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QuickSpecs
Product Highlights
Data Rate Matching Data Rate Matching Data Rate Matching Data Rate Matching
WORM (Write-Once, WORM (Write-Once, WORM (Write-Once, WORM (Write-Once,
Read-Many) Drive and Read-Many) Drive and Read-Many) Drive and Read-Many) Drive and
Media Support Media Support Media Support Media Support
Data Rate Matching combines sophisticated buffer management with HP's exclusive Variable Adaptive
Tape Speed technology to allow the tape drive to match its transfer rate to the host speed dynamically
and continuously across the wide range of transfer rates. This feature ensures that the tape drive
continues to stream data regardless of the environment, and brings two big advantages:
It optimizes backup performance, regardless of the speed of the host or the network
It minimizes rewinding and repositioning of the tape, reducing wear and increasing reliability
Critical to the success of data retention policies in highly regulated environments is the ability to store
and manage data in an unalterable state. Following stringent guidelines set forth by regulatory agencies
such as the SEC and HIPPA, IT organizations must now integrate new solutions and policies that can
verify the integrity of stored data for periods that can extend well beyond seven years.
Ultrium 960 and Ultrium 1840 tape drives feature the ability to archive and store data in a non-
rewriteable format that meets the most stringent regulatory guidelines. Using a combination of integrated
fail-safe features in the drive firmware, cartridge memory, and tape formatting, Ultrium drives can
archive large amounts of data for periods of up to 30 years in a secure, untampered state. Since all
Ultrium 960 and Ultrium 1840 tape drives include support for both rewritable and WORM media, IT
organizations can now easily integrate a secure, long-term archiving solution into their current data
protection strategy. As compared to other technologies that feature support for WORM storage, the
Ultrium 960 and Ultrium 1840 offers the advantages of:
A single drive to support all backup and archiving needs
Two distinctive tape cartridges to easily distinguish and manage both rewriteable and WORM data
cartridges
A specially designed WORM data cartridge with multiple integrated fail-safe features to prevent
accidental or intentional overwriting of data
High-capacity, low-cost HP WORM media that can store 800GB (LTO-3) or 1.6TB (LTO-4) of
data on a single data cartridge
Support from many backup and archiving software vendors, providing the most comprehensive
and mainstream support in the industry
The LTO open standard that offers greater choice and compatibility across all third-generation
Ultrium products
NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: While all HP Ultrium 960 and Ultrium 1840 tape drives support LTO Ultrium WORM media,
some third-generation LTO Ultrium tape drives from other manufacturers may not include read and write
support for LTO Ultrium WORM media. For non-HP LTO-3 and LTO-4 tape drives, please check the
manufacturers' specifications to ensure this support is provided if you are using your WORM media. If
WORM support is not provided, the drive will eject the WORM tape cartridge immediately upon insertion
into to the tape drive.
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