New LTO Capability: LTO Type M cartridge gives the ability to write 9 TB on an LTO 8 Tape Drive

The LTO program introduced a new capability with LTO 8 tape drives: the ability to write 9 TB (native) on a brand new LTO Ultrium 7 cartridge instead of 6 TB (native) as specified by the LTO 7 format. Such a cartridge is called an LTO Type M cartridge.

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