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Abstract
The Half-High LTO Generation 6 (LTO6) SAS Tape Drive is a high-performance, high-capacity data-storage device that is designed to back up and restore open-systems applications. It offers native storage capacity of 2.5 TB per cartridge (6.2 TB at 2.5:1 compression) and a maximum native data transfer rate of up to 160 Mbps (400 Mbps compressed). This enterprise data protection offering has a 5.25” half-height internal form factor for integration into Lenovo tower servers.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the LTO6 SAS tape drive offerings and their key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about LTO6 SAS tape drive offerings and consider their use in IT solutions.
Withdrawn: The LTO6 tape drive is now withdrawn from marketing.
Change History
Changes in the October 25, 2023 update:
- The LTO6 tape drive is now withdrawn from marketing
Introduction
The Half-High LTO Generation 6 (LTO6) SAS Tape Drive is a high-performance, high-capacity data-storage device that is designed to back up and restore open-systems applications. It offers native storage capacity of 2.5 TB per cartridge (6.2 TB at 2.5:1 compression) and a maximum native data transfer rate of up to 160 Mbps (400 Mbps compressed). This enterprise data protection offering has a 5.25” half-height internal form factor for integration into Lenovo tower servers.
Figure 1 shows the internal Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive.
Figure 1. Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive
Did you know?
LTO Generation 6 tape drives feature hardware-based data encryption capabilities and support write once, read many (WORM) cartridges to help protect your data. With WORM cartridges you can store vital data in a non-erasable, non-rewritable format, while AES256 hardware encryption can securely store data to help ensure compliancy with data security, information disclosure, and privacy regulations for data at rest.
This drive is compatible with the cartridges of its predecessor, the Half-High LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drive. It can also read generation 4 cartridges.
Part number information
The following table lists the ordering part numbers and feature codes for ThinkSystem servers.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tape drives - ThinkSystem | ||
| 4T27A10726 | B3YK | ThinkSystem Internal Half High LTO Gen6 SAS Tape Drive |
| 7T27A01502 | AVF2 | ThinkSystem Internal Half High LTO Gen6 SAS Tape Drive |
| Media options - ThinkSystem | ||
| 7TP7A01604 | AVF4 | ThinkSystem LTO Gen6 2.5TB Tape |
The ThinkSystem tape drive option part number includes these items:
- 5.25-inch tape drive
- 12Gb SAS cable for internal tape connectivity
- Power cable
- Cleaning cartridge
- Documentation
The following table lists the ordering part numbers and feature codes for System x servers.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tape drives - System x | ||
| 00MW711 | AUBQ | Half High LTO Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive |
| 00D8924 | A3S3 | Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive |
| Media options - System x | ||
| 00MW719 | AUBR | LTO 6 Media 2.5TB |
| 00D8933 | A3S4 | LTO 6 Media 5 Pack |
| 46W6589 | A3S6 | LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Single Media |
| 49Y9893 | 5347 | LTO Cleaning Cartridge Option |
The System x tape drive option part numbers includes these items:
- 5.25-inch tape drive
- Tape mount kit (drive rails)
- 6Gb SAS cable for internal tape connectivity
- 12Gb SAS cable for internal tape connectivity
- Power cable
- Cleaning cartridge
- Documentation
Note: The 12Gb SAS cable was not originally included in the option part number, 00D8924. If needed, the cable can be obtained from the service organization using FRU part number 00MW108.
Features
Features of the LTO Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drives are as follows:
- Compatibility with LTO 5 (read and write) and LTO 4 (read) media
- Speed matching and channel calibration for improved performance
- Media partitioning for faster access to stored data
