User's Manual

Maximum Library Storage Capacity and Data Transfer Rate
Maximum library storage capacity and maximum data transfer rates are as follows:
Table 1-3. Tape drive model and host interface type
Tape Drive Model Host Interface
Ultrium 6 Full Height and Half
Height drives
v 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel - single port
v 6 Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) - dual port
Ultrium 5 Full Height and Half
Height drives
v 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel - single port
v 6 Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) - dual port
Ultrium 4 Full Height drives
v 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel - single port
v 3 Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) - dual port
Ultrium 4 Half Height V2 drives
v 8Gb/s Fibre Channel - single port
v 6GB/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) - dual port
Ultrium 4 Half Height drives
v 3 Gb/s SAS - single port
Ultrium 3 Full Height drives
v Ultra160 SCSI LVD (depending on drive; single-ended (SE) is not
recommended as it will severely degrade performance)
v 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel - single port
Ultrium 3 Half Height V2 drives
v 6GB/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) - dual port
Ultrium 3 Half Height drives
v 3 Gb/s SAS - single port
Table 1-4. Library storage capacity and data transfer rate
Characteristic 2U Library Specification 4U Library Specification
Maximum storage capacity -
Ultrium 6 Data Cartridges
v 24 data cartridges
v Native: 60 TB
v Compressed: 150 TB (2.5:1
compression)
v 48 data cartridges
v Native: 120 TB
v Compressed: 300 TB (2.5:1
compression)
Maximum storage capacity -
Ultrium 5 Data Cartridges
v 24 data cartridges
v Native: 36 TB
v Compressed: 72 TB (2:1 compression)
v 48 data cartridges
v Native: 72 TB
v Compressed: 144 TB (2:1
compression)
Maximum storage capacity -
Ultrium 4 Data Cartridges
v 24 data cartridges
v Native: 19.2 TB
v Compressed: 38.4 TB (2:1
compression)
v 48 data cartridges
v Native: 38.4 TB
v Compressed: 75.2 TB (2:1
compression)
Maximum storage capacity -
Ultrium 3 Data Cartridges
v 24 data cartridges
v Native: 9.6 TB
v Compressed: 19.2 TB (2:1
compression)
v 48 data cartridges
v Native: 19.2 TB
v Compressed: 38.4 TB (2:1
compression)
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