Tape Drive / Media Compatibility Matrix

Tape Drive / Media
Compatibility Matrix

In order to protect your data and your investment in a technology, you need to fully understand the platform you work with. This media compatibility overview will help you understand the compatibility between our different drive technologies and available media.

	LTO Tape Drives
Tape Format	LTO-5	LTO-4	LTO-3	LTO-2	LTO-1
LTO-5	RW	-	-	-	-
LTO-4	RW	RW	-	-	-
LTO-3	R	RW	RW	-	-
LTO-2	-	R	RW	RW	-
LTO-1	-	-	R	RW	RW

	DAT Tape Drives
Tape Format	DAT 320	DAT 160	DAT 72	DDS-4	DDS-3
DAT 320	RW	-	-	-	-
DAT 160	RW	RW	-	-	-
DAT 72	-	RW	RW	-	-
DDS-4	-	RW	RW	RW	-
DDS-3	-	-	RW	RW	RW

	VXA Tape Drives
Tape Format	VXA-320	VXA-172	VXA-2	VXA-1
VXA-3	RW	RW	-	-
VXA-2	RW	RW	RW	-
VXA-1	-	-	RW	RW

	SLR Tape Drives
Tape Format	SLR140	SLR100	SLR75	SLR60	SLR7	SLR5
SLR140	RW	-	-	-	-	-
SLR100	RW	RW	-	-	-	-
SLR75	RW	RW	RW	RW	-	-
SLR60	RW	RW	RW	RW	-	-
SLR50	RW	RW	RW	RW	-	-
SLR40	RW	RW	RW	RW	-	-
SLR7	R	R	R	R	RW	-
SLR32	-	R	R	R	-	-
SLR24	-	R	R	R	-	-
SLR5	-	-	R	R	R	RW
SLR4	-	-	R	-	-	RW
SLR3	-	-	-	-	-	RW