HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 Tape Drive

Highest capacity, fastest performing half-height tape drive available for storage intensive environments providing the reliability customers need to safely backup and archive critical data.

The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 Tape Drive is the highest capacity, fastest performance half-height tape drive in the StorageWorks family based on HP's third generation LTO technology. The Ultrium 920 delivers a compressed storage capacity of 800GB per data cartridge and a compressed data transfer rate of 432GB per hour, two and a half times faster than the previous generation Ultrium 448 tape drive. Multiple drive models are available for the compact, half-height Ultrium 920 Tape Drive including internal drives, external (tabletop) drives, and a 1U preconfigured rack-mount model. The Ultrium 920 Tape Drive is fully read and write compatible with all second-generation Ultrium media and offers further investment protection through its backward-read compatibility with first-generation Ultrium media.

As is standard with all HP tape drives, HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Single Server Edition backup/recovery software and the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option is included with each drive model, as well as support for HP StorageWorks One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) and HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT). For IT organizations with stringent, long-term data retention requirements, the Ultrium 920 Tape Drive WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) data protection feature offers a simple and secure method for archiving records allowing customers to affordable meet the toughest industry compliance regulations.

The Ultrium 920 Tape Drive supports the industry's most comprehensive list of compatible hardware and software platforms, including support for both HP and non-HP servers and workstations. Each drive model includes a single HP Ultrium 800GB data cartridge as well as all required mounting and cabling hardware for easy integration into entry-level and midrange servers. The Ultrium 920 is the ideal choice for mid-range servers with enterprise-class data protection needs.

• Agility: High Capacity - The Ultrium 920 Tape Drive stores up to 800GB of data on a single data cartridge using 2:1 compression. High capacity drive reduces the costs associated with data protection by requiring fewer data cartridges to complete backups.
• Agility: Higher Performance with dynamic data rate matching - Ultrium 920 Tape Drive 120MB/sec compressed data transfer using 2:1 compression, allows customers to scale their backup capacities without having to increase their backup windows. HP’s exclusive dynamic data rate matching feature which can match the throughput of the host – ranging from 20MB/sec to 60MB/sec (native).
• Simplicity: Half-Height Form Factor for easy installation and integration - The Ultrium 920 Tape Drive has a half-height form factor allowing for installation into all standard 5.25-inch media bays.
• Value: Investment Protection built in - HP Ultrium 920 Tape Drives ship with HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Single Server Edition backup/recovery software and the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option.
• Value: LTO Open Standard - Drive technology based on an open standard that provides for media compatibility across all brands of LTO Ultrium products. Giving customers a greater flexibility and choice of Ultrium solutions without losing their investment protection.
• Agility: Server Compatibility - Qualified on HP ProLiant, Integrity, 9000, NonStop, and AlphaServers platforms, as well as many servers from other leading vendors such as Dell, IBM, and Sun. Support for heterogeneous hardware and software platforms provides customers with a single tape drive solution for all environments.
• Agility: Software Compatibility - Extensive list of supported backup and archiving software applications from HP, CA, VERITAS, Yosemite, Legato, Tivoli, and many more.
• Value: Management and Diagnostics Software Included - Tape drive management, performance optimization, and troubleshooting are made simple using the HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools application that is included with the HP Ultrium 920 Tape Drive.
• Value: WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) Media Support - For IT organizations with stringent, long-term data retention requirements, the Ultrium 920 Tape Drive WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) data protection feature offers a simple and secure method for archiving records allowing customers to affordable meet the toughest industry compliance regulations.
• Value: One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) Supported - Firmware-based disaster recovery feature that can restore an entire system using a single Ultrium 920 tape drive and data cartridge.