HP 2M2M230 LTO Ultrium-7 Data Cartridge Tape

The HP LTO Ultrium-7 Data Cartridge (2M2M230) is an enterprise-grade tape storage medium built on the seventh generation of the Linear Tape-Open specification. At 6.25 TB native capacity — scaling to 15 TB with hardware compression — a single cartridge holds the equivalent of multiple high-capacity hard drives in a form factor that fits in your palm. The 315 MB/s native transfer rate (750 MB/s compressed) means this isn't just archival-density storage; it's fast enough to serve as a primary backup target in environments where nightly backup windows are measured and non-negotiable. The WORM (Write Once, Read Many) capability adds a hardware-enforced immutability layer that's essential for compliance with data retention regulations in healthcare, financial services, and government sectors.

This cartridge is designed for organizations already invested in or building out an LTO tape infrastructure — data centers running automated tape libraries, media companies archiving petabytes of raw footage, or any enterprise with retention requirements that stretch beyond the practical lifespan of spinning disk. Compatibility spans all HPE and non-HPE LTO-7 Ultrium tape devices, so it integrates into mixed-vendor environments without issue. The 30-year archival rating and offline storage capability make it particularly compelling for air-gapped backup strategies, where ransomware resilience and disaster recovery depend on media that can't be reached by networked threats. For organizations evaluating cold storage economics, the cost-per-terabyte of LTO-7 remains substantially below both disk and cloud archive tiers at scale.