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Tape library to have LTO8 and LTO9 tapes

  • December 3, 2024
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Dears,

I have a question,

In an organization, we plan to replace an MSL6480 (LTO8 tapes) with a new MSL6480 (LTO9 tapes) and decommission the old one once the new one is configured but the need the data on the old tapes.

My question is what I need to do to make the new library read data from LTO8 and LTO9 Tapes successfully?

 

Thanks for your support.

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  • Vaulter
  • December 3, 2024

Please have a look here: 

For the new tape library, it will be able to read the LTO8 tapes

https://www.lto.org/es/lto-generation-compatibility/#:~:text=LTO%2D9%20drives%20can%20read,you%20consider%20your%20needs%20today.

Other option is to copy the jobs in LTO8 media to LTO9 media with auxiliary copy if you don’t want to keep the LTO8 media.