Unmatched Storage Performance By Storagetek L80 Tape Library

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Your organization's ultimate strength is the integrity and protection of your business critical data. Your future business planning and strategies depend heavily on this data. Oracle is proud to introduce new StorageTek L80 tape library that provides unmatched performance in data throughput-intensive and demanding environments. StorageTek L80 library supports a wider range of operating systems and is ideally suited for Linux, mid-size NT, UNIX and Novell platforms.

With industry leading L80 tape library, the customers can expand their system with greater convenience and flexibility along with surety of investment protection. StorageTek L80 tape library provides the luxury to use mixed media without partitioning, which ensures cost effective upgrades and migration.

L80 library supports the top ranking tape formats including SDLT tape and LTO tape technologies. The supported versions of SDLT and LTO formats are SDLT-2 (SDLT-600), SDLT-1 (SDLT-320), LTO-3, LTO2 and LTO1 tape. Oracle has increased the slots for drive and cartridges to provide greater storage capacity. Now the customers can install 1-8 drives ...
... and up to 80 backup tape cartridges. You can either use 1 to 8 LTO1, LTO2 and LTO3 drives, or install 1-8 SDLT-600 and SDLT-320 drives. A combination of SDLT-600 and SDLT-320 drives can also be used.

LTO is an open standard; therefore you can confidently use any brand of LTO cartridge and perform your backup operations with all LTO ultrium drives. L80 StorageTek library offers new breakthrough features that facilitate the IT mangers to monitor, manage, store and access the information form remote locations, thus resulting in superior operating efficiency. Few of the best selling LTO tapes and SDLT tapes are listed below:

TDK LTO 2 tape
D2405-LTO2

Sony LTO 5 tape
LTX1500G

HP SDLT 1 tape
C7980A

Maxell SDLT 1 tape
183700

Sony LTO 2 tape
LTX200GWW

Fuji SDLT 2 tape
26300201

Quantum SDLT 2 tape
MRS2MQN01

Fuji LTO 3 tape
26230010

HP LTO 4 tape
C7974A

L80 StorageTek library offers plug-and-play connectivity to assure faster connectivity. For improved flexibility, faster data searching and in-time availability, the L80 tape library allows you to swap the tape drives without affecting the overall operating efficiency. With LTO tape and SDLT tape configurations, the customers can attain the below listed uncompressed media capacities:

SDLT 320 tape - 12.8 TB
SDLT 600 tape - 24.0 TB
LTO-3 ultrium tape - 32.0 TB
LTO-2 tape - 16.0 TB
LTO-1 tape - 8.0 TB

StorageTek L80 library offers numerous software that help to increase the storage performance. Library manager software improves the efficiency of central data management. Library Status software provides the ability to remotely manage the entire backup storage system thus saving your valuable time and cost.

The drive has an automated cleaning system which ensures consistent and optimized backup operations. Any-cartridge Any-slot is the most compelling and unique technology offered by the L80 StorageTek library that empowers the users to simultaneously utilize multiple tape cartridges without creating media partitioning.

Oracle has intelligently designed new digital vision camera technology that efficiently reads the bar-codes and assures continuous calibration. The operator panel of L80 tape library is very user-friendly which displays the data viewing window and diagnostic controls, thus assisting the data mangers to have a strong grip over the business-critical data.

Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets SDLT Tape and TDK D2405-LTO2 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