The HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS Tape Drivefrom HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS Tape Driveprovides 3TB of compressed capacity on a single cartridge. It also allows the tape drive to near-continuously adjust the speed of the drive to keep drives streaming to help maximize performance and reduce start/stops which significantly increase reliability of Hewlett Packard Enterprise drives and media. HPE StoreOpen software and LTFS allows customers to store data in an open format making the tape self-describing and file-based.

LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 Technology    3TB Compressed 2:1    Up to 140 MB/s Native Throughput    6 Gb/s SAS Host Interface    AES 256-Bit Encryption    5.25" Half-Height Drive    WORM Capable

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this work with my oracle sl150 lto tape library?

A: Yes, the LTO Cleaning Cartridge is compatible with the Oracle SL150 library

Q: 2. What OS can be used? Does it work with Windows, Linux?

A: Compatibility is not dictated by the cartridge, but rather the drive reading the cartridge, and the file system of the data contained on the Hewlett Packard Enterprises 6.25TB LTO-6 Ultrium RW Data Cartridge.

Q: 3. Can you please confirm if this Thunderbolt(3) drive will work with a iMac(late 2013) that only have Thunderbolt(1) port?With this Apple Thunderbolt adapter https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1294286-REG/apple_mmel2am_a_thunderbolt_3_to_thunderbolt.html Thank you very much

A: You can attach the MTAPE-TB3-LTO8 drive to a Thunderbolt 1 or 2 Mac using the Apple Thunderbolt 3 adapter. The only requirement is that the Mac being running 10.12.6 or higher.

Q: 4. IS this item is new ?

A: All items on the site are new unless specifically marked used or refurbished. 

Q: 5. Mtape lto -8 error code 2

A: Here is a link to mLogic's error code page. If the error isn't ther you would need to contact them directly. https://mlogic.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2103323-mtape-mrack-error-codes

Q: 6. I used the above tape (LTO 4 800gb) for tape backup. In the cause of the backup operation, the system went down while the backup was ongoing.The system when restarted the backup reported error tar:tape read error. Please what can be done to continue the backup or retrieve the previous backups on the tape?

A: Please email us at pc@bhphotovideo.com so we can gather more information and look into the issue further.

Q: 7. How long to transfer 12 TB of video from ssd to LTO 8 tape with this drive?

A: It can be anywhere from 15 to about 30 or so hours.

Q: 8. For video backup I can't use compression. What is the uncompressed capacity of LTO-8 tapes?

A: It will depend on the tape used. This HP has a 12TB uncompressed size. https://bhpho.to/2vHTg3i

Q: 9. what company manufactures this drive?

A: MagStor is the manufacturer of this M-Series LTO-9 SAS Half-Height Add-On Drive.

Q: 10. Does that data written to these tapes have to be compressed?

A: No, data that is written to the Hewlett Packard Enterprises 45TB LTO Ultrium 9 RW Data Cartridge does not require compression, unless you'd like to achieve the higher 45TB capacities the tapes are capable of. Without compression, these tapes have an 18TB capacity.