Hp Sdlt-600 Tape Drive Provides Cost Efficient Performance

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Backup of mission-critical data allows you to bounce back from the dreadful scenario created due to data loss. Among the different media storage technologies, tape has proven to be the most highly preferred storage technology that provides superior integrity at a low cost per GB. Super DLT or SDLT is an industry-leading backup tape technology which meets the critical demands of data storage at an affordable price.

HP, a technology leader, has robustly engineered SDLT-600 drive which features new advanced media and head design. It is based on SDLT-2 tape generation. HP SDLT drives perform brilliantly with HP AlphaServers, HP ProLiant servers and Open SAN media systems. To further improve the recording performance and capacity, new LGMR (Laser Guided Magnetic Recording) technique has been employed in the HP SDLT-600 drive. LGMR enables the drive to maximize the performance and record up to native 300GB data. The drive supports 72 MB/s transfer rate in compressed mode.

SDLT-600 drive's backward-read compatibility with the SDLT-1 and DLT VS 160 tapes provides a trouble free migration path. SDLT-600 is the ...
... newest drive that delivers the highest capacity in HP's SDLT drive family. This new tape drive is ideal for the existing customers of DLT tape technology who are using enterprise to corporate servers, and require greater storage capacity and enhanced output characteristics. An intelligent bucking system has been employed by HP, which provides outstanding stability and assures smooth tape-to-head contact for superior accuracy and data precision.

Best selling brands of SDLT-2 data tapes are:

HP SDLT 2 tape
Q2020A

Quantum Super DLT 2 or Quantum SDLT-2 tapes
MRS2MQN01

Imation SDLT-II tapes
16988, 18040

Maxell SDLT II tape or Maxell SDLT2
183715

Fuji SDLT-2 tape
26300201

For further enhancement in storage performance, the HP SDLT-600 uses the PRM (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood) mechanism, which assures consistent and high speed backups. HP SDLT-600 drive closely packs the data on to the tape media, which enhances the data density. HP SDLT-600 drive attains such extraordinary data density with the help of its high performance MR (magnetic resistive) head. MR Head enables the drive to store more amounts of information on the SDLT-2 data tapes. The front panel of the SDLT-600 drive has been re-designed to ensure better and consistent air-flow.

Capacity of SDLT-2 data tapes has been enhanced by HP, which helps to fulfill your storage needs with fewer cartridges. This significantly reduces the total ownership cost. WORM (write once read many) is the most reliable feature of SDLT-600 drive that prohibits malicious alterations and accidental data over-writings.

For greater performance and higher output frequency, it is necessary that the tape cartridge should also feature robust attributes so that the drive can deliver superior read/write integrity. That is why HP has specifically developed a thinner and robust base film for the SDLT-II tape cartridges, which is composed of finer metal particles. The magnetic characteristics of the metal particles are protected with an ultra fine coating layer that help to increase its resistance and durability. SDLT-600 drive supports Caldera Open UNIX, Caldera Open-Server, Caldera UnixWare, Caldera Linux, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, Open VMS, HP Tru64 UNIX, Novell NetWare, HP-UX and Windows operating systems.

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets SDLT-2 Tape and HP SDLT 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.

Rob Miller
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob@tape4backup.com