compatible Media Types LTO Cartridge Generation Tape Length (nominal) (m) Data Capacity (native) (GB1) Data Capacity (compressed2) (GB1) 6 846 2500 6250 6 WORM 846 2500 6250 5 846 1500 3000 5 WORM 846 1500 3000 4 820 800 1600 4 WORM 820 800 1600 3 680 400 800 3 WORM 680 400 800 2 609 200 400 1 609 100 200 1 319 50 100 1 203 30 60 1 97 10 20 PowerVault PowerVault Generation Generation LTO6 LTO5 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes RO Yes RO Yes No RO No RO No No No No No No No No No No PowerVault Generation LTO4 No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes RO No No No No PowerVault Generation LTO3 No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes RO RO RO RO 3-2 Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive User's Guide

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±1²
Eject Button
Loading, Unloading, and Write-Protecting Cartridges
Use only LTO Ultrium format cartridges with your drive, as specified in the LTO
Ultrium standard. Ensure that only one label is stuck to the label area of the
cartridge. Do not use nonstandard labels, and do not stick anything to the
cartridge other than in the label area.
The Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive is compatible (see
Supported Functions of
Compatible Media Types
) with the cartridges of its predecessors. Below is a
description of the functions that are supported on the different compatible media
types:
Table 3-1. Supported Functions of Compatible Media Types
LTO
Cartridge
Generation
Tape
Length
(nominal)
(m)
Data Capacity
(native) (GB
1
)
Data Capacity
(compressed
2
)
(GB
1
)
PowerVault
Generation
LTO6
PowerVault
Generation
LTO5
PowerVault
Generation
LTO4
PowerVault
Generation
LTO3
6
846
2500
6250
Yes
No
No
No
6 WORM
846
2500
6250
Yes
No
No
No
5
846
1500
3000
Yes
Yes
No
No
5 WORM
846
1500
3000
Yes
Yes
No
No
4
820
800
1600
RO
Yes
Yes
No
4 WORM
820
800
1600
RO
Yes
Yes
No
3
680
400
800
No
RO
Yes
Yes
3 WORM
680
400
800
No
RO
Yes
Yes
2
609
200
400
No
No
RO
Yes
1
609
100
200
No
No
No
RO
1
319
50
100
No
No
No
RO
1
203
30
60
No
No
No
RO
1
97
10
20
No
No
No
RO
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Figure 3-3. Resetting the Drive
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Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive User's Guide