HPE Storage LTO Ultrium Cartridges provide up to 75 TB of ultra-low-cost storage to protect your data against cyberattacks and ensure maximum reliability during data restoration.

They enable businesses to meet global law enforcement recommendations by maintaining offline copies of data, and feature:

• 25-year legacy across ten generations
• Native transfer speeds up to 400 MB/s (LTO-10)
• AES-256 encryption (FIPS 197) for compliance and security
• Support for LTFS for USB-like tape usage
• Minimal power/cooling at rest for sustainability

What's New

• 400% capacity increase over LTO-7 (30 TB vs 6 TB native)
• Up to 1.44 TB/hour native transfer speed (LTO-10 full-height)
• FIPS140-2 Level 1 certified AES 256-bit encryption (LTO-5 to LTO-10)

Key Features

Reliable Offline Medium (Air Gap Protection)

Government agencies recommend keeping data offline. LTO technology creates an air gap to help defend against ransomware and network-based attacks.

Advanced Encryption

• Built-in AES 256-bit encryption (LTO-5 through LTO-10)
• WORM cartridges option for added data immutability

Smart Monitoring and Recovery

• HPE cartridge memory chip for faster access and diagnostics
• High restore success rate even in harsh environments

Lowest Total Cost of Ownership

• ROI up to 1856% vs cloud and 501% vs HDD (Solutions North, 2023)
• Support for RW and WORM media without additional infrastructure
• Open standard compatibility across generations
• Limited lifetime warranty and up to 30 years archival life

Highest Capacity and Performance

• Stores up to 75 TB* on a single LTO-10 cartridge (*2.5:1 compression)
• Up to 15,104 tracks on LTO-10 (vs 8,960 on LTO-8)

Ultra-reliable Storage Medium

• UBER of 10^-20 vs 10^-15 for SATA HDDs
• 12.5 million TB written before first error (LTO-9)
• Strict HPE qualification tests: load/unload, shoeshine, drop, and stress
• Built-in protection: smart grabber, interlock, simplified tape path
• Note: User write-on labels are no longer included