Cartridges that are compatible with LTO tape drives
Table 1 summarizes the
cartridges that are compatible with the LTO tape drives that
are supported by the tape library.
| Cartridge type | Drive type1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTO-10 | LTO-9 | LTO-8 | LTO-7 | LTO-6 | LTO5 | |
| 30 TB LTO-10 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxLA) | R/W | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible |
| 30 TB LTO-10 WORM Data Cartridge (xxxxxxLH) | R/W | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible |
| 18 TB LTO-9 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL9) | Not compatible | R/W | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible |
| 18 TB LTO-9 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxLZ) | Not compatible | R/W | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible |
| 12 TBLTO-8 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL8) | Not compatible | R/W | R/W | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible |
| 12 TB LTO-8 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLY) | Not compatible | R/W | R/W | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible |
| 9 TB LTO M8 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxxM8)2 | Not compatible | Not compatible | R/W | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible |
| 6 TB LTO-7 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL7) | Not compatible | Not compatible | R/W | R/W | Not compatible | Not compatible |
| 6 TB LTO-7 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLX) | Not compatible | Not compatible | R/W | R/W | Not compatible | Not compatible |
| 2.5 TB LTO-6 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL6) | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | R/W | R/W | Not compatible |
| 2.5 TB LTO-6 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLW) | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | R/W | R/W | Not compatible |
| 1.5 TB LTO-5 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL5) | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Read only | R/W | R/W |
| 1.5 TB LTO-5 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLV) | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Read only | R/W | R/W |
| 800 GB LTO-4 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL4) | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Read only | R/W |
| 800 GB LTO-4 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLU) | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Read only | R/W |
| 400 GB LTO-3 Data Cartridge (xxxxxxL3) | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Read only |
| 400 GB LTO-3 WORM Cartridge (xxxxxxLT) | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Not compatible | Read only |
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