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PSA: Do not use LTO drives in a vertical position

PSA: Do not use LTO drives in a vertical position

The topic of the preferred mounting orientation of tape drives has been discussed for decades, clearly the drive mounting orientation will alter the head mass effect on the servo loop performance when the head is suspended by the actuator or resting on the guides. Over the years, number of tests were conducted on various DLT drives and even decades ago, the data showed a preferred drive mounting orientation can influence drive performance. Considering that quick review of the LTO8 shows the similar drive architecture to DLT, the question has remained unanswered if the drive mounting orientation can affect the drive performance. This study was recently requested by MagStor to quantify the effect of the mounting orientation on the LTO8 drive performance. The tests were conducted on a new IBM LTO8 IBM Tape Drive supplied by Magstor, (Magstor PN SAS-HL8-8088), the standard Tape drive Doctor advanced test routines was used to conduct the tests.

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Archiware P5 Archive Native LTFS Support

Archiware P5 Archive Native LTFS Support

Archiware will be releasing Version 6.1 of the P5 Software Suite.

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T10K is Dead! Long Live LTO!

T10K is Dead! Long Live LTO!

  • T10k tape sales cease March 15th, 2021
  • DLT, AIT, DAT, and SDLT have all met similar fates
  • LTO Drives are the strongest alternative to the now-defunct T10K
  • LTO 9 is expected to hold 18 TB of data native
  • LTO has remained steady and reliable since 2000

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