There are compatibility guidelines that need to be considered
when working with Linear Tape Open (LTO) Ultrium tape units and cartridges.
Table 1. Media type, part number, and capacity
| Media type |
Part number |
Native Capacity |
| LTO
Ultrium 9 |
|
18.0 TB |
| LTO
Ultrium 9 WORM |
|
18.0 TB |
| LTO
Ultrium 8 |
01PL041 |
12.0 TB |
| LTO
Ultrium 8 WORM |
01PL042 |
12.0 TB |
| LTO
Ultrium M8 |
|
9.0 TB |
| LTO
Ultrium 7 |
38L7302 |
6.0 TB |
| LTO Ultrium 7 WORM |
38L7303 |
6.0 TB |
| LTO Ultrium 6 |
00V7590 |
2.5 TB |
| LTO Ultrium 6 WORM |
00V7591 |
2.5 TB |
| LTO Ultrium 5 |
46X1290 |
1.5 TB |
| LTO Ultrium 5 WORM |
46X1293 |
1.5 TB |
| LTO Ultrium 4 |
95P4436 |
800 GB |
| LTO Ultrium 4 WORM |
95P4450 |
800 GB |
| LTO Ultrium 3 |
24R1922 |
400 GB |
| LTO Ultrium 3 WORM |
96P1203 |
400 GB |
| LTO Ultrium 2 |
08L9870 |
200 GB |
| LTO Ultrium 1 |
08L9120 |
100 GB |
| Ultrium Universal
cleaning cartridge |
35L2086 |
|
Table 2. Read/write capabilities
| |
LTO
Ultrium 9 cartridge |
LTO
Ultrium 8 cartridge |
LTO
Ultrium M8 cartridge |
LTO
Ultrium 7 cartridge |
LTO
Ultrium 6 cartridge |
LTO
Ultrium 5 cartridge |
LTO
Ultrium 4 cartridge |
LTO
Ultrium 3 cartridge |
LTO
Ultrium 2 cartridge |
| LTO
Ultrium 9 tape unit |
R/W |
R/W |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| LTO
Ultrium 8 tape unit |
|
R/W |
R/W |
R/W |
|
|
|
|
|
| LTO
Ultrium 7 tape unit |
|
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
R/O |
|
|
|
| LTO
Ultrium 6 tape unit |
|
|
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
R/O |
|
|
| LTO
Ultrium 5 tape unit |
|
|
|
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
R/O |
|
| LTO
Ultrium 4 tape unit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
R/O |
| LTO
Ultrium 3 tape unit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R/W |
R/W |
| LTO
Ultrium 2 tape unit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R/W |