Running out of reliable storage for your critical backups can halt projects and risk data loss. The Quantum MR-L8MQN-20 12TB/30TB LTO Red Blank data tape gives you a high-capacity, durable cartridge that you can load into any LTO-compatible drive or library, ensuring your data is safely archived and ready for rapid recovery when you need it.
Usages of a 12 TB data tape
Ideal for daily backup routines, long-term archiving, and disaster-recovery copies, this tape fits seamlessly into automated libraries or manual loading workflows, letting you protect large datasets without frequent media changes.
Benefits of Quantum data tape
- Reliability: Built to industry standards, it delivers consistent performance for both primary backup and archival storage.
- Compatibility: Works across all LTO-compatible hardware, protecting your investment in existing drives and libraries.
- Data integrity: Advanced Media Usage Report and EDLM monitoring give you a clear health record of every cartridge.
- Compliance: WORM capability and AES-256 encryption meet strict regulatory requirements.
- Time savings: Pre-labelled and bulk-packaged options reduce handling and loading effort.
Why Choose Quantum Data Tape
Choosing this tape means you benefit from Quantum’s thirty-year legacy in storage solutions, backed by rigorous testing and certification that verify capacity, transfer rates, and durability. The red colour coding helps you organise media pools quickly, while the LTO Ultrium technology ensures up to 2.5:1 compression for efficient use of space.
The tape also supports advanced management tools that let you track usage and condition across your entire library, whether the cartridges sit on-site or in off-site vaults. This visibility reduces unexpected failures and extends the usable life of each cartridge, giving you peace of mind and lower total-cost of ownership.
Key Features of a 12 TB data tape
- Product colour: Red. Distinctive colour makes it easy to identify in large libraries.
- Data compression: 2.5:1. Allows up to 30 TB of compressed storage on a single cartridge.
- Native capacity: 12 TB. Provides ample space for uncompressed backups and archives.
- Media type: LTO. Guarantees compatibility with all LTO-compatible drives and libraries.
- Product type: Blank data tape. Ready to be written with your data straight out of the box.
- Height: 105.4 mm. Fits standard tape slots without modification.
- Depth: 102 mm. Compact size optimises shelf space in dense libraries.
- Width: 21.5 mm. Standard tape width ensures reliable threading and transport.
- Tape length: 960 m. Long tape length supports high capacity and efficient data streaming.
- Storage temperature: 16 - 25 °C. Maintains media integrity when stored in typical data-center conditions.
Specifications
| Performance |
| Product colour | Red |
| Data compression | 2.5:1 |
| Compressed capacity | 30 TB |
| Native capacity | 12 TB |
| Media type | LTO |
| Product type | Blank data tape |
| Weight & dimensions |
| Height | 105.4 mm |
| Depth | 102 mm |
| Width | 21.5 mm |
| Tape length | 960 m |
| Tape size | 1.27 cm |
| Operational conditions |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 20 - 50% |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | 16 - 25 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 20 - 80% |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 16 - 35 °C |
| Other features |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 16 - 35 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | 16 - 25 °C |
