Tapes for 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader

[ITVando]

Good day everoyne, 

We are currently using an HP 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader with LTO Ultrium 3 800GB Tapes.

Is it possible for us to just switch to LTO Ultrium 5 3200GB Tapes or is this impossible due to the different drive technology?

Thank you for your advice, 

Kind Regards

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[Curtis Ballard · Accepted solution]

You probably can't use the LTO Ultrium 5 3200GB tapes.  It depends on the type of drive in your autoloader.

Since you say you are using LTO Ultrium 3 800GB tapes I think it is likely that you have an LTO Ultrium 3 tape drive and the 800GB tapes are the largest capacity tapes that the LTO-3 tape drive can use.

To use the LTO Ultrium 5 tapes you have to have an LTO-5 or LTO-6 tape drive. 

There is a drive upgrade kit that can be used with the 1/8 G2 Autoloader to replace an LTO-3 tape drive with an LTO-5 or LTO-6 drive.  The drive upgrade kit is only listed for the MSL2024 family though.  The 1/8 G2 doesn't support adding a drive so the upgrade kits weren't associated with the 1/8 B2 but all of the MSL 2024 drive upgrade kits are compatible with the 1/8 G2.  They completely replace the drive in the autoloader.

[ITVando]

That's what I wanted to know.

Thank you very much.