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QuickSpecs
Product Highlights
LTO Ultrium Technology The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 Tape Drive represents HP's third-generation of LTO tape drive LTO Ultrium Technology LTO Ultrium Technology LTO Ultrium Technology
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technology. Positioned as the highest capacity drive in the StorageWorks family, the Ultrium 960 features
an 800 GB compressed (2:1) storage capacity using new LTO 3 media. By doubling the capacity of
current Ultrium drives, HP customers now require fewer data cartridges to meet their storage needs,
significantly reducing their IT costs and increasing their ROI. The Ultrium 960 also features a
compressed (2:1) data transfer rate of 160 MB/s. Using a new 16-channel recording head, an Ultra320
SCSI interface, and increases in media tracks and bit density, the HP Ultrium 960 sets a new
performance benchmark as the world's fastest tape drive.
NOTE: For additional information regarding the HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Drives, please see the NOTE: NOTE: NOTE:
following QuickSpecs at:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/ultrium960/specifications.html
An exclusive feature of HP Ultrium tape drives, data rate matching allows the tape drive to adjust its
transfer rate to the speed of the host dynamically and continuously. This feature, coupled with the Ultrium
buffer management technology within the data path, ensures that the tape drive continues to stream
data, reducing the need to rewind the tape back and forth to wait for the host. This feature brings two
big advantages:
It optimizes performance, getting the best performance possible for the environment, regardless of
the speed of the host or the network.
It reduces wear and tear on drive and media, thus 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.
The new Ultrium 960 tape drive features 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, the Ultrium 960 can archive large
amounts of data for periods of up to 30 years in a secure, untampered state. Since all Ultrium 960 tape
drives include support for both rewritable and WORM (write-once, read-many) 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 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 up to 800GB 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: While all HP Ultrium 960 tape drives support LTO Ultrium WORM media, some third-generation NOTE:
LTO Ultrium tape drives from other manufacturers may not include read and write support for LTO
Ultrium WORM media. For non-HP third-generation LTO Ultrium tape drives, please check the
manufacturers' specifications to ensure this support is provided if you are using your WORM media. If
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