Economical Storage Solution Offered By Hp Lto-4 Fc Tape Drive

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For improved read/write accuracy and high speed backups, HP has developed LTO-4 FC backup tape drive that provides unprecedented data reliability and economical solutions. HP LTO-4 FC drive can record massive data amounts of 1.6TB on a single HP LTO-4 tape. HP LTO4 FC drive features native 4 GB/second fibre channel, thus setting new standards for data integrity, performance, data security and longer useful life. Exclusive 256-bit encryption feature of HP LTO ultrium-4 drive secures the valuable data over longer time span in a cost effective manner. With compression technique, the transfer rate boosts up to 240 Mb/s. C7974A is the part number of Hewlett-Packard’s LTO4 cartridge.

New features have been added by HP to the LTO4 FC tape drive to satisfy the demands of network servers, data centers, small and medium enterprises, automated systems and workstations. Transfer speed of network or server cannot affect the overall performance, as the HP LTO-4 tape drive uses its data rate matching technology to optimize the performance. The Hewlett-Packard FC LTO-4 tape drive controls and alters its transfer speed to match ...
... with the server’s speed, this unique capability helps in reducing wear & tear of both the tape cartridge and tape drive.

You won’t have to make any additional investment to utilize the previous generation LTO cartridges, because the HP ultrium-4 drive can read data from LTO-2 ultrium media and read/write LTO-3 storage tapes. HP LTO4 FC drive provides excellent results with all the LTO-3, LTO-4 and LTO-2 brands. For the convenience of the readers, some of the top brands of these LTO versions are given here:

Quantum LTO-2 tape ( MR-L2MQN-01 ), Sony LTO2 ( LTX200GWW ), Maxell LTO 2 ultrium tape ( 183850 ), HP LTO ultrium-2 cartridge ( C7972A ), Dell LTO2 ( 340-8701 ).

Fuji LTO-3 tape ( 26230010 and 26230002 ), HP LTO3 ( C7973a ), Quantum LTO-3 backup tape (MR-L3MQN-01 and MR-L3MQN-02 ), TDK LTO-3 cartridge (D2406-LTO3 and D2406W-LTO3 ), Sony LTO-3 data tape ( LTX400GWW ).

Sony LTO-4 media tape (LTX800G), Fuji LTO 4 ( 15716800 and 26247007 ) and IBM LTO4 tapes ( 95P4436, 95P4437 and 95P4450 ), Dell LTO4 ( 341-4640 and 341-4647 ), Quantum LTO4 data cartridge ( MR-L4MQN-01 ).

HP LTO-4 FC drive’s transfer rate in compressed mode reaches 864 GB/hr. HP LTO 4 drive meets the high demands of the data intensive environments in cost efficient manner. HP LTO-4 tape cartridge’s greater capacity combined with lowest cost per GB enables the users to lower their budget for backup storage system. These highly durable HP drives support WORM and 256 bit encryption, which adds a reliable and efficient measure to the data security. HP LTO4 FC drive is robustly engineered to assure stable data tracking, long durable life, low power consumption, scalability and unmatched media robustness. HP has devised a soft media load/unload along with an active head cleaner mechanism for its LTO-4 tape drives. To assure higher data integrity and data verification, the tape drive reads the data during its recording operation. Mean time between failures rate of HP LTO4 FC drive is 250,000 hours.

Frank Miller is the Marketing Manager of Backuptape and markets HP LTO-4 tape and C7974A. 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