The LTO-9 Full-Height SAS Tape Drive (2 RU Enclosure) from MagStor is an LTO-9 tape drive in a 2 RU enclosure with an 12 Gb/s SAS SFF-8644 interface for use in a 19" rack. Give your server direct access to an LTO-9 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 18TB LTO-9 tape. It is compatible with most software and formats that support IBM LTO-9 tape drives.

LTO-9 Tape Drive    12 Gb/s SAS SFF-8644 Interface    Compatible with LTO-8    2 RU / 19" Rack Form Factor

LTO-9 tape drive

18TB of storage per tape

Read/write LTO-9 and LTO-8 tapes

12 Gb/s SAS SFF-8644 interface

400 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. Will this unit work with the Areca 6 bay Raid?

A: No. According to product documentation, the ARC-4038Ml is an external solution with Mini SAS HD SFF-8644 host connectivity for use via direct attachment with your PC or Mac workstation via a ARC-1883x/1226-8x PCIe card (not included).

Q: 2. how is it different from HighPoint RocketStor 6124V?

A: This one is hardware driven RAID with a dedicated RAID card. Transfer speeds are much faster as well. Getting 730MB/s READ and WRITE in RAID 5. Much stable as well. I had some instability issues with 6124V.

Q: 3. What speed drives does the "HighPoint RocketStor 6414S..." support?

A: So the HighPoint RocketStor 6414S supports, SAS 7200 rpm drives that have transfers at 226 MB/s, and also supports 2.5 sata SSD's with a transfer speeds around 500 MB/s.

Q: 4. 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: 5. 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: 6. How many M.2 drives can be help inside the enclosure? from the picture, it seems there are two slots.

A: The HighPoint RocketMate 110 can house up to 1 M.2 drive.

Q: 7. is this compatible with MacBook Pro 13 m2 2022?

A: Yes, this Sabrent Thunderbolt 3 to M.2 NVMe SSD Tool-Free Enclosure is compatible with the Apple MacBook Pro 13 M2 2022.

Q: 8. is this unit stable for RAID 5?

A: You can use the unit for a RAID 5 array.

Q: 9. Can this enclosure use SAS drives? Is the Pcie controller installed at the enclosure or in the computer? If it's inside the computer, the enclosure would just be attached to that particular computer. Am I correct?

A: This enclosure is for SATA drives, but it has a SFF-8088 port for use with SAS drives.

Q: 10. What is the maximum capacity per drive?

A: Currently using four Seagate Barracuda 12TB HDD in RAID 5 with no issues.