The overwhelming growth in volume of business critical information has made data administrators’ job even tougher. DLT tape format features robust data security features, low operational costs, highest level of reliability and increased transfer speed to handle the stress of high volume data storage and archival.
DLT tape format was developed to provide a cost effective and reliable alternative to the 8mm and 4mm tape technologies. DLT tape technology’s unprecedented reliability, speed, performance and media capacity contribute to its wider acceptance in network servers, mid-range enterprises, departmental servers, data centers, distributed computing systems and workstations. Data throughput rate of DLT tape technology is almost three to fur times greater than 8mm and 4mm tape technologies.
HP (Hewlett Packard), a backup media giant, has engineered fast speed StorageWorks DLT-80 drives that represent 4th generation of DLT generation. HP DLT-80 drives are capable of recording 40GB / 80GB data per single HP DLT IV tape cartridge. HP DLT-IV backup tape products are intelligently developed to far exceed the users’ expectations.
HP DLT-80 tape drives feature industry leading SE/LVD auto sense, SCSI interface and LVDS (Low voltage differential signaling) connectivity to provide better support to the modern server environments. Increased Data throughput performance of 12 MB/s (compressed), and enhanced capacity provides you extra bandwidth to fulfill the requirements of shrinking backup windows.
DLT-80 tape drives are incorporated with latest hardware compression system, which provides rock solid 2:1 compression without affecting the backup systems’ overall performance. These drives support multiple rack mount configurations, so that the customers can easily integrate them into their data centers. HP DLT-IV drives deliver excellent performance with the industry’s leading non-HP and HP-branded servers, high demanding backup applications and operating systems. If you have a mixed storage system (disk and backup tape) then HP DLT-4 tape is indeed the best backup medium.
Top brands of DLT-IV tapes are:
HP DLT IV tape
C5141F
Fuji DLT-4 tape
26112088
Quantum DLT 4 tape
THXKD02
IBM DLT-IV tape
59H3040
Imation DLT-IV tapes
16186, 11776
Maxell DLT-4 backup tape
183270
Sony DLT IV tape
DL4TK88
Backup applications supported by HP DLT drives are Yosemite Tapeware, VERITAS Backup Exec, Dantz Retrospect Backup, Computer Associates ARCserve and HP Data Protector. HP DLT-80 drives are compatible with Novell NetWare, SuSE Linux, Caldera Open Server, Red Hat Linux, HP Tru64 UNIX, Caldera OpenUnix, OpenVMS, Windows NT 4.0, Caldera UnixWare and OpenVMS operating systems.
Increased tape tension and tape slippage can increase the error rate. That’s why HP has introduced a highly smooth and strong tape reel in DLT-4 back tapes. Customers can seamlessly install the HP DLT-80 tape drives in 5U and 3U rack mount options. 5U rack mount can accommodate up to 4 internal DLT-IV tape drives, while the 3U rack mount can house 2 internal DLT drives.
HP conducts various rigid tests on multiple batches of backup drives and tapes in different harsh working conditions including humidity, heavy duty cycles and high/low temperatures. HP specifies rigorous reliability & durability metrics to ensure that the backup media delivers unmatched performance. In this article, all the product names mentioned are trademarks and sole property of their owners.
Rob Miller is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets DLT Tape and HP DLT IV 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
