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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-8 | LTO-7 | LTO-6 | LTO-5 | LTO-4 | LTO-3 | LTO-2 | LTO-1 |
| LTO-8 | RW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LTO-7 | RW | RW | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LTO-6 | - | RW | RW | - | - | - | - | - |
| LTO-5 | - | R | RW | RW | - | - | - | - |
| LTO-4 | - | - | R | RW | RW | - | - | - |
| LTO-3 | - | - | - | R | RW | RW | - | - |
| LTO-2 | - | - | - | - | R | RW | RW | - |
| LTO-1 | - | - | - | - | - | R | RW | RW |
Legend
- RW: read and write compatible
- R: read-only compatible
- dash: not compatible
