Overview of LTO tape drive media
Subject to certain restrictions, the supported LTO tape drives use the following cartridge types.
- 18 TB LTO 9 Data Cartridge (LTO 9 cartridge)
- 18 TB LTO 9 WORM Data Cartridge (LTO 9 cartridge)
- 12 TB LTO 8 Data Cartridge (LTO 8 cartridge)
- 12 TB LTO 8 WORM Data Cartridge (LTO 8 cartridge)
- 9 TB LTO M8 Data Cartridge (LTO M8 cartridge)
- 6 TB LTO 7 Data Cartridge (LTO 7 cartridge)
- 6 TB LTO 7 WORM Data Cartridge (LTO 7 cartridge)
- 2.5 TB LTO 6 Data Cartridge (LTO 6 cartridge)
- 2.5 TB LTO 6 WORM Data Cartridge (LTO 6 cartridge)
- 1.5 TB LTO 5 Data Cartridge (LTO 5 cartridge)
- 1.5 TB LTO 5 WORM Data Cartridge (LTO 5 cartridge)
- 800 GB LTO 4 Data Cartridge (LTO 4 cartridge)
- 800 GB LTO 4 WORM Data Cartridge (LTO 4 cartridge)
- 400 GB LTO 3 Data Cartridge (LTO 3 cartridge)
- 400 GB LTO 3 WORM Data Cartridge (LTO 3 cartridge)
- 200 GB LTO 2 Data Cartridge (LTO 2 cartridge)
- 100 GB LTO 1 Data Cartridge (LTO 1 cartridge)
- Universal LTO Cleaning Cartridge
- LTO Cleaning Cartridge
- Diagnostic cartridge
Figure 1 shows IBM® LTO data and WORM cartridges.
