12T5D — Dell 2.5TB (Native)/6.25TB (Compressed) LTO Ultrium 6 SAS Half Height Tape Drive
MPN: 12T5D|By: Dell
In Stockships worldwide
- Condition:
- New — authorized channel
- Warranty:
- Full manufacturer warranty
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Product overview
This is the Dell 2.5TB (Native)/6.25TB (compressed) LTO ultrium 6 SAS half height tape Drive, order code 12T5D. A tape drive is only as supportable as the HBA and the backup software behind it; this unit is SAS. Tell us the backup product and version and we will confirm the combination is supported.
Quote requests are answered within 48 business hours, with availability confirmed before you raise a purchase order rather than after.
Featuring
- Capacity
- 2.5TB
- Tape Generation
- Ultrium 6
- Drive Height
- Half Height
- Manufacturer
- Dell
Interfaces / Ports
- Drive Interface
- SAS
Physical characteristics
- Product Type
- Tape Drives & Media
- Expedited shipping options are available — rates confirmed with your quote.
- Purchase orders accepted from qualified institutions.
- Compatibility is validated against your server platform before dispatch. Send us the model and we will confirm support.
The table below is what the tape drive is documented as, not what we have inferred from the part number. If the figure you need is missing, ask and we will source it from the manufacturer.
Where the Dell 12T5D is deployed
- Swapping out a failed tape drive for 12T5D under change control
- Meeting a retention policy that requires removable media
- Adding a drive to a populated library
Who this part is for
- Backup teams keeping an existing tape archive readable
- Integrators quoting drive, media and cleaning cartridges together
- Teams replacing a drive inside a populated library
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
Quoted and supplied against 12T5D specifically, so what arrives is what your build sheet asks for.
Read compatibility confirmed
We check the drive generation against the oldest cartridges in your archive before you commit to it.
Media and cleaning quoted together
Cartridges and cleaning tapes are on the same quote, because a drive without them does not back anything up.
Questions buyers ask about this part
- Is 12T5D genuine and is the warranty intact?
- Yes. It ships new in Dell packaging, which is what keeps the warranty and the firmware entitlement valid. Anything we cannot supply that way we tell you about before you order.
- Will 12T5D work in my server?
- Tell us the library, the backup software version and the oldest cartridge generation you still need to read. Tape reads back further than it writes, and the software support matrix matters as much as the hardware.
- Do you accept purchase orders and quote at volume?
- Yes — POs from qualified organisations, net terms on approval, and banded pricing once the quantity is worth banding. Send the number and we will price it properly.
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