New Intelligent LTO-4 Tape Drive by Hewlett-Packard

The investment of the organization is completelyHP LTO-4 drive can record large data volume of 1.6
protected and safe as the HP LTO-4 tape driveterabytes (compressed information) on LTO-4
supports the LTO-2 and LTO-3 tape media. Thecartridge. The hard encryption process of LTO4 tape
LTO-3 media cartridges can be read & written,assures accurate data compressibility and superior
while the LTO-2 media can only be read and notperformance. The ultrium tape drive provides highest
written by the LTO-4 1840 drive. The capacity andsecurity level. So the user's valuable information is
output level has been increased by Hewlett-Packardkept safe from unauthorized access and theft. It
in the LTO4 tape. As the recording capacity ofefficiently protects the confidential and precious
LTO-4 has been increased, so the customers of HPinformation.
can meet their data storage needs by using fewerThe transfer rate of HP 1840 tape drive reaches 240
number of ultrium tapes. In this way the organizationsMB/second and has the capability to backup data at
can increase their ROI and also reduces their ITlowest cost with unprecedented performance. The
costs.HP LTO-4 employs the new technique called DRM
Most powerful WORM feature of LTO-4 ultrium tape(Data rate matching). The main purpose of this
makes it even more cost efficient storage medium.technique is to continuously and dynamically make
This assists the IT managers to meet the strictadjustments to the drive speed between 40 to 120
compliance regulations. All the leading compatiblemegabytes per second, so that the tape drive keeps
software & hardware platforms are supportedstreaming.
by the HP LTO4 drives. These backup tape drivesData rate matching dramatically reduces start/stops
provide 3-Gbps SAS and U-320 SCSI interfaces. Theand maximizes the performance and output. HP LTO
included drive options are HP StorageWorksmedia are more robust, durable and offer increased
L&TT (Library and tape tools), Hewlett-Packardreliability. The SAS & SCSI models of HP offer
OBDR (one button disaster recovery), HPsuperior server compatibility and they have qualified
data-protector software and HP Express dataon both non-HP and HP vendor platforms. It supports
protector single server software. The new HP SASnumerous leading archiving and backup softwares
LTO4 drives can be directly connected to thefrom VERITAS, CA, Tivoli, Legato, HP and many
servers based on SAS, because these tape drivesmore.
feature SAS interface of 3 GB/s.