User Manual
Capacity
CapacityCapacity
Capacity
Native
NativeNative
Native
100 GB 200 GB 400 GB 800 GB
Compressed
CompressedCompressed
Compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression)
200 GB 400 GB 800 GB
1.6 TB
Buffer Size
Buffer SizeBuffer Size
Buffer Size
64 MB 64 MB 64 MB
128 MB
Performance
PerformancePerformance
Performance
Sustained transfer rate,
Sustained transfer rate,Sustained transfer rate,
Sustained transfer rate,
native
nativenative
native
16 MB/s 24 MB/s 60 MB/s 80 MB/s
Sustained transfer rate,
Sustained transfer rate,Sustained transfer rate,
Sustained transfer rate,
compressed
compressedcompressed
compressed
(assumes 2:1 data
compression)
32 MB/s 48 MB/s
120 MB/s 160 MB/s
Burst transfer rate
Burst transfer rateBurst transfer rate
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
Data rate matching rangeData rate matching range
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
Data access time Data access time
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
Average load timeAverage load time
Average load time
17 s 17 s 17 s 17 s
Average unload time
Average unload timeAverage unload time
Average unload time
16 s 16 s 16 s 16 s
Rewind time from EOT
Rewind time from EOTRewind time from EOT
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
Rewind tape speedRewind tape speed
Rewind tape speed
5.0 m/s 5.0 m/s 5.0 m/s 5.0 m/s
Reliability
ReliabilityReliability
Reliability
MTBF
MTBFMTBF
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
Uncorrected Error RateUncorrected Error Rate
Uncorrected Error Rate
1x10
17
1x10
17
1x10
17
1x1017
Media
MediaMedia
Media
Compatibility
CompatibilityCompatibility
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
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape DrivesHP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
Technical Specifications
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