HPE LTO-8 Ultrium Data Cartridge - 30TB Compressed Storage Solution
Experience unprecedented data storage capabilities with the HPE LTO-8 Ultrium Data Cartridge (Q2078A), offering an impressive 30TB compressed storage capacity and 12TB native capacity. This high-performance rewritable tape solution delivers enterprise-grade data protection with secure encryption, making it ideal for large-scale, mission-critical IT environments.
Advanced Storage Capabilities and Performance
The HPE LTO-8 Ultrium tape delivers exceptional performance with data transfer rates up to 2.7 TB/hour. With 6,656 tracks and enhanced bit density, this cartridge provides an 85% increase in track count compared to previous generations, ensuring maximum storage efficiency for your enterprise backup needs.
Enterprise-Grade Reliability and Security
- Ultra-reliable storage with BER of 1x10^19, 10,000 times more reliable than Enterprise SATA HDDs
- AES 256-bit encryption compliance with FIPS 140-2 level 1 security standards
- Smart grabber mechanism and mechanical interlock to prevent leader pin failures
- 30-year archival life warranty for long-term data retention
- WORM (Write-Once-Read-Many) capability for tamper-proof storage
Technical Specifications
| Specification |
Detail |
| Native Storage Capacity |
12TB |
| Compressed Storage Capacity |
30TB (2.5:1 compression) |
| Tape Length |
3149.61 ft |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) |
1.8" x 4.5" x 4.4" |
| Weight |
10.08 oz |
Warranty and Support
The HPE LTO-8 Ultrium Data Cartridge comes with a lifetime warranty, ensuring long-term protection for your investment and data storage needs. HPE's comprehensive qualification testing exceeds LTO Ultrium standards, guaranteeing maximum reliability for your critical data restoration requirements.
Key Features
Highest Capacity and Performance of any Comparable Tape Technology
HPE LTO-8 Ultrium can write or read data at a blistering 2.7 TB/hour, storing, encrypting and protecting up to 30 TB on a single cartridge, making it ideal for large-scale, 24 x 7, mission-critical IT environments (assumes 2.5:1 compression).
An 85% increase in the number of tracks and a 8% increase in bit density has permitted an increase in capacity from 15 TB for LTO-7 to 30 TB to LTO-8: from 3,584 tracks for LTO-6 to 6,656 tracks for 8th generation HPE LTO-8 Ultrium 30 TB cartridges (assuming 2.5:1 compression).
HPE LTO Ultrium cartridge memory chip delivers faster access time and enhanced media monitoring.
First time restore ensured with fewer media failures and disrupted backups, regardless of duty cycle or environmental conditions.
Ultra-reliable
Tape is more reliable than Enterprise SATA disk. With a BER of 1x10 to the power of 19 for LTO-8 versus 1x10 to the power of 15 for Enterprise SATA HDD's. That's a difference in reliability of four orders of magnitude - e.g. tape is 10,000 times more reliable than Enterprise SATA HDD.
Estimated data loss over 10 years for 1 Exabyte archive is 1.1 Petabytes for HDD compared to only 7.4 Terabytes for tape.
Superior 'smart grabber' mechanism and mechanical interlock to prevent the leader pin from being pulled inside the tape housing. Sensors detect proper connection and prevent leader loss that would ruin the tape. Simplified tape path to reduce wear, tear & build-up of debris (important in automation)
HPE brand qualification test procedures (load/unload, shoeshine, drop testing and environmental stress testing) go far beyond what is required for the LTO Ultrium logo.This ensures maximum reliability for restoring your data.
HPE warrants LTO Ultrium cartridges for up to 30 years archival life. This ensures businesses can meet the ever-increasing demands of regulation for data retention and archiving.
Secure
Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) version provides tamper-proof, compliant data storage.
Data encryption for enhanced data security on HPE LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7 and LTO-8 Ultrium. Compliance with FIPS 140-2 level 1 security standards.
Value for money
Standardizing on HPE LTO Ultrium delivers the capacity to meet shrinking backup windows, industry-standard, AES 256-bit encryption (IEEE1619.1), and interchangeable RW or WORM media, without extra space or IT resource overhead.
