DELL
DELL LTO7 M8 Ultrium Type M Pre-barcoded Data Cartridge
- SKU:
- LTO-DEL7M8
- UPC:
- 5397063938049
- MPN:
- 07J4HF
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- This item has been discontinued, and this is our last batch therefore ships within 24 hours of us receiving the order, unless it is a weekend or public holiday where it will be shipped on the next business day.
- Minimum Purchase:
- 1 unit
Description
The Dell LTO7 M8 tape cartridge holds up to 9TB of native (uncompressed) data, or up to 22.5TB of compressed data. The Dell LTO 7 M8 cartridge offers a higher write speed of 360 MB/sec for native data and up to 900 MB/sec for compressed data. The Dell LTO7 Type M tape cartridge is a new LTO7 cartridge with a special barcode label that enables it to be used in an LTO8 tape library drive, offering higher capacity and speed. The Dell LTO7 M8 data cartridge is not pre-initialised; therefore, the LTO8 drive and tape library must have the latest firmware/microcode releases, and the tape must have the correct M8 barcode to function as an LTO M8 tape. The LTO8 drive in the tape library will initialise the tape as an LTO7 M8 tape, with higher capacity and speed than the original LTO7 tape. This will not work with LTO7 tapes used previously or with LTO8 drives that do not have the latest firmware version applied. Always check with your manufacturer to ensure your LTO-8 drive or library is compatible with pre-initialising LTO-7 M8 tapes!
Dell advises that LTO Ultrium tape durability is at 1,000,000 passes on any area of tape, which equates to over 20,000 end-to-end passes or 260 full tape backups. Beyond 260 full tape backups, a tape cannot be relied upon to hold all the data. They also state that there is an archival life of 30 years if a new tape is used, provided the climatic conditions stated below are maintained, along with a dust-free operating environment and careful handling.
Drives that use the DELL LTO7 Ultrium 7 data cartridges are recommended to use an LTO Ultrium Universal Cleaning Cartridge to keep the drive clean.
DELL LTO Handling and Storage
- Before you use a cartridge, let it acclimate to the normal operating environment for 24-48 hours
- Ensure that all surfaces of the cartridge are dry before use
- Do not expose the cartridge to moisture or direct sunlight
- Always ship or store a cartridge in the vertical orientation and inside a jewel case to prevent damage to the tape edge unless in a specifically designed case for holding tapes
- Do not expose recorded or blank cartridges to stray magnetic fields (eg. terminals, motors, video equipment, X-ray equipment, or fields that exist near high-current cables or power supplies). Such exposure can lead to loss of data or render the blank cartridge unusable
- Maintain the environmental conditions outlined below
| Dell Climatic Limits | Operating Environment | Short Term Storage | Long Term Storage |
| Temperature | 10-45 degrees C | 16-32 degrees C | 16-25 degrees C |
| Relative Humidity (non-condensing) | 10-80% | 20-80% | 20-50% |
Dell has discontinued the LTO7 M8 Ultrium Type M Pre-barcoded Data Cartridge, and we have limited stock remaining. These tapes are also available to overseas buyers, so please use "contact us" if you wish to purchase some, as our online store is only available to Australian and New Zealand buyers.

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