6FT99: Dell 1.5TB (Native)/3TB (Compressed) LTO-5 SAS HH Tape Drive
MPN: 6FT99|By: Dell
Starting from
$980
Indicative. Final pricing is confirmed with your quote.
In Stockships worldwide
- Condition:
- New (authorized channel)
- Warranty:
- Full manufacturer warranty
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Authorized & warrantied
Sourced through authorized distribution, with the full manufacturer warranty.
Compatibility checked
Validated against your server platform before dispatch.
Delivery & lead time
Confirmed with your quote, including expedited freight where available.
Business & public sector
POs, net terms and volume pricing for qualified organizations, government and edu.
Product overview
Dell lists 6FT99 as a 1.5TB (Native)/3TB (compressed) LTO-5 SAS HH tape Drive. Cleaning cartridges, a spare drive and the media itself are all part of the same order, and running out of any of them stops the backup. This is a HH drive. Tell us the library and we will quote the consumables with it.
Quote requests are answered within 48 business hours, with availability confirmed before you raise a purchase order rather than after.
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer part number
- 6FT99
- Tape Generation
- LTO-5
- Product Type
- Tape Drives & Media
- Manufacturer
- Dell
Technical specifications
- Capacity
- 1.5TB
Interfaces & connectivity
- Drive Interface
- SAS
Physical
- Drive Height
- HH
These are the 6 facts we can state about 6FT99 without inferring anything. Compatibility beyond this is confirmed per platform, on request, before you order.
Where the Dell 6FT99 is deployed
- Like-for-like replacement of 6FT99 in an existing system
- Adding a drive to a populated library
- Meeting a retention policy that requires removable media
Who this part is for
- Integrators quoting drive, media and cleaning cartridges together
- Backup teams keeping an existing tape archive readable
- Organisations holding an offline copy for ransomware recovery
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
Quoted and supplied against 6FT99 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 6FT99 genuine and is the warranty intact?
Yes, new and sealed, with the Dell warranty and the firmware update path intact. We do not sell refurbished stock as new, and we do not source grey-market units.
Will 6FT99 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. We quote against a purchase order and hold the price for the quote period, with tiered rates at quantity. Net terms are available once the account is approved.
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