Capacity of TS4500 supported LTO tape cartridges

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Libraries that are installed with LTO tape drives use LTO tape cartridges.

Table 1 shows the capacity of supported LTO tape cartridges.
Table 1. Capacity of supported LTO tape cartridges
Supported tape cartridges Native capacity Compressed capacity1, 2
30 TB LTO-10 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxLA) 30 TB (27.29 TiB) 75 TB (68.21 TiB)
30 TB LTO-10 Data WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLH) 30 TB (27.29 TiB) 75 TB (68.21 TiB)
18 TB LTO-9 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL9) 18 TB (16.37 TiB) 45 TB (40.92 TiB)
18 TB LTO-9 Data WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLZ) 18 TB (16.37 TiB) 45 TB (40.92 TiB)
12 TB LTO-8 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL8) 12 TB (10.91 TiB) 30 TB (27.93 TiB)
12 TB LTO-8 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLY) 12 TB (10.91 TiB) 30 TB (27.93 TiB)
9 TB LTO M8 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxxM8) 3 9 TB (8.18 TiB) 22.5 TB (20.46 TiB)
6 TB LTO-7 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL7) 6 TB (5.45 TiB) 15 TB (13.32 TiB)
6 TB LTO-7 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLX) 6 TB (5.45 TiB) 15 TB (13.32 TiB)
2.5 TB LTO-6 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL6) 2.5 TB (2.27 TiB) 6.25 TB (5.68 TiB)
2.5 TB LTO-6 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLW) 2.5 TB (2.27 TiB) 6.25 TB (5.68 TiB)
1.5 TB LTO-5 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL5) 1.5 TB (1.36 TiB) 3 TB (2.73 TiB)
1.5 TB LTO-5 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLV) 1.5 TB (1.36 TiB) 3 TB (2.73 TiB)
800 GB LTO-4 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL4) 800 GB (745.06 GiB) 1600 GB (1490.12 GiB)
800 GB LTO-4 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLU) 800 GB (745.06 GiB) 1600 GB (1490.12 GiB)
400 GB LTO-3 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL3) 400 GB (372.53 GiB) 800 GB (745.06 GiB)
400 GB LTO-3 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLT) 400 GB (372.53 GiB) 800 GB (745.06 GiB)
Notes:
  1. The compressed capacity for the LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8, LTO-9, and LTO-10 cartridges uses a 2.5:1 compression ratio.
  2. The compressed capacity for the LTO-3, LTO-4, and LTO-5 cartridges use a 2:1 compression ratio.
  3. Uninitialized M8 media and preinitialized M8 media are both supported with a minimum LTO-8 tape drive firmware level of HB82 and a minimum library firmware level 1.4.1.2. The usage of M8 media with prior firmware levels may result in a permanent reduction in the capacity of the M8 media from 9 TB to 6 TB (native).