The HPE LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 tape drive represents HPE's sixth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to 6.25TB (compressed 2.5:1) per cartridge while providing enterprise tape drive monitoring and management capabilities with HPE TapeAssure, ease of use with support for LTFS and AES 256-bit hardware data encryption easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges. Capable of data transfer rates up to 1.44TB/Hour (compressed 2.5:1), HPE's exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep drives streaming and increase the reliability of the drive and media. HPE LTO Ultrium half-height drives are designed for server customers in direct attached storage (DAS) environments. For IT organizations with stringent, long-term data retention requirements, the Ultrium 6250's WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) data protection feature offers a simple and secure method for archiving records as part of a compliance solution to meet the toughest of industry regulations. The Ultrium 6250 tape drives provide investment protection with full read and write backward support with LTO-5 media, and the ability to read LTO-4 cartridges.
QuickSpecs
Generic
| Dimensions |
| Form Factor |
5¼-inch half-height |
| Physical Internal |
1.6 x 5.7 x 8.1 in
(4.1 x 14.5 x 20.6 cm) |
| Physical (HxWxD)
1U Rack-mount |
1.7 x 16.88 x 25.25 in (4.32 x 42.88 x 64.14 cm) |
| Physical (HxWxD)
3U Rack-mount |
N/A |
| Shipping (HxWxD)
Internal |
7.9 x 9.4 x 11.4 in (24 x 31 x 39 cm) |
| Shipping (HxWxD)
External |
9.4 x 12.2 x 15.4 in (24 x 31 x 39 cm) |
| Shipping (HxWxD)
1U Rack-mount |
12.0 x 23.5 x 33.5 in (30.5 x 59.7 x 85.1 cm) |
| Shipping (HxWxD)
1U Rack-mount
|
N/A |
| Shipping (HxWxD)
3U Rack-mount |
N/A |
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| Weight |
| Out of box, Internal |
3.2 lb (1.45 kg) |
| Out of box, External |
10.3 lb (4.65 kg) |
| Out of box, 1U Rack-mount |
21.0 lb (9.52 kg) |
| Out of box, 3U Rack-mount |
N/A |
| Shipping, Internal |
5.1 lb (2.3kg) |
| Shipping, External |
11 lb (5 kg) |
| Shipping, 1U Rack-mount |
32.9 lb (14.8 kg) |
| Shipping, 3U Rack-mount |
N/A |
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| Capacity |
| Native |
2.5TB |
| Compressed |
6.25 |
| Buffer Size |
512MB |
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| Performance |
| Sustained transfer
rate, native |
160MB/s |
| Sustained transfer
rate, compressed |
400MB/s |
| Burst transfer rate |
600 MB/s with 6Gb/s |
| Data rate matching range |
54-160 MB/s (native) |
| Data access time (from BOT) |
50 seconds typical for LTO 6 media |
| Average load time |
24s |
| Average unload time |
19s |
| Rewind time from EOT |
98s (2.5TB tape) |
| Rewind tape speed |
9.0 m/ |
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| Reliability |
| MTBF |
250,000 hours at 100% duty cycle |
| Uncorrected Error Rate |
1 in 1x1017 bits |
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