These HP LTO-2 C7972A Ultrium tapes have a native capacity of 200 GB and a compressed capacity of 400 GB. The HP C7972A like all other LTO-2 tapes are fully compatible with all LTO-2 and LTO-3 tape drives and auto-libraries. With transfer rates of up to 40 MB/s native and 80 MB/s compressed, the C7972A LTO-2 Ultrium tape cartridges also have the LTO-CM (Linear Tape Open - Cartridge Memory) to make file access quicker and more reliable. HP (Hewlett-Packard) does continuous testing to ensure that the LTO-2 Ultrium C7972A tape has more than 30 years archival life and can last for at least 1,000,000 passes.
Additional Information
General Information
Manufacturer/Supplier: |
Hewlett-Packard |
Manufacturer Part Number: |
C7972A |
Manufacturer Website Address: |
www.hp.com |
Brand Name: |
HP |
Product Model: |
C7972A |
Product Name: |
C7972A Ultrium LTO-2 Data Cartridge |
Marketing Information: |
Data cartridge offers LTO-2 Ultrium-Generation II technology and a 400GB compressed capacity for reliable, rewritable data protection. Transfer rate is 60MB per second, and cartridge holds up to 512 tracks. LTO-2 media is read/write compatible with LTO-2 and LTO-3 drives and is read compatible with LTO-4 drives. Data cartridge offers a 30-year archival storage life and 1,000,000 passes on any area of tape, equates to more than 20,000 end-to-end passes or 260 full tape backups. Cartridge includes write-on labels. |
Packaged Quantity: |
1 |
Product Type: |
Data Cartridge |
Technical Information
Tape Technology: |
LTO Ultrium - LTO-2 |
Storage Capacity: |
200 GB (Native)/400 GB (Compressed) |
Tape Length: |
1998 ft Storage |
Tape Width: |
0.50" |
Media Coating: |
Metal Particle ++ |
Recording Method: |
Linear Serpentine |
Drive Supported: |
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Durability: |
1000000 Head Passes |
Maximum Archival Life: |
30 Year |
Miscellaneous
Compatibility: |
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Recycled: |
No |
Recycled Content: |
0% |
Post-consumer-waste%: |
0%
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