Backup Archive - 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-6	LTO-5	LTO-4	LTO-3	LTO-2	LTO-1
LTO-6	RW	-	-	-	-	-
LTO-5	RW	RW	-	-	-	-
LTO-4	R	RW	RW	-	-	-
LTO-3	-	R	RW	RW	-	-
LTO-2	-	-	R	RW	RW	-
LTO-1	-	-	-	R	RW	RW

	DAT TAPE DRIVES
TAPE FORMAT	DAT 160	DAT 72	DDS-4	DDS-3
DAT 160	RW	-	-	-
DAT 72	RW	RW	-	-
DDS-4	RW	RW	RW	-
DDS-3	-	RW	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

Legend

• RW: read and write compatible
• R: read-only compatible
• dash: not compatible