Arkeia Network Backup supports hundreds of tape drives from many dozens of manufacturers. We add support for new tape drives every quarter. Chances are that we already support your drives because we support all devices that respect the SCSCI II standard, among others.
To confirm that we support your specific tape drive/library model, contact us or begin your free trial here.
Supported Backup to Tape Technologies
| Model | Manufacturer | Capacity | Transfer Rate |
| DAT 320 |
HP |
160 (320) GB |
12 (24) MB/s |
| DAT 160 |
HP |
80 (160) GB |
6.9 (13.8) MB/s |
| DAT 72 |
HP |
36 (72) GB |
3 (6) MB/s |
| DAT DDS-1 |
Sony |
2 (4) GB |
0.15 (0.33) MB/s |
| DAT DDS-2 |
Sony |
4 (8) GB |
0.75 (1.5) MB/s |
| DAT DDS-3 |
Sony |
12 (24) GB |
1.2 (2.4) MB/s |
| DAT DDS-4 |
Sony |
20 (40) GB |
2.4 (4.8) MB/s |
| 8mm |
Exabyte |
7 (14) GB |
2 (4) MB/s |
| Mammoth 1 |
Exabyte |
20 (40) GB |
3 (6) MB/s |
| Mammoth 2 (M2) |
Exabyte |
60 (150) GB |
12 (30) MB/s |
| VXA-1 |
Exabyte |
33 (66) GB |
3 (6) MB/s |
| VXA-2 |
Exabyte |
80 (160) GB |
6 (12) MB/s |
| VXA-3 |
Exabyte |
160 (320) GB |
12 (24) MB/s |
| 3590B |
IBM |
20 (60) GB |
9 (27) MB/s |
| 3590E |
IBM |
40 (120) GB |
14 (34) MB/s |
| Magstar MP 3570B/XL |
IBM |
5 (15) GB |
7 MB/s |
| Magstar MP 3570C/XL |
IBM |
7 (21) GB |
7 (15) MB/s |
| LTO Ultrium - Gen 1 |
HP, IBM, Certance, Tandberg |
100 (200) GB |
15 (30) MB/s |
| LTO Ultrium - Gen 2 |
HP, IBM, Certance, Tandberg |
200 (400) GB |
32 (64) MB/s |
| LTO Ultrium - Gen 3 |
HP, IBM, Certance, Tandberg |
400 (800) GB |
80 (160) MB/s |
| LTO Ultrium - Gen 4 |
HP, IBM, Quantum, Tandberg |
800 (1600) GB |
120 (240) MB/s |
| LTO Ultrium - Gen 5 |
HP, IBM, Quantum, Tandberg |
1600 (3200) GB |
140 (280) MB/s |
| LTO Ultrium - Gen 6 |
HP, IBM, Tandberg |
2500 (6250) GB |
160 (400) MB/s |
| DLT VS-80 |
Quantum, Benchmark |
40 (80) GB |
3 (6) MB/s |
| DLT VS-160 |
Quantum, Benchmark |
80 (160) GB |
8 (16) MB/s |
| DLT1 |
Quantum |
40 (80) GB |
3 (6) MB/s |
| DLT2000XT |
Quantum |
15 (30) GB |
1.25 (2.5) MB/s |
| DLT4000 |
Quantum |
20 (40) GB |
1.5 (3) MB/s |
| DLT7000 |
Quantum |
35 (70) GB |
5 (10) MB/s |
| DLT8000 |
Quantum |
40 (80) GB |
6 (12) MB/s |
| SDLT220 |
Quantum |
110 (220) GB |
11 (22) MB/s |
| SDLT320 |
Quantum |
160 (320) GB |
16 (32) MB/s |
| SDLT600 |
Quantum |
300 (600) GB |
36 (72) MB/s |
| Travan 20 |
Seagate |
10 (25) GB |
1 (2) MB/s |
| AIT-1 |
Sony |
35 (90) GB |
4 (10) MB/s |
| AIT-2 |
Sony |
50 (130) GB |
6 (15) MB/s |
| AIT-3 |
Sony |
100 (260) GB |
12 (24) MB/s |
| AIT-4 |
Sony |
200 (520) GB |
24 (62) MB/s |
| DTF |
Sony |
42 (108) GB |
12 (20) MB/s |
| SAIT |
Sony |
500 (1,300) GB |
30 (78) MB/s |
| 9840A/B |
StorageTek |
20 (40) GB |
10 (20) MB/s |
| 9940 A |
StorageTek |
60 (210) GB |
10 (35) MB/s |
| 9940 B |
StorageTek |
200 (466) GB |
30 (70) MB/s |
| Redwood SD-3 |
StorageTek |
50 (150) GB |
11 (22) MB/s |
| SLR100 |
Tandberg |
50 (100) GB |
5 (10) MB/s |
| SLR140 |
Tandberg |
70 (140) GB |
6 (12) MB/s |
| SLR2 |
Tandberg |
0.525 (1.05) GB |
0.2 (0.4) MB/s |
| SLR24 |
Tandberg |
12 (24) GB |
1.2 (2.4) MB/s |
| SLR3 |
Tandberg |
1.2 (2.4) GB |
0.3 (0.6) MB/s |
| SLR32 |
Tandberg |
16 (32) GB |
1.5 (3) MB/s |
| SLR4 |
Tandberg |
2.5 (5) GB |
0.3 (0.6) MB/s |
| SLR5 |
Tandberg |
4 (8) GB |
0.4 (0.8) MB/s |
| SLR50 |
Tandberg |
25 (50) GB |
2 (4) MB/s |
| SLR60 |
Tandberg |
30 (60) GB |
4 (8) MB/s |
| SLR7 |
Tandberg |
20 (40) GB |
3 (6) MB/s |
| Virtual Tape Drive - Backup to Disk |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
