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LTO 7 Capacity (not M) in a LTO 8 Drive
I am looking for someone with first hand knowledge, and not a grid. ????.
Has anybody written to regular LTO7 tape (not LTO 7 M) with an LTO 8 drive at 6TB? (Not 7M, not wanting to start a long conversation about that).
I am using BRU Server 2.03. And an NEOSeries 24 slot (Flexstore II & IBM Drive.)
Doug
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Sure you can use a regular LTO7 tape in an LTO8 drive. I’m assuming by your subject you’re asking for the real capacity?
Just like a hard drive, it’s usually a bit less than the stated amount. An LTO7 would be like 5.5TB in reality or possibly less. There is no gain in capacity by using an 8 drive over a 7 etc.
Tim Gerhard
MagStor Inc.
LTO Solutions TB3 / SAS / USB / FC
614-505-6333
tgerhard@magstor.com
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