The LTO-8 Half-Height Fiber Channel Tape Drive (1 RU Enclosure) from MagStor is an LTO-8 tape drive in a 1 RU enclosure with an 8 Gb/s Fiber Channel interface for use in a 19" rack. Give your server direct access to an LTO-8 drive for backups or offloading unused files. Take advantage of LTFS (Linear Tape File System) to easily drag and drop files to and from a 12TB LTO-8 tape. It is compatible with most software and formats that support IBM LTO-8 tape drives.

LTO-8 Tape Drive    8 Gb/s Fiber Channel Interface    Compatible with LTO-7    1 RU / 19" Rack Form Factor

LTO-8 tape drive

12TB of storage per tape

Read/write LTO-8 and LTO-7 tapes

8G FC Fiber Channel interface

300 MB/s read/write speeds

LTFS compatible drag-and-drop

TAR compatible

30 year LTO media archive life

TAA compliant (tape drives made in Japan)

3 year warranty (upgrade to 5 years US/CAN)

• IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition (CLI MAC, GUI Windows)
• PreRollPost
• myLTO
• StorageDNA
• YoYotta LTFS
• Third-party LTFS-enhanced archive/backup software
• Third-party TAR-based backup software, Acronis, etc.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can it be used while charging

A: Yes, the device can be used as a hard drive while it is charging or has devices plugged into it to charge.

Q: 2. I'm looking to put a Blackmagic Design DeckLink Duo in this. Would it need to connect and internal power supply to the chassis or would the power supplied by the Thunderbolt be sufficient?

A: Yes, the Sonnet Echo Express SE I Thunderbolt 3 to Full-Height/Half-Length PCIe Card Expansion System BH #SOEEXPSE1T3 includes the power supply. You will need to connect it to the wall to power any card you want to use with it.

Q: 3. Is this bus powered

A: This is powered by an internal battery, for charging that battery you would be able to use the included USB cable

Q: 4. Can you please confirm if this Thunderbolt(3) drive will work with a iMac(late 2013) that only have Thunderbolt(1) port?With this Apple Thunderbolt adapter https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1294286-REG/apple_mmel2am_a_thunderbolt_3_to_thunderbolt.html Thank you very much

A: You can attach the MTAPE-TB3-LTO8 drive to a Thunderbolt 1 or 2 Mac using the Apple Thunderbolt 3 adapter. The only requirement is that the Mac being running 10.12.6 or higher.

Q: 5. Is there an external case that this drive can be mounted in and then be hooked to a PC or Mac via Thunderbolt?

A: We do not currently carry an appropriate enclosure, but what you would need would be a 5.25" SAS (not SATA) enclosure that supports tape drives.

Q: 6. Is the YoYotta software required to use on Mac OS? Or can the drive be used plug and play?

A: The Yototta software is not required. You can use the included mLogic LFTS Utility.

Q: 7. Does the single-drive version still have the ability to mount an existing second LTO drive in the enclosure, or can it only support the one drive?

A: The single drive version of the MLogic MRACK-LTO9 only has a single slot for an LTO tape drive.

Q: 8. Does this work on an OS 10.6 Apple?

A: It's an enclosure the OS that you use it with won't matter.

Q: 9. Two Questions1. Does this support daisy chain? that is can I connect this to my iMac and then connect my GPU box to the Sonnet? 2. Can I connect it to my iMac with Thunderbolt2 adapter?

A: Yes, it supports daisy chain, via a second Thunderbolt3 port on the back.I connect my MacBook Pro using a Thunderbolt2 adapter. You lose performance, of course, but the functionality is all there.

Q: 10. what company manufactures this drive?

A: MagStor is the manufacturer of this M-Series LTO-9 SAS Half-Height Add-On Drive.