- Support for host Application Managed Encryption (AME)
- Support for 6 Gbps SAS adapters for improved performance and reliability
- Support for leading operating systems and popular backup software
Specifications
Specifications for the LTO Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drives are as follows:
- 6 Gbps SAS host interface
- Native storage capacity of 2.5 TB per cartridge (6.2 TB at 2.5:1 compression)
- Maximum native data transfer rate of up to 160 Mbps, 400 Mbps compressed
- Burst data transfer rate of up to 600 MB per second
- 512 MB read-and-write cache
- Support for encryption on Ultrium 6 and Ultrium 5 tape cartridges
- Single-character display (SCD) operator panel
Key prerequisites
The LTO Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drives have the following prerequisites:
- 6Gb or 12Gb SAS controller
- One or more LTO Generation 6 or LTO Generation 5 data cartridges (not supplied with drive option)
- An available half-height drive bay in the server
Server support - ThinkSystem
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
| Part Number | Description | AMD V3 | 2S Intel V3/V4 | 4S 8S Intel V3 | Multi Node V3/V4 | GPU Rich | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SR635 V3 (7D9H / 7D9G) |
SR655 V3 (7D9F / 7D9E) |
SR645 V3 (7D9D / 7D9C) |
SR665 V3 (7D9B / 7D9A) |
ST650 V3 (7D7B / 7D7A) |
SR630 V3 (7D72 / 7D73) |
SR650 V3 (7D75 / 7D76) |
SR630 V4 (7DG8 / 7DG9) |
SR850 V3 (7D97 / 7D96) |
SR860 V3 (7D94 / 7D93) |
SR950 V3 (7DC5 / 7DC4) |
SD535 V3 (7DD8 / 7DD1) |
SD530 V3 (7DDA / 7DD3) |
SD550 V3 (7DD9 / 7DD2) |
SD520 V4 (7DFZ / 7DFY) |
SR670 V2 (7Z22 / 7Z23) |
SR675 V3 (7D9Q / 7D9R) |
SR680a V3 (7DHE) |
SR685a V3 (7DHC) |
SR780a V3 (7DJ5) |
||
| 4T27A10726 | ThinkSystem Internal Half High LTO Gen6 SAS Tape Drive | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 7T27A01502 | Tandberg LTO G6 HH Internal | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Part Number | Description | 1S V3 | Edge | Super Computing | 1S Intel V2 | 2S Intel V2 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST50 V3 (7DF4 / 7DF3) |
ST250 V3 (7DCF / 7DCE) |
SR250 V3 (7DCM / 7DCL) |
SE350 (7Z46 / 7D1X) |
SE350 V2 (7DA9) |
SE360 V2 (7DAM) |
SE450 (7D8T) |
SE455 V3 (7DBY) |
SC750 V4 (7DDJ) |
SD665 V3 (7D9P) |
SD665-N V3 (7DAZ) |
SD650 V3 (7D7M) |
SD650-I V3 (7D7L) |
SD650-N V3 (7D7N) |
ST50 V2 (7D8K / 7D8J) |
ST250 V2 (7D8G / 7D8F) |
SR250 V2 (7D7R / 7D7Q) |
ST650 V2 (7Z75 / 7Z74) |
SR630 V2 (7Z70 / 7Z71) |
SR650 V2 (7Z72 / 7Z73) |
||
| 4T27A10726 | ThinkSystem Internal Half High LTO Gen6 SAS Tape Drive | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 7T27A01502 | Tandberg LTO G6 HH Internal | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Part Number | Description | AMD V1 | Dense V2 | 4S V2 | 8S | 4S V1 | 1S Intel V1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SR635 (7Y98 / 7Y99) |
SR655 (7Y00 / 7Z01) |
SR655 Client OS |
SR645 (7D2Y / 7D2X) |
SR665 (7D2W / 7D2V) |
SD630 V2 (7D1K) |
SD650 V2 (7D1M) |
SD650-N V2 (7D1N) |
SN550 V2 (7Z69) |
SR850 V2 (7D31 / 7D32) |
SR860 V2 (7Z59 / 7Z60) |
SR950 (7X11 / 7X12) |
SR850 (7X18 / 7X19) |
SR850P (7D2F / 2D2G) |
SR860 (7X69 / 7X70) |
ST50 (7Y48 / 7Y50) |
ST250 (7Y45 / 7Y46) |
SR150 (7Y54) |
SR250 (7Y52 / 7Y51) |
||
| 4T27A10726 | ThinkSystem Internal Half High LTO Gen6 SAS Tape Drive | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 7T27A01502 | Tandberg LTO G6 HH Internal | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Part Number | Description | 2S Intel V1 | Dense V1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST550 (7X09 / 7X10) |
SR530 (7X07 / 7X08) |
SR550 (7X03 / 7X04) |
SR570 (7Y02 / 7Y03) |
SR590 (7X98 / 7X99) |
SR630 (7X01 / 7X02) |
SR650 (7X05 / 7X06) |
SR670 (7Y36 / 7Y37) |
SD530 (7X21) |
SD650 (7X58) |
SN550 (7X16) |
SN850 (7X15) |
||
| 4T27A10726 | ThinkSystem Internal Half High LTO Gen6 SAS Tape Drive | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 7T27A01502 | Tandberg LTO G6 HH Internal | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Server support - System x
The following tables list the System x servers that support the tape drives when installed internally in the server.
Support for System x and dense servers with Xeon E5/E7 v4 and E3 v5 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3250 M6 (3943)
|
x3250 M6 (3633)
|
x3550 M5 (8869)
|
x3650 M5 (8871)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v4)
|
nx360 M5 (5465, E5-2600 v4)
|
sd350 (5493)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00MW711 | Half High LTO Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 00D8924 | Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Support for System x and dense servers with Intel Xeon v3 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3100 M5 (5457)
|
x3250 M5 (5458)
|
x3500 M5 (5464)
|
x3550 M5 (5463)
|
x3650 M5 (5462)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v3)
|
nx360 M5 (5465)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00MW711 | Half High LTO Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| 00D8924 | Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
Support for servers with Intel Xeon v2 processors
| Part number |
Description |
x3300 M4 (7382)
|
x3500 M4 (7383, E5-2600 v2)
|
x3550 M4 (7914, E5-2600 v2)
|
x3630 M4 (7158, E5-2400 v2)
|
x3650 M4 (7915, E5-2600 v2)
|
x3650 M4 BD (5466)
|
x3750 M4 (8753)
|
x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (6241, E7 v2)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00MW711 | Half High LTO Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 00D8924 | Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N |
For the latest and most accurate compatibility information, visit the ServerProven web page for tape:
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/xseries/storage/tmatrix.shtml
Supported HBAs
The following table lists the ThinkSystem host bus adapters that are supported with the tape drives
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7Y37A01088 | AUNL | ThinkSystem 430-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA |
| 7Y37A01089 | AUNM | ThinkSystem 430-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA |
The following table lists the System x host bus adapters that are supported with the tape drives.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 47C8675 | A3YY | N2215 SAS/SATA HBA |
| 46M0907 | 3875 | 6Gb SAS HBA |
| 44E8700* | 3583 | 3Gb SAS HBA v2 |
* Withdrawn from marketing
Supported external enclosures
The LTO6 tape drive is also supported in the IBM Multimedia Enclosure for Lenovo, however the ordering part numbers are different. See the Lenovo Press product guide for information:
https://lenovopress.com/tips1306
You can use the enclosures listed in the following table. The Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive is installed internally in the enclosure.
Note: These components are now all withdrawn from marketing.
| Description | Part number | Feature code |
| 1U Rack-mount Tape Enclosure | 87651UX (AG)* | None |
| 1U Rack-mount Tape Enclosure | 87651NX (AP and EMEA)† | None |
| Half High Tabletop Tape Enclosure | 8767HHX (AG)* | None |
| Half High Tabletop Tape Enclosure | 8767HNX (AP and EMEA)† | None |
| SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit‡ | 40K2599 | 5382 |
* These models are for customers in the Americas Group (AG: Canada, US, and countries in South America). These models include a NEMA 5-15P line cord.
† These models are for customers in the countries known collectively as Asia Pacific (AP) and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). These models do not include a line cord.
‡ One adapter kit is needed for each drive, includes SAS backplane and 3M external SAS cable (mini-SAS SFF-8088/8088)
Front panel
The following figure shows the front panel of the tape drive.
Figure 2. Front panel
The single-character display presents a single-character code for error conditions and informational messages. When the drive is in maintenance mode, the display shows diagnostic or maintenance functions. The SCD dot is off during normal operations; it is used only while the drive is in maintenance mode.
Supported software products
The tape drive supports the following software products:
- NetVault Backup
- ARCServe Backup
- Networker Backup and Recovery (Does not support removable disk)
- Backup Exec
- Tivoli Storage Manager
- Yosemite Server Backup
- Built-in backup functionality of supported operating system (native backup)
Supported operating systems
The following tables list the supported operating systems for the drives:
- ThinkSystem Internal Half High LTO Gen6 SAS Tape Drive, 4T27A10726
- ThinkSystem Internal Half High LTO Gen6 SAS Tape Drive, 7T27A01502
Tip: These tables are automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.
Not supported in guest OSes: The LTO tape drives are supported when attached and run from host operating systems, however, in virtualization environments (for example, Hyper-V, Xen), the tape drives are not supported in the guest operating systems.
| Operating systems | ST550 (Xeon Gen 2) |
ST550 (Xeon Gen 1) |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | N | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server version 1709 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 | Y | N |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 | Y | N |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 | Y | N |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 | Y | N |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 | Y | N |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 with Xen | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen | Y | Y |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | Y | Y |
| Operating systems | ST550 (Xeon Gen 2) |
ST550 (Xeon Gen 1) |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 | N | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 | Y | N |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 | Y | N |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 | Y | N |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 | Y | N |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 | Y | N |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 with Xen | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 with Xen | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 with Xen | N | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 with Xen | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 with Xen | Y | Y |
Physical specifications
Physical specifications of the tape drive are as follows:
- Height: 39 mm (1.5 in.)
- Width: 146 mm (5.8 in.)
- Depth: 210 mm (8.3 in.)
- Weight: 3.2 kg (7.0 lb)
Shipping dimensions (approximate) are as follows:
- Height: 69 mm (2.7 in)
- Width: 176 mm (6.9 in)
- Depth: 240 mm (9.5 in)
- Weight: 3.8 kg (8.3 lb)
Operating environment
The tape drive is supported in the following environment:
- Temperature:
- 10° to 40°C (50° to 104°F) at 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft)
- 10° to 40°C (50° to 104°F) at 3048 m (10,000 ft)
- Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (noncondensing)
- Maximum altitude: 12,192 m (40,000 ft)
Warranty
The LTO Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drives have a one-year limited warranty. When installed in a supported server, the tape drive inherits the server's base warranty and any warranty upgrade.
The LTO cartridges are considered consumable media and are not covered by the product warranty.
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