The LTO-9 Half-Height 8G Fiber Channel Internal Tape Drive from MagStor is designed for the MagStor series 1 RU rack unit, or any 5.25" Fiber Channel enclosure that supports tape drives. It supports both TAR and LTFS formats with compatible third-party software that utilities IBM LTO-9 tape drives.

LTO-9 Tape Drive    8 Gb/s Fiber Channel Interface    Supports TAR and LTFS Formats    Works in 1 RU or 5.25" Enclosures

18TB native capacity

Native read/write speeds up to 300 MB/s

8G Fiber Channel interface

LTFS drag-and-drop compatible

TAR compatible

30 year LTO media archive life

TAA compliant (drive made in Japan)

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

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

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. We bought 2 and RAID 0 on Synology DS218+. Everytime when there's read/write actions, the drives make an old harddrive noise. anyone has same issue? Dont know if it's a sign of defective. Opon RAID, we ran the diskcheck on Synologyh software. Nothing broke is found though. Just very noisy...scary...

A: Using in Drobo and no noise

Q: 2. Is it compatible with Synology DiskStation DS1618+ 6-Bay NAS Enclosure?

A: Yes, you shouldn't have any issues with this drive.

Q: 3. How long to transfer 12 TB of video from ssd to LTO 8 tape with this drive?

A: It can be anywhere from 15 to about 30 or so hours.

Q: 4. what is the largest capacity ssd you can install?

A: Currently the largest supported SSD is 4TB.

Q: 5. Is this model compatible with the new Macs equipped with the M1 chips?

A: Yes, the mLogic mTape LTO-8 Thunderbolt 3 Archiving Drive is compatible with the Macs equipped with the M1 processor.

Q: 6. It is stated as Seagate 4TB IronWolf 5400 rpm, but in the spec it says 5900rpm? So am I buying 5400rpm or 5900rpm?

A: The Seagate 4TB IronWolf 5400 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD is a 5400 RPM drive.

Q: 7. What is the maximum temperature these drives can safely operate at for extended timeframes?

A: The Seagate 8TB IronWolf 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD (OEM), B&H # SEST8000VN4, is designed with an operating temperature of 32°F to 149°F (0°C ambient to 65°C drive reported). The maximum allowable drive reported temperature is 149°F (65°C). It is not recommended to operate at sustained temperatures above 60°C, higher temperatures can affect drive health.

Q: 8. I used the above tape (LTO 4 800gb) for tape backup. In the cause of the backup operation, the system went down while the backup was ongoing.The system when restarted the backup reported error tar:tape read error. Please what can be done to continue the backup or retrieve the previous backups on the tape?

A: Please email us at pc@bhphotovideo.com so we can gather more information and look into the issue further.

Q: 9. Will this drive work in my HP Z6G4 Workstation, Seagate 10TB IronWolf 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD (CMR, Retail ?

A: Yes, the Seagate 10TB IronWolf 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD (CMR, Retail) BH #SEST10000VN8 is compatible with the HP Z6 G4.

Q: 10. Difference between the ST6000VN001 and the ST6000VNA01? Having difficulty finding the __A01 on the Seagate site.

A: ST6000VNA01 is the IronWolf Pro 7200 rpm model while the ST6000VN001 is the IronWold 5400 rpm model.