| The most advantageous and compelling feature of | | | | cartridges. Fast native speed is a powerful feature of |
| the LTO media tape technology is that it is an open | | | | the LTO-4 ultrium tape which reaches 120 MB/s. The |
| format. Openness of LTO ultrium provides users the | | | | backup operations and functionality of LTO-4 data |
| benefit of having multiple product & media | | | | tape are enhanced by the LTO-CM (cartridge |
| sources. The open nature of LTO ultrium allows | | | | memory). The LTO-CM provides the tape drive user |
| compatibility among the LTO data tapes developed | | | | defined information and file log, which assist the tape |
| by different media manufactures. Four generation of | | | | drive to raise the level of its performance and |
| LTO backup tape have been launched into the | | | | efficiency. An external reader is also available which |
| market whose native recording capacity ranges from | | | | helps the users to gain immediate access to the data |
| 100 to 800GB. 100GB is the capacity of LTO1 tape | | | | stored in the LTO cartridge memory without inserting |
| while the LTO-4 tape holds up to 800GB. Ultrium | | | | the backup cartridge into the drive. |
| format is LTO technology's implementation that has | | | | LTO-1 tape technology provides more flexibility to |
| been engineered keeping in view the demands and | | | | the I.T managers. LTO tape technology allows more |
| needs of automated environments, departmental | | | | freedom to the data administrators in terms of |
| servers, SMBs, standalone environments and data | | | | controllers, reliability, interfaces, form factors and |
| intensive applications. | | | | performance characteristics. The ultrium data tapes |
| Single reel is used in all the LTO data tapes whose | | | | can be interchanges among the different tape drives. |
| track density has been enhanced so that they can | | | | Data compression and error correction technique of |
| accommodate more data amounts. LTO tape | | | | highly economical LTO-4 media tape format is highly |
| technology is developed to satisfy the enterprises' | | | | efficient. Multiple sources of tape drives & media |
| backup storage demands through single server. The | | | | protect the users and OEMs' investment and also |
| roadmap of LTO media extends the recording | | | | have helped to reduce the production bottlenecks. |
| capacity to 3.2 TB. Innovative features have been | | | | Servo format of the LTO ultrium technology |
| introduced to the LTO tape technology that helps to | | | | performs efficiently throughout the product's useful |
| perform efficient storage and data retrieval tasks at | | | | life. This powerful attribute has helped the |
| a fast rate and lowest cost. LTO ultrium tape | | | | manufacturers of LTO tape storage products to |
| storage technology has established new standards | | | | leverage their investments. The compliance testing by |
| for high volume archive and backup. | | | | independent organizations shortens the qualification |
| A single LTO-1 tape cartridge with 2:1 compression | | | | cycles. It is also very useful in simplifying the product |
| will store 200 GB and the LTO4 tape can record 1.6 | | | | planning of the OEMs for future. The size of the LTO |
| TB. The cartridge size of LTO1 data tape is smaller | | | | data cartridges has been reduced than the other |
| as compared to the existing single reel data | | | | traditional tape cartridges. |