| VXA is a tape backup system utilizing Packet | | | | rate without back hitching-even to the point where |
| technology to store and retrieve data. With VXA | | | | the drive can stop completely, and start up again |
| Packets, you enjoy peace of mind with unmatched | | | | without ever having to back hitch. This dramatically |
| reliability, speed and capacity. | | | | reduces the wear and tear on the data storage |
| The VXA Packet Technology offers greater | | | | media and ensures greater reliability and longer tape |
| advantage compared to the outdated track-based | | | | life. |
| technology utilized in other tape formats, Packet | | | | VXA X Tapes are the only tape cartridges |
| Technology and VXA drives have many advantages | | | | extreme-tested by independent labs under the most |
| such as the elimination of "back hitching". Back | | | | severe conditions-including violent vibration, immersion |
| hitching occurs when the data rates between the | | | | in volcanic dust, boiling water and hot coffee, and |
| drive and the host computer system get out of sync | | | | even freezing cartridges in a block of ice-to assure |
| - as computers tend to send data in short bursts, | | | | reliable and complete data restores. VXA is 183 times |
| while tracking tape drives must transfer data to/from | | | | more able to restore data-even from a damaged |
| the tape speeds. This means the drive must stop | | | | tape-than any other tape format. You will find the full |
| transferring data, rewind, and then move at fixed | | | | range technology tape cartridges including IBM 3480, |
| forward to 're-sync' with the data tracks on the tape. | | | | IBM 3490E, IBM 3590, IBM 3590E, IBM 3570, IBM |
| Since VXA Packet drives read packets and not | | | | 3996, SDLT DLT, LTO 100GB, LTO 200GB, LTO |
| tracks, the drive can actually match the host transfer | | | | 400GB. |