HP Ultrium 215 Quickspecs

QuickSpecs
Overview
The HP StorageWorks family of Ultrium tape drives is HP's premier line of tape backup devices. Based on LTO Ultrium
format, an open standard with a well-defined six-generation roadmap, HP Ultrium tape drives offer customers the best
choice for investment protection. HP pioneered the half-height Ultrium drive, as the only manufacturer offering both full-
height and half-height models of the first-generation Ultrium drives. While HP Ultrium half-height drives deliver the same
capacity and the same level of reliability as our full-height Ultrium drives, they trade off lower performance for a much lower
price, making them ideal for those who need the capacity and reliability of a superdrive without paying for the blazing speed
of a full-height drive. The Ultrium 448 tape drive also matches the capacity and reliability features of the current second-
generation full-height HP LTO tape drive, the Ultrium 460. With 20% less performance than the Ultrium 460, the Ultrium
448's features and pricing position it as the best value in the HP StorageWorks tape drive portfolio.
With ultimate reliability and ease of use in mind, even at a 100% duty cycle, HP's rugged design builds on superior LTO
technology and adds advanced features to create a new level of data protection. HP Ultrium tape drives employ dynamic
data rate matching to adjust to the speed of the host, reducing wear and tear on both drive and media and increasing
performance, even on slower hosts. HP's ultra-durable soft-load feature automatically positions the data cartridge, and the
highly reliable HP leader-capture mechanism virtually eliminates lost leaders, increasing the success of your backup and
restore operations. Support for HP One-Button Disaster Recovery provides the easiest way to restore data in the event of a
disaster. If data is critical to your business, protect it with an HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive.
What's New
The new HP Ultrium 232 External Tape Drive, the most affordable LTO drive in the StorageWorks portfolio is now
100% RoHS compliant
The new HP Ultrium 448 External Tape Drive, the fastest half-height LTO drive on the market:
features a new enclosure design
is 100% RoHS compliant
HP StorageWorks Ultrium 215
As the entry point for HP's Ultrium tape drive family, the HP StorageWorks Ultrium 215 tape drive offers superdrive capacity
in a compact half-height form factor that makes it easy to integrate into workstations and servers. The Ultrium 215 is an
LTO-1 drive that stores 200 GB of compressed data on a single tape at up to 54 GB per hour.
Ultrium 215 External Tape Drive
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
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Ultrium 215 Internal Drive
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