Hp Lto-2 Ultrium Tape Drives Are Ideal For High Density Storage

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HP leverages its technical excellence and IT expertise to deliver you the industry leading backup media tape devices. Backup media solutions developed by HP far exceed the customer's expectations. LTO (linear tape open) technology has set new industry standards for compatibility, scalability and cost effectiveness. LTO is the smart choice for modern backup applications and server environments.

HP ultrium-448 tape drives are based on LTO-2 tape generation. Customers of desktop workstations, remote offices, public organizations, and small and medium businesses can count on the long term storage capability, low ownership cost and unbeatable performance offered by the HP LTO-2 tape technology.

HP ultrium-448 drive is the most economical solution that offers the best mix of robust data protection, outstanding reliability and low ownership cost. It features SAS & SCSI interfaces. HP LTO2 backup tape delivers native capacity of 200 GB. LTO-2 technology offers 2:1 data compression, which doubles the storage capacity to 400 GB. Increased capacity of HP LTO-2 data tape will help to create huge volume backups on ...
... fewer tape cartridges, thus leading to increased return on investment and reduced IT costs. LTO2 and LTO1 tapes both are read and write compatible with ultrium-448 HP drives.

HP ultrium-448 drive compress the information at 2:1, this providing a 100% increase in performance and recording capacity. Fast speed ultrium-448 tape drives can record half a terabyte of data in an average time of 2.5 hours. HP LTO-2 drive achieves such fast transfer speed with the help of new exclusive dynamic data rate matching technology, which assists the tape drive to efficiently adjust its tape speed to match the host's data throughput. Dynamic data rate features allows the drive to change its tape speed from 8 Mbps to 24 Mbps (native).

Few of the top brands of LTO-2 tapes are listed below:

HP ultrium LTO 2 tape
C7972A

Imation LTO 2 backup tapes
16598, 16599 and 16600

Sony LTO-2 tape
LTX200GWW

Verbatim LTO-2 tape
94527

Quantum LTO2 tape
MR-L2MQN-01

Maxell LTO 2 ultrium
183850

Dell LTO 2 backup tape
340-8701

TDK LTO-2 tape
D2405-LTO2

IBM LTO-2 ultrium tapes
08L9870 and 19P5887

Multiple models for ultrium-448 drive are offered by HP including preconfigured 1U rack-mount drive, tabletop external drive and internal drive. SAS based models of HP ultrium-488 tape drives provide direct connection to the SAS servers via SAS HBA (host bus adapter) or SAS controller. The HP LTO2 drive performs its operations at a compressed rate of 48 Mbps.

For reliable backup and restoration, HP has incorporated cutting-edge technologies in its LTO-2 drives. These powerful features include OBDR (One Button Disaster Recovery), HP library and tape tools, and HP single server edition data protector software. Combination of these robust data protection features with low operational cost make HP LTO-2 ultrium drive the most economical choice for mid-range servers. The customers enjoy peace of mind because the HP LTO-2 ultrium cartridges are built tough for incredible archival life of 30 years. Backup applications and software developed by Yosemite, CA, Tivoli, Legato, HP and other industry leading companies are supported by the ultrium-448 tape drive.

Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets LTO-2 Tape and HP LTO-2 Tape. He has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Frank Miller
3984 Washington Blvd #503 Fremont CA 94538
Tel: 888-686-8273
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: sales@backuptapes.net