| | | | | centre. It is cost saving tape version because of its |
| The LTO-4 backup data tape format gives top | | | | reading & writing compatibility with the third |
| performance with data transfer rate up to 120 | | | | generation LTO3 and reading compatibility with 2nd |
| Megabytes/second. LTO-4 tape format also has the | | | | generation LTO 2 tape format. |
| latest “write once read many” WORM | | | | Because of the 1.6 Terabyte (compressed capacity), |
| technology along with the most powerful and | | | | the LTO4 can effectively backup the 1 Terabyte |
| advanced feature of “data encryption”. The | | | | drives. LTO4 tape drive has the ability to backup |
| tape drives of LTO-4 have the advanced AES-256 | | | | data at 864 GB/hr. Data center can restore & |
| “data encryption” technology. The fourth | | | | backup multiple Terabytes of data/hr with the help |
| generation backup tape format is backward | | | | of Multi drive library. Data center can deliver the |
| compatible with the third and second generation of | | | | results having (MTBF) Mean time between failures of |
| LTO tape format. The LTO technology provides cost | | | | 250,000 hours at hundred percent duty cycle by |
| effective and efficient data storage and archiving | | | | using fiber channel, SAS or ultra SCSI. |
| solutions for data center and mid range enterprises. | | | | Inside the LTO4 tape cartridge is a “memory |
| It is the need and increasing demand of the data | | | | chip”. LTO-4 format has other additional features |
| centers that there should be data storage medium | | | | of “security information”, “system |
| with high capacity and fast data transfer rate. The | | | | health” and redundant “file log” that |
| LTO4 tape format meets the above stated | | | | increases the overall performance. Like LTO3, LTO-4 |
| requirements and secures the investment done by | | | | has the WORM technology and has the additional |
| the enterprises. | | | | data encryption technology of AES-256 bit. LTO-4 |
| The first generation LTO1 was introduced in the year | | | | tape format has the encryption feature that helps |
| 2000 that had 100GB (native capacity). After two | | | | the data center to secure the valuable information |
| years, the next generation of LTO tape format | | | | from data loss or theft. Data encryption feature of |
| LTO-2 was launched with double the capacity of | | | | LTO-4 saves the time and additional cost on the |
| LTO-1 tape format. LTO-3 tape format came into | | | | encryption appliances that increase the management |
| the market in 2004 having 400 GB native and 800GB | | | | complexity. |
| compressed storage capacity. Therefore, single drive | | | | According to the roadmap of the fifth version of |
| of LTO3 format has capacity to backup at 576 GB | | | | LTO tape format “LTO 5” will be available by |
| hour. | | | | the year 2009 which will have 3.2 TB (compressed |
| The LTO4 data tape format came into the market in | | | | capacity) with data transfer speed of 360 MB |
| early 2007 and has the latest innovative features and | | | | second. Research work is also being done on the |
| technologies to improve the performance of overall | | | | sixth generation LTO6 tape format. The LTO-6 tape |
| data backup operations. The LTO-4 tape format has | | | | format is expected to offer 6.4 TB (compressed |
| throughput of 120 MB/second, therefore, it has the | | | | capacity) and 540 MB/second of data transfer speed. |
| ability to fulfill the requirements of the modern data | | | | |