HP DW017B - StorageWorks Ultrium 448 Tape Drive User Manual

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In this chapter:
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“Cartridges”
on page 59
•
“HP Ultrium WORM data cartridges” on page 60
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“Ultrium 1760 tape drives and encryption” on page 60
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“Write prote
cting cartridges” on page 62
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“Cleaning the tape drive” on page 63
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“Handling cartridges”onpage63
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“Operating and storage environment” on page 64
Cartridges
Cleaning c
artridges
The recommended cleaning car tridges is the HP Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge, C7978A (Orange).
This cleaning cartridge is designed to work with any Ultrium drive. It may be used for up to 50 cleans.
NOTE:
The earlier HP Ultrium Cleaning cartridge, C7979A (Blue) , is supported on Ultrium 448 and Ultrium 920
tape driv
es (but not on Ultrium 1760 tape drives). Do not use early, non-universal Ultrium cleaning cartridges
from othe
rmanufacturers.
Data car tridges
Ultrium tape drives use Ultrium tape cartridges. These are single-reel car tridges that match your drive’s
format and are optimized for high capacity, throughput and reliability. Compatible media can be
recognizedbytheUltriumlogo,whichisthesameasthelogoonthefrontofyourdrive.Donotuseother
format cartridges in your tape drive and do not use Ultrium cartridges in other format tape drives.
For optimum performance always use a data cartridge that matches the specification of your tape drive,
(see Table 5 on page 60). A lower specification will have a lower transfer speed and may n ot support
write activities; a higher specification will not support read or write.
• We recommend Ultrium 1.6 TB RW* and Ultrium 1.6 TB* WORM tape cartridges for use with
Ultrium 1760 tape drives.
• We recommend Ultrium 800 G B RW* and Ultrium 800 GB* WORM tape cartridges for use
with Ultrium 920 tape drives.
• We recommend Ultrium 400 GB* RW tape cartridges for use with Ultrium 448 tape drives.
Ultrium half-height SAS Tape Drives
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HP DW017B - StorageWorks Ultrium 448 Tape Drive Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	DW017B - StorageWorks Ultrium 448 Tape Drive
Category	Storage
Language	English