LTO Media

Protect digital assets
with the industry standard
for superior offline reliability

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Overview

Overland-Tandberg LTO Ultrium data cartridges and cleaning cartridges are recommended for use with all Overland-Tandberg LTO tape drives, tape autoloaders and tape libraries. Overland-Tandberg LTO media ensures the availability and security of your data. With over 148 Exabytes of total capacity shipped in 2021, LTO media provides the absolute lowest cost per gigabyte and highest reliability for long-term data storage when compared with alternative archive media.

Key Benefits:

  • High capacity, with as much as 45TB of data stored on each LTO-9 cartridge
  • Integrated cartridge memory for enhanced drive performance holds information usable by applications and aid serviceability.
  • The durable cartridge reduces damage during transport enriching the media reliability
  • A variety of media type choices
  • Designed for a 30-year archival life and 260 full backup passes.
  • Supports businesses who require solutions for regulatory compliance in data retention
    and archiving.
  • Limited lifetime warranty

Current LTO media products include:

  • LTO-7, LTO-8 & LTO-9 Data Cartridges
  • LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge

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Comparison

Tape Format LTO-9 LTO-8 LTO-7
Native Capacity 18TB 12TB 6TB
Includes barcode labels? Yes* Yes* Yes*
Cartridge weight 0.65 lbs. 0.65 lbs. 0.65 lbs.
Temperature (operating) 10°-45° C 10°-45° C 10°-45° C
Humidity (operating) 10 to 80% 10 to 80% 10 to 80%
Storage Temperature 16°-32° C 16°-32° C 16°-32° C
Storage Humidity 20-80% 20-80% 20-80%
Durability (Nominal) 1,000,000 passes on any area of tape, equates to over 20,000 end to end passes/260 full tape backups 1,000,000 passes on any area of tape, equates to over 20,000 end to end passes/260 full tape backups 1,000,000 passes on any area of tape, equates to over 20,000 end to end passes/260 full tape backups
Archival Life 30 years 30 years 30 years
Warranty Limited Lifetime Limited Lifetime Limited Lifetime

* may vary by configuration