
HPE C7978A Ultrium Universal Cleaning Cartridge
Product Highlights
- Universal LTO Compatibility
- Extended Drive Lifespan
- Data Integrity Assurance
- High Cleaning Cycles
- Reliable Performance
Specifications
General
Brand
HPE
Model Number
C7978A
Colour
Orange
Format Type
3480 tape cartridge
Product Type
Data Cartridge
Memory
Storage
3000 GB
Physical
Dimension
11.1 x 11.3 x 2.79 cm
Weight
204 g
Product Manuals
Description
Product Details
- Ensure optimal performance and longevity of your LTO tape drives with the HPE C7978A Ultrium Universal Cleaning Cartridge, preventing costly downtime for your clients.
- This universal cartridge is designed for all LTO generations (1-7), offering broad compatibility and reducing inventory complexity for your wholesale business.
- Extend the lifespan of your customers' valuable data by maintaining clean read/write heads, a crucial factor for reliable backups and archival storage.
- The durable construction guarantees multiple cleaning cycles, providing exceptional value and a high return on investment for your bulk purchases.
- Its simple, user-friendly design ensures easy installation and operation, minimizing training needs for your resellers and their end-users.
- The high-quality cleaning medium effectively removes dust and debris, safeguarding data integrity and preventing read errors.
- Compatible with a wide range of LTO drives, this cartridge expands your product offering and caters to a larger segment of the data storage market.
- By stocking the HPE C7978A, you provide your clients with a critical accessory for their tape storage infrastructure, enhancing customer loyalty and repeat business.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
The HPE C7978A is a universal cleaning cartridge compatible with all LTO generations, from LTO-1 through LTO-7, ensuring broad compatibility for your customers' tape drives.
It's generally recommended to use a cleaning cartridge when the drive indicates it's necessary (e.g., a cleaning alert), or after approximately 50-100 hours of drive usage to maintain optimal performance and prevent read/write head contamination.
Using a dedicated cleaning cartridge like the HPE C7978A helps to remove dust, debris, and residue from the read/write heads and tape path, preventing data read/write errors, extending the life of the tape drive, and ensuring data integrity.
Yes, as a universal cleaning cartridge, the HPE C7978A is designed to be compatible with LTO drives from various manufacturers, not just HPE, providing flexibility for your customers.
Each HPE C7978A cleaning cartridge is designed for multiple cleaning cycles, typically between 20 to 50 depending on the drive and the level of contamination. The drive will indicate when the cleaning cartridge has reached its end of life.
Yes, Price can be negotiated through the RFQ Process with Approvals. Click for Process

