Datasheet

Capacity Native 100 GB 200 GB 400 GB 800 GB
Compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression)
200 GB 400 GB 800 GB 1.6 TB
Buffer Size 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB
Performance Sustained transfer rate,
native
16 MB/s 24 MB/s 60 MB/s 80 MB/s
Sustained transfer rate,
compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression)
32 MB/s 48 MB/s 120 MB/s 160 MB/s
Burst transfer rate 160 MB/s (with
Ultra3 SCSI wide)
160 MB/s (with
Ultra3 SCSI wide);
300 MB/s (with
3Gb/sec SAS)
320 MB/s (with
Ultra320 SCSI);
300 MB/s (with
3Gb/sec SAS)
300 MB/s (with
3Gb/sec SAS)
Data rate matching range 0-16 MB/s
(native)
0-24 MB/s
(native)
20-60 MB/s
(native)
33-80 MB/s
(native)
Data access time (from
BOT)
64 s typical for a
100 GB tape
(native)
64 s typical for a
200 GB tape
(native)
64 s typical for a
200 GB tape
(native)
64 s typical for a
800 GB tape
(native)
Average load time 17 s 17 s 17 s 17 s
Average unload time 16 s 16 s 16 s 16 s
Rewind time from EOT 121s (100 GB
tape)
121 s (200 GB
tape)
121 s (200 GB
tape)
121 s (200 GB
tape)
Rewind tape speed 5.0 m/s 5.0 m/s 5.0 m/s 5.0 m/s
Reliability MTBF 250,000 hours
at 100% duty
cycle
250,000 hours
at 100% duty
cycle
250,000 hours
at 100% duty
cycle
250,000 hours
at 100% duty
cycle
Uncorrected Error Rate 1x10
17
1x10
17
1x10
17
1x1017
Media
Compatibility
LTO Ultrium 1
(Read and Write)
LTO Ultrium 1
(Read and Write);
LTO Ultrium 2
(Read and Write)
LTO Ultrium 1
(Read only);
LTO Ultrium 2
(Read and Write);
LTO Ultrium 3
(Read and Write)
LTO Ultrium 2
(Read only);
LTO Ultrium 3
(Read and Write);
LTO Ultrium 4
(Read and Write)
QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
Technical Specifications
DA - 12128 Europe, Middle East and Africa QuickSpecs — Version 30 — 10.16.2009 Page 25