HP Store Ever LTO Ultrium Tape Drives represent six-generations of LTO technology capable of storing up to 6.25 TB per cartridge, with HP Tape Assure for manageability, hardware data encryption, HP Store Open with LTFS for ease of use at an unprecedented performance. With HP Tape Assure customers can be confident that their data is safe by monitoring drive & media utilization, operational performance & life/health information for drive & media. Data hardware encryption using AES 256-bit provides easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data & prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges. Linear Tape File System (LTFS) is an open format for storing data on tape that makes LTO-5 & 6 tapes self-describing & file-based. Capable of data transfer rates up to 400 MB/sec, HP's exclusive Data Rate Matching further optimizes performance by matching host system speed to keep drives streaming, thus enabling the fastest tape performance. ...

HP Ultrium tape technology has been designed to deliver exceptional reliability & performance at the lowest cost per GB. The Ultrium format builds on the best of existing technologