
LTO ULTRIUM
DATASHEET
FEATURES & BENEFITS
High Storage Capacity
Up to 18 TB native and up to
45 TB* compressed
Up to 30-Year Archival Life
Compliant with All Media Integrity
Analysis Utilities
Adds another level of data protection
Write Once, Read Many (WORM)
Addresses today’s tough regulatory and
compliance needs
High Performance
A high-durability non-contact IC
memory chip up to 16 KB is built in; this
contributes to significant improvement in
tape library access and health reporting
Bar Code Labeling and Library Packaging
Available to quickly load automation
slots/trays
Over 30 Years of Storage Experience
Demonstrated top performance and
innovation in hardware and media products
* Based on 2.5:1 compression (LTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7, and LTO-6),
2:1 compression (other LTO)
LEARN MORE:
www.quantum.com/lto-media
Mitigate Cyber Risks & Deep Archive Requirements with LTO
WHY CHOOSE QUANTUM LTO ULTRIUM MEDIA
• Quantum’s LTO Ultrium media is
manufactured to the highest industry standards
for quality and reliability—ensuring high
performance and durability, whether used for
primary backup or long-term archive.
• A pioneer of the LTO Consortium, Quantum is
committed to the continued development of the
LTO platform. Quantum’s comprehensive media
quality monitoring and extensive interoperability
testing ensures cross-platform compatibility,
optimal performance, and reliability whether
you’re using a Quantum tape drive, library, or
other LTO-compatible hardware.
• Quantum’s LTO Ultrium media is compliant
with all media integrity analysis utilities. You
can add another level of protection throughout
the lifecycle of your data with the Advanced
Media Usage Report and Extended Data Life
Management (EDLM) features available in
Quantum LTO Ultrium media. Media analysis
and usage reports provide a view of the
media condition for an entire media pool used
within a specific tape library, even those in
off-site storage. EDLM is a unique Scalar®
automation feature designed to ensure the
media integrity of cartridges placed in longterm archival or vaulted storage that are no
longer used during normal operations. When
your critical data is involved, it’s important to
have a complete health record of your media.
• LTO Ultrium Write Once, Read Many (WORM)
media cartridges are available to meet
today’s stringent regulatory and compliance
requirements. Combined with native AES 256bit encryption on LTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7, LTO-6,
LTO-5, and LTO-4 drives, WORM cartridges
physically prevent data from being overwritten
or tampered with once it is written to the
device—providing a reliable, accurate, and
scalable data integrity solution.
• Quantum’s LTO media offering supports
your comprehensive, “edge-to-core”
backup, recovery, and archive strategy.
When you use Quantum media and hardware,
you get the added assurance of over 40 years
of storage experience and service behind the
entire solution.
• LTO combined with Quantum's most secure
tape libraries can mitigate the risks of a
cyber attack such as ransomware, and
meet long-term archive requirements by
providing a physical air gap, greater density,
and better performance.
SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH QUANTUM’S
COMPLIMENTARY VALUEADDED SERVICES
Quantum continuously performs additional
process and quality tests on its LTO Ultrium
data media, demonstrating our continuing
commitment to provide the highest quality LTO
media. Quantum Certification focuses on five
key user metrics: capacity, transfer rate, servo,
and green media characteristics, with specific
emphasis on reliability of written data.
Have you ever spent hours unpacking, labeling,
and loading media into your library? Why waste
IT resources unpacking boxes and labeling
cartridges? Your time and your data are
valuable. We understand that.
• Allow Quantum to pre-label your data
cartridges with your requested bar code label
sequences and color scheme. They will arrive
ready to load into the library.
No need for individual cartridge cases? No
problem! We offer “library packaging” to save
you time.
• This eco-friendly bulk packaging option
protects cartridges during shipment and
storage without individual cartridge cases.
This allows quicker access to the cartridges to
expedite loading into automation slots/trays—
and it results in less waste.
Combine bar code labeling with library
packaging and save even more time!

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
BASIC GENERATION SPECIFICATIONS
Ultrium 9
Ultrium 9 WORM
Drive Compatibility LTO-9
LTO-9 WORM
Cartridge Color Green
Green/Gray
Capacity
18/45 TB
1
Ultrium 8
Ultrium 8 WORM
LTO-8
LTO-8 WORM
Brick Red
Brick Red/Gray
1
12/30 TB
(Native/Compressed)
Tape Length 1,035 m (3,395 ft) 960 m (3,150 ft) 960 m (3,150 ft) 846 m (2,776 ft) 846 m (2,776 ft) 820 m (2,690 ft) 319 m (1,046.59 ft)
1
Based on 2.5:1 compression
2
Based on 2:1 compression
3
LTO-8 Ty pe M Formatted LTO-7 Media: LTO-8 dri ves include a forma t feature en abling customers t o increase the capa city of new o r unused LTO Ult rium 7 cartr idges by up to 50 perce nt to store 9 TB (uncomp ressed) or 22.5 TB1 (compressed)
of data. To unlock this additio nal capacit y, customer s need an LTO-8 d rive with a u tility or a pplicatio n to up-format new or un used LTO Ultrium 7 car tridges with properl y attached “M8” media ID bar c ode labels .
3
Ultrium 7
Ultrium 7 WORM
LTO-7
LTO-7 WORM
Purple
Purple/Gray
1
6/15 TB
(12/22.5 TB3)
Ultrium 6
Ultrium 6 WORM
LTO-6
LTO-6 WORM
Black
Black/Gray
2,500/6,250 GB
1
Ultrium 5
Ultrium 5 WORM
LTO-5
LTO-5 WORM
Brick Red
Brick Red/Gray
1,500/3,000 GB
2
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 4 WORM
LTO-4
LTO-4 WORM
Green
Green/Gray
800/1,600 GB
2
Ultrium Universal
Cleaning
All
Black
Maximum 50 cleanings–
drive dependent
DIMENSIONS
Tape Width 12.65 mm (0.50 in)
Cartridge Dimensions (W x H x L) 21.5 mm x 105.4 mm x 102.0 mm
(0.85 in x 4.15 in x 4.02 in)
READ/WRITE COMPATIBILITY
An Ultrium drive can read and write data to prior LTO generations:
Drive Type LTO-9 LTO-8 LTO-7 LTO-6 LTO-5 LTO-4
LTO-9 R/W LTO-8 R/W LTO-7 R/W LTO-6 R/W LTO-5 R/W LTO-4 R/W
Read/Write
Compatible
Media
LTO-8 R/W
N/A N/A LTO-7 R/W LTO-5
LTO-7
R/W LTO-6 R/W LTO-5 R/W LTO-4 R/W LTO-3 R/W
(M8)
R
Only
LTO-4
R
Only
LTO-3
R
Only
LTO-2 R Only
OPERATIONAL/STORAGE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Environmental Factor
Dry-Bulb Temperature
Relative Humidity
Maximum Temperature
Change
Maximum Humidity
Change
Temperature Limitation
for Humidity Conditions
Recommended
16 to 25° C (61 to 77° F)
15 to 25° C (59 to 77° F)
(non-condensing)
Wet Bul b Temperature < =
26° C (79° F)
max Dew Point 22° C
1
LTO 6, 7. 8:
LTO 9:
20 to 50%
16 to 35° C (61 to 95° F)
15 to 35° C (59 to 95° F)
(non-condensing)
5° C / hour 5° C / hour n/a
5% / hour 5% / hour n/a
LTO 6, 7. 8:
LTO 9:
(72° F)
Wet Bul b Temperature < =
max Dew Point 22° C
Maximum Altitude 30 48 m (10000 ft) 30 48 m (10000 ft) 12192 m (40000 ft)
1
Recommended: The recommended operational/storage environmental envelope provides guidance on the environmental range
for opt imal perfo rmance and high relia bility. Thi s environme ntal range pr otects for 30-year archival stor age. (Derate t he
maxim um recommend ed dry-bul b temperature by 1°C /300 m above 1,800 m (1.8°F/1,000 feet ab ove 6,000 f eet)).
2
Allo wable: The allow able operat ional/storag e environme ntal envel ope defines t he test limi ts to verif y that the equipmen t will
function within the environmental envel ope. This env ironmenta l range is defined for o perationa l storage of l ess than 6 months.
(Derate the ma ximum dry-bulb te mperature b y 1°C/300 m abo ve 900 m (1.8°F/1,000 feet above 3,000 feet)).
3
Shipping: When s hipping media o ver exten ded environ mental ranges, shi pping times sh ould be limit ed to minimize t he duration
of media being expos ed to varying env ironmental conditions a t lower and upp er ranges. LTO tape me dia specificati ons provided
by the LT O program at w ww.lto.org or spe cificati ons provided by the media manufa cturer.
Note: T he prolonge d exposure t o conditions outside the r ecommended range, especially a pproaching t he extremes of the
allowable opera ting enviro nment, can result in d ecreased e quipment rel iability and longevity. An o ccasional short-t erm excursion
into th e allowabl e envelope is generally acceptable bu t may result in p erforman ce and reliabilit y implications and h igher power
consumption. For additional information regarding tape cartridge storage, shipping and operational requirements, including
acclimation requirements, please visit www.quantum.com/lto-media, or refer to specific LTO tape media specifications provided
by the LT O consortium at w ww.lto.or g or specifications pro vided by the m edia manufacturer.
Allowable
LTO 6, 7. 8:
LTO 9:
20 to 80%
LTO 6, 7. 8:
26° C (79° F)
LTO 9:
(72° F)
2
3
Shipping
-23 to 49° C
(-9 to 120° F)
5 to 80%
(non-condensing)
Wet Bul b Temperature
<= 26° C (79° F)
LTO ULTRIUM MEDIA PRODUCT SERVICE AND SUPPORT
Quantum LTO Ultrium cartridge tapes are free from defects in material and
manufacturing at the time of purchase. This limited lifetime warranty extends to the
original end-user purchaser of the product and is not assignable or transferable to any
subsequent purchaser or end user. Visit www.quantum.com for more information.
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