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C5142A
HP DLT Cleaning Tapes
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C5142A Overview
C5142A-HP DLT Cleaning Tapes are specifically designed for use with DLT (Digital Linear Tape) drives, providing essential cleaning and maintenance for optimal tape performance and reliability. As a cleaning tape cartridge, it is compatible with a range of DLT tape drives, ensuring consistent operation by removing debris and contaminants from the read/write heads, which is critical for enterprise backup, data center, and tape library environments.
This cleaning cartridge does not store user data, so native and compressed capacity, transfer speed, encryption, and WORM support are not applicable. Instead, its utility lies in prolonging drive life and maintaining data integrity in enterprise backup, long-term archiving, and compliance storage scenarios. The C5142A-HP DLT Cleaning Tape offers reliable performance for regular preventive maintenance and is an integral asset for organizations relying on DLT tape-based storage.
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C5142A Specifications
- Product Type
- Cleaning Tape
- Tape Format
- DLT
- Tape Generation
- N/A
- Cartridge Type
- Cleaning
- Use Case
- Backup / Long-Term Archiving / Compliance Storage / Tape Libraries
- Native Capacity
- N/A
- Compressed Capacity
- N/A
- Tape Length
- N/A
- Data Transfer Rate (Native)
- N/A
- Data Transfer Rate (Compressed)
- N/A
- Encryption Support
- N/A
- WORM Support
- No
- Media Type
- N/A
- Archival Life
- Up to 30 Years
- Read Compatibility
- Compatible with DLT4000, DLT7000, DLT8000, and select DLT drives
- Write Compatibility
- N/A
- Tape Color
- White
- Environment
- Data Center / Offsite Backup / Cold Storage / Compliance Archiving
- Compliance
- N/A
- Product Name
- HP C5142A DLT Cleaning Cartridge
- Height
- 4.15
- Width
- 4.15
- Depth
- 1.02
- Weight
- 0.42
C5142A Use Case
Data Center Backup Drive Maintenance with C5142A-HP DLT Cleaning Tapes
In a financial services data center, engineers schedule monthly cleaning cycles using C5142A-HP DLT Cleaning Tapes to remove particulate buildup on tape heads. This proactive maintenance reduces read/write errors by up to 70%, ensures uninterrupted nightly backups, and extends drive lifespan by 30%, delivering reliable data integrity and minimizing costly downtime.
Archive Library Reliability Enhancement for Long-Term Data Preservation
A government archive facility deploys C5142A-HP DLT Cleaning Tapes before every import of legacy tapes into its automated library. By eliminating contaminants that cause tape misreads, the cleaning process improves first-pass read success rates to over 98%, safeguarding irreplaceable records and optimizing robotic library throughput for consistent, audit-ready archival performance.
On-Site Disaster Recovery Tape Drive Cleaning
An enterprise IT support team uses portable C5142A-HP DLT Cleaning Tapes during emergency disaster-recovery deployments at remote branch offices. Quick in-field cleaning restores critical tape drive performance, reducing error retries by 60%, accelerating data restores by hours, and ensuring service-level agreements are met without costly hardware swaps or replacement drives.
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Product Comparison Table
 C5142A |  18P8923 | |
|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Cleaning Tape | Data Tape |
| Tape Format | DLT | DLT |
| Tape Generation | N/A | N/A |
| Cartridge Type | Cleaning | Standard |
| Use Case | Backup / Long-Term Archiving / Compliance Storage / Tape Libraries | Backup / Long-Term Archiving / Compliance Storage / Tape Libraries |
| Native Capacity | N/A | 80 GB |
| Compressed Capacity | N/A | 160 GB |
| Tape Length | N/A | 319m |
| Data Transfer Rate (Native) | N/A | Up to 6 MB/s |
| Data Transfer Rate (Compressed) | N/A | Up to 12 MB/s |
| Encryption Support | N/A | No |
| WORM Support | No | No |
| Media Type | N/A | Magnetic |
| Archival Life | Up to 30 Years | Up to 30 Years |
| Read Compatibility | Compatible with DLT4000, DLT7000, DLT8000, and select DLT drives | DLT VS-80, DLT VS-160 drives |
| Write Compatibility | N/A | DLT VS-80, DLT VS-160 drives |
| Tape Color | White | Black |
| Environment | Data Center / Offsite Backup / Cold Storage / Compliance Archiving | Data Center / Offsite Backup / Cold Storage / Compliance Archiving |
| Compliance | N/A | RoHS / WEEE / CE |
| Product Name | HP C5142A DLT Cleaning Cartridge | IBM DLT VS-1 80/160GB Data Cartridge (18P8923) |
| Height | 4.15 | 4.16 inches |
| Width | 4.15 | 4.16 inches |
| Depth | 1.02 | 1.0 inches |
| Weight | 0.42 | 0.44 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
U
Uzma Farheen
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Reliable maintenance accessory.
H
Henrik Olsen
5
Consistent results after each use.
K
Khaled Mansour
3
Helps extend drive lifespan.
D
Daniel Price
4
Good HP quality.
Questions & Answers
What is HP DLT Cleaning Tape C5142A?
HP DLT Cleaning Tape C5142A is an HP-certified cleaning cartridge designed to remove dust, debris, and magnetic contaminants from DLT tape drives to maintain optimal performance.
How do I use HP DLT Cleaning Tape C5142A?
Insert the C5142A cleaning tape into the DLT drive, run the internal cleaning cycle following the drive’s display prompts, and eject when the process completes.
Which tape drives are compatible with C5142A cleaning tape?
HP DLT Cleaning Tape C5142A is compatible with all HP DLT, DLT7000, DLT8000, SDLT, Ultrium and SDLT1/2 series tape drives.
How often should I clean my DLT drive with C5142A?
Clean your DLT drive every 50 to 100 tape passes or monthly, whichever comes first, to prevent read/write errors and ensure consistent performance.