HP Ultrium 448c HP StorageWorks Tape Blade User Guide (625055-001, November 20 - Page 47

Use the correct media, Cartridges, Data cartridges

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7 Use the correct media For best performance we recommend HP branded media. Order online at: http://www.hp.com/go/ storagemedia. In this chapter: • "Cartridges" on page 47 • "Cleaning the tape drive" on page 50 • "Write protecting cartridges" on page 51 • "Handling cartridges" on page 52 • "Operating and storage environment" on page 52 Cartridges Data cartridges HP StorageWorks Tape Blades 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 cartridge that matches the specification of your tape drive, see Table 4 on page 47. A lower specification will have a lower transfer rate and may not support write activities; a higher specification will not support read or write activities. Use: • Ultrium 3.0 TB1, RW and Ultrium 3.0 TB1 WORM cartridges with Ultrium SB3000c Tape Blades • Ultrium 1.6 TB1, RW and Ultrium 1.6 TB1 WORM cartridges with Ultrium SB1760c Tape Blades • Ultrium 800 GB1, RW and Ultrium 800 GB1 WORM cartridges with Ultrium SB920c Tape Blades • Ultrium 400 GB1 cartridges with Ultrium 448c Tape Blades 1 Table 4 Data cartridge compatibility Ultrium 200 Ultrium 400 GB data cart- GB data cart- ridge ridge SB3000c Tape Blade not supported not supported Ultrium 800 GB data cartridge read only Ultrium 1.6 TB Ultrium 3 TB data cartridge data cartridge read/write and write once/read many read/write (C7975A)and write once/read many (C7975W) recommended 1Capacity assumes 2:1 compression. Tape Blade 47

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7 Use the correct media
For best performance we recommend HP branded media. Order online at:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/go/
s
t
o
r
age
medi
a
.
In this chapter:
•
“
Cartridges
”
on page 47
•
“
Cleaning the tape drive
”
on page 50
•
“
Write protecting cartridges
”
on page 51
•
“
Handling cartridges
”
on page 52
•
“
Operating and storage environment
”
on page 52
Cartridges
Data cartridges
HP StorageWorks Tape Blades 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 cartridge that matches the specification of your tape drive,
see
Table 4
on page 47. A lower specification will have a lower transfer rate and may not support
write activities; a higher specification will not support read or write activities. Use:
•
Ultrium 3.0 TB
1,
RW and Ultrium 3.0 TB
1
WORM cartridges with Ultrium SB3000c Tape Blades
•
Ultrium 1.6 TB
1,
RW and Ultrium 1.6 TB
1
WORM cartridges with Ultrium SB1760c Tape Blades
•
Ultrium 800 GB
1,
RW and Ultrium 800 GB
1
WORM cartridges with Ultrium SB920c Tape Blades
•
Ultrium 400 GB
1
cartridges with Ultrium 448c Tape Blades
1
Table 4 Data cartridge compatibility
Ultrium 3 TB
data cartridge
Ultrium 1.6 TB
data cartridge
Ultrium 800
GB data cart-
ridge
Ultrium 400
GB data cart-
ridge
Ultrium 200
GB data cart-
ridge
read/write
(C7975A)and
write once/read
many (C7975W)
recommended
read/write and
write once/read
many
read only
not supported
not supported
SB3000c Tape
Blade
1
Capacity assumes 2:1 compression.
Tape Blade
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