Intelligent And Advanced Hp Sdlt-2 Tape Media Solution

By Author: Frank Miller
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During the last decade, the terms data security & disaster recovery were synonyms with huge IT budgets and a large workforce to store, archive and manage the backup system.

New breakthrough came with the introduction of SDLT tape format. SDLT or Super DLT technology assists the organizations of all sizes to economically safeguard their sensitive business information, any be prepared to handle the future data growth. SDLT is the extension of the proven DLT backup tape technology.

HP is a technical leader and innovator in data storage solutions. HP has introduced SDLT-600 tape drive, which represents the second generation of SDLT format. SDLT-600 is the highest capacity tape drive in the HP’s SDLT drive family.

Hewlett-Packard offers a complete backup solution. HP SDLT2 tape is preferred by the customers of corporate servers, data centers, SMB segment, enterprise servers, branch offices and workgroups. HP has made technical advancements and added new breakthrough features in SDLT-2 tape products to address the rapidly growing business requirements.

In comparison to the SDLT-1 tape technology, ...
... HP has increased the performance and media capacity of SDLT-2 tape by almost double. A single HP SDLT2 tape can preserve 300 gigabytes of native data. You can double this capacity by compressing your information. HP SDLT-600 drive doubles the media capacity with its remarkable 2:1 compression functionality. Therefore the users can easily backup 600 GB data on HP SDLT-2 in compressed form.

The future technology roadmap of SDLT technology extends the recording capacity of data tapes beyond 1 TB. Increased capacity of HP SDLT2 tapes lowers the total ownership cost, as the customers will require few numbers of data tapes for their high volume backups. As a result, the size of backup windows will also shrink, and the data managers will be able to perform their job tasks more quickly and efficiently.

By selecting the HP SDLT2 format, you are certainly making a wise decision, as you can also read the stored data files on the prior generation SDLT-1 media tapes. So the data administrators can enjoy complete peace of mind as their technology investment will be secured. Cleaning tape cartridge keeps the tape cartridge and drive in top condition. HP C7982A, cleaning cartridge provides up to twenty cleaning cycles.

LTO ultrium tapes including lto-4 tape, lto 5 tape, lto 3 tape and lto2 tapes also compete with the SDLT tape cartridges.

HP’s portfolio comprises of world’s top ranked tape storage technologies. I have mentioned below a few tape cartridges manufactured by HP:

HP SDLT2 tape
Q2020A

HP RDX cartridge
Q2043A and Q2042A

HP AIT-3 tape
Q1999A

HP DLT 4 tape, dlt-iv tape
C5141F

HP LTO2 ultrium tape
C7972A

SLR tapes

Travan TR-7 tape

HP LTO5 tape
C7975A

HP DAT-320 tape
Q2032A

Finer magnetic particles and thinner upper magnetic layer has helped to increase the durability and bit density of HP SDLT-2 cartridges, ultimately increasing the data reliability during high duty cycles.

Good news is that HP has developed internal and external models of SDLT-600 drives. So the users can adopt the tape model that best fits their I.T infrastructure. These SDLT-600 drive models can be integrated into the storage systems and network servers with multiple configurations of rack mount including HP StorageWorks 3U. This configuration can accommodate 2 internal SDLT drives.

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Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets SDLT tape and HP SDLT2 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