Tape Media Compatibility

Don’t fully understand the platform you work with? This media compatibility overview will help you understand the compatibility between our different drive technologies and available media.

Tape Drive Compability Matrix

Tape Format LTO Tape Drives
LTO-4 LTO-3 LTO-2 LTO-1
LTO-4 RW - - -
LTO-3 RW RW - -
LTO-2 R RW RW -
LTO-1 - R RW RW
Tape Format DAT Tape Drives
DAT 160 DAT 72 DDS-4 DDS-3
DAT 160 RW - - -
DAT 72 RW RW - -
DDS-4 RW RW RW -
DDS-3 - RW RW RW
Tape Format VXA Tape Drives
VXA-320 VXA-172 VXA-2 VXA-1
VXA-3 RW RW - -
VXA-2 RW RW RW -
VXA-1 - - RW RW
Tape Format SLR Tape Drives
SLR140 SLR100 SLR75 SLR60 SLR7 SLR5
SLR140 RW - - - - -
SLR100 RW RW - - - -
SLR75 RW RW RW RW - -
SLR60 RW RW RW RW - -
SLR50 RW RW RW RW - -
SLR40 RW RW RW RW - -
SLR7 R R R R RW -
SLR32 - R R R - -
SLR24 - R R R - -
SLR5 - - R R R RW
SLR4 - - R - - RW
SLR3 - - - - - RW
Tape Format DLT Tape Drives
DLT-VS80 DLT-VS160 DLT-V4 SDLT220 SDLT320 SDLT600
DLT-IV RW R R R -
DLT VS1 - RW RW - - R
SDLT I - - - RW RW R
SDLT II - - - - RW
Tape Format LTO Tape Drives
LTO-4 LTO-3 LTO-2 LTO-1
LTO-4 RW - - -
LTO-3 RW RW - -
LTO-2 R RW RW -
LTO-1 - R RW RW
Tape Format DAT Tape Drives
DAT 160 DAT 72 DDS-4 DDS-3
DAT 160 RW - - -
DAT 72 RW RW - -
DDS-4 RW RW RW -
DDS-3 - RW RW RW
Tape Format VXA Tape Drives
VXA-320 VXA-172 VXA-2 VXA-1
VXA-3 RW RW - -
VXA-2 RW RW RW -
VXA-1 - - RW RW
Tape Format SLR Tape Drives
SLR140 SLR100 SLR75 SLR60 SLR7 SLR5
SLR140 RW - - - - -
SLR100 RW RW - - - -
SLR75 RW RW RW RW - -
SLR60 RW RW RW RW - -
SLR50 RW RW RW RW - -
SLR40 RW RW RW RW - -
SLR7 R R R R RW -
SLR32 - R R R - -
SLR24 - R R R - -
SLR5 - - R R R RW
SLR4 - - R - - RW
SLR3 - - - - - RW
Tape Format DLT Tape Drives
DLT-VS80 DLT-VS160 DLT-V4 SDLT220 SDLT320 SDLT600
DLT-IV RW R R R -
DLT VS1 - RW RW - - R
SDLT I - - - RW RW R
SDLT II - - - - RW