By: Tape4backup
Submitted: 2010-05-27 01:03:14 | Word Count: 564
Data storage solutions offered by the HP backup devices are trusted by the leading business enterprises. Your organization can lose the sensitive data due to the major threats including theft, natural disasters, unauthorized access, viruses and human errors. Data loss means that you lose your customer’s trust and your goodwill as well.
HP ultrium 448 tape drive is the best economical solution, which helps you to avoid such problems of data loss. HP ultrium 448 is a half height tape drive, which represents the LTO-2 tape version. HP ultrium 448 drive is the member of the HP StorageWorks family. This HP LTO2 tape drive assures smooth tape travelling and mechanical stability during high-density storage. Media capacity of LTO2 ultrium tape has been increased by 100% over the LTO-1 ultrium media cartridge. Data recording capacity of LTO-1 cartridge in native form is 100 GB, and the LTO 2 cartridge features 200 GB. HP LTO 2 tape cartridge uses less space and features long archival life.
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Thanks to the low ownership cost of HP LTO2, the enterprises can now reduce their I.T budgets. Your previous investments will be further secured as the HP ultrium 448 drive fully supports the LTO-2 and LTO-1 media format. This is the most compelling feature of HP LTO2 drive, which attracts the attention of the data administrators. HP ultrium 448 drive allows you to save data on LTO-1 and LTO2 tapes and also retrieve the data as well. With the installation of HP LTO-2 drive, the IT managers can gain more value by using the first and second-generation LTO tapes. Major LTO2 tape brands and their part numbers are:
Low price and unmatched data security features make HP ultrium LTO-2 drive the highly preferred storage medium for midrange servers, departmental backups and entry-level servers. HP ultrium 448 drive is specifically designed to provide an impressive MTBF of 250,000 hours. Software’s included with the intelligent HP LTO2 ultrium-448 drive are HP’s exclusive tape & library tools, and open-view data protector. HP ultrium 448 tape drive supports broad range of operating systems. The compatible operating systems are united-Linux, Microsoft Windows, Red hat Linux, Novell Netware, HP-ux, Sunsoft Solaris and IBM aix.
High capacity HP LTO2 drive is best suited for open server environments. It features the superior data reliability and higher storage capacity that efficiently serve the demands of automated and network storage environments. HP ultrium-448 drive provides exceptional mechanical stability during high-density storage and increased work stress.
A memory chip called the LTO-CM (cartridge memory) is embedded in each of the ultrium tape. Specific information about the ultrium cartridge is stored in this chip. The HP LTO2 tape drive extracts the information from the LTO-CM by the help of radio frequency. The searching process and read/write accuracy of tape drive become faster and efficient with the LTO-CM technology.
Author Resource:-
Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets LTO2 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.
Rob Miller
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: rob@tape4backup.com
