HP StorageWorks SDLT 320 GB Tape Drive

Business Value

Offers industry leading capacity and performance solution for data protection. Provides 160 GB of native capacity and backup speeds up to 57.6 GB/hour with backward-read compatibility to previous generations of SDLT and DLT media.

Overview

The new HP StorageWorks SDLT 320 GB Tape Drive extends the advantages of an SDLT-based data protection solution by increasing capacity and performance by 45%. Total costs of ownership are significantly lowered by reducing the number of data cartridges required and by shrinking the backup window for business-critical data. In addition, backward-read compatibility to existing DLT and SDLT-based solutions provides the highest level of investment protection while offering a smooth transition path to new SDLT 320-based data protection solutions.

The SDLT 320 is an enhanced version of the SDLT 110/220 tape drive offering a 45% increase in native capacity per cartridge (160 GB) and data transfer performance (16 MB/s). The new SDLT 320 offers the same backward-read compatibility to current DLT tape drives as the SDLT 110/220, but is also write-compatible with the SDLT 110/220 and utilizes the same SDLT1 media and cleaning cartridge.

Features & benefits

• 160 GB of native storage capacity increases the amount of storage available on each data cartridge
• 16 MB/s native performance decreases the customer' + CHAR(39) + 's backup window
• Standard Ultra II LVD SCSI interface provides compatibility with the HP leading server and storage products
• Backwards-Read Compatibility with DLT and SDLT drive formats provides investment protection for customers with an install base of DLT and SDLT data protection solutions.