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Ultrium LTO (Linear Tape Open) technology was developed jointly by HP, IBM and Quantum to provide a clear and viable choice in an increasingly complex array of tape storage options.
Ultrium LTO technology is an "open format" technology, which means that users will have multiple sources of product and media. The "open" nature of LTO technology also provides a means of enabling compatibility between different vendors' offerings.
Ultrium 4 available now
800GB native (1600GB compressed)
68MB/sec native (136MB/sec compressed)
Available now see the new HP 1840 for more details.
LTO Format: Optimized for High Capacity 1. LTO Technical Notes 2. Flagship Product Migration Path |
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The Ultrium LTO tape format is the implementation of the LTO (Linear Tape Open) Technology that is optimized for high capacity and performance with exceptional reliability in either a stand-alone or an automated environment. It uses a single reel cartridge to maximize capacity. Ideally suited for backup, restore, and archive applications, the Ultrium tape format will establish a new benchmark for large volume backup and archive. Ultrium products will meet the needs of the enterprise through single-server user on a roadmap, or migration path, that extends well into the next decade.
Benefits of the Ultrim LTO Format
High Native Capacity
- Ultrium 1 allows for 200GB capacity (2:1 compression) in a single compact cartridge. The cartridge is smaller than existing single-reel tape cartridges.
- Ultrium 2 allows for 400GB capacity (2:1 compression) in a single compact cartridge. The cartridge is smaller than existing single-reel tape cartridges.
- Ultrium 3 allows for 800GB capacity (2:1 compression) in a single compact cartridge. The cartridge is smaller than existing single-reel tape cartridges.
- Ultrium 4 allows for 1600GB capacity (2:1 compression) in a single compact cartridge. The cartridge is smaller than existing single-reel tape cartridges.
High Native Data Rate
- Ultrium 1 provides for data transfer rates of 15-30 MB/ second (2:1 compression) for the first generation of the 8-channel version.
- Ultrium 2 provides for data transfer rates of 30-60 MB/ second (2:1 compression) for the first generation of the 8-channel version.
- Ultrium 3 provides for data transfer rates of 80-160 MB/ second (2:1 compression).
- Ultrium 4 provides for data transfer rates of 120-40 MB/ second (2:1 compression).
LTO-CM (Cartridge Memory)
Enhances functionality by providing a redundant file log as well as user defined information. An external reader allows immediate access to that information without having to insert the cartridge into a drive.
Ultrium LTO Technology
Ultrium takes advantage of LTO Technology's proven error correction and data compression techniques.
Flexibility
By specifying only those features needed for interchange of tape cartridges, the Ultrium format retains flexibility. This flexibility allows for a substantial amount of implementation freedom with respect to performance characteristics, form factor, reliability, controllers, and interfaces — while tape cartridges remain interchangeable among Ultrium tape drives.
Consistent Servo
The servo format is expected to remain consistent throughout the life of the product line. This major benefit enables manufacturers to leverage investments.
Multi-sourcing
Multiple sources for media and drives reduce production bottlenecks and also ensures investment protection for OEMs and end users alike.
Compliance Testing
By an independent organization promotes compliance to the specification. This shortens qualification cycles and simplifies future product planning for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
Ultrium LTO Technical Notes
- Approximate cartridge dimensions: 4.1 x 4.0 x 0.8 in. (105 x 102 x 21 mm) (smaller than most existing single-reel tape cartridges).
- The single-hub design allows for the cartridge to be optimally packed with media. High capacity is further enhanced by the use of an LTO Technology data compression algorithm with two control modes to maximise compression efficiency.
- The tape provides storage space for 384 data tracks, divided into four regions (data bands). Each data band is bounded on top and bottom by a band of servo information. Each data band can contain up to 96 tracks. Data bands are filled one-at-a-time.
- LTO-CM is a non contacting passive RF interface embedded in the cartridge which allows remote reading of the contents of the built-in 4KB (32 Kbits) of non-volatile memory. Calibration information, manufacturers' data, and information about initialisation may be retrieved without having to insert the tape cartridge into a drive.
- Dedicated Dual Servo The servo bands are prewritten on the tape during the tape cartridge manufacture process. If one servo element becomes defective, or if a portion of the servo code on the tape becomes corrupt, the head will continue to track as a result of the second "redundant" servo system.
- Longitudinal Position words encoded within the servo frames allow efficient access to absolute locations down the length of the tape.
- Data Integrity features include two levels of error correction that can provide recovery from longitudinal media scratches. Read-While-Write (RWW) capability allows real-time verification of written data.
Flagship Product Migration Path:
The expandability in the design of the Ultrium product line results from combining and leveraging enabling technologies to produce a technologically solid migration path. This Flagship (8-channel version) Migration Path describes improvements of the premium products in the line from generation to generation.
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* Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Quantum reserve the right to change the information in this migration path without notice.
The Ultrium format is the high-capacity, single-reel implementation of Ultrium technology. It is ideally suited for backup, restore and archive applications and provides excellent performance and reliability in both stand-alone and automated environments.
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The Ultrium 4 format is the preferred format when capacity rather than fast access is the key storage consideration. An Ultrium 4 cartridge has a capacity of up to 1600 GB (2:1 compression) and up to 800 GB native.
