LTO 7 Type M Media (M8)

HPE LTO-7 cartridge initialized as Type M media: What is LTO-7 Type M media? The LTO Program is introducing a new capability in LTO-8: the ability of an LTO-8 drive in a tape library to write 9 TB native on a cartridge manufactured and logoed as LTO-7 Ultrium. This is instead of 6 TB as specified by the LTO-7 format. Such a cartridge is called an LTO-7 Type M cartridge. The LTO Technology Provider Companies (TPC’s) have agreed upon designating LTO-7 Type M cartridges by using an automation bar code label ending with the last two characters “M8”.

A standard LTO-8 cartridge has a native capacity of 12 TB, and is indicated with an automation bar code label ending in “L8”. A standard LTO-7 cartridge has a native capacity of 6 TB and is indicated with an automation bar code label ending in “L7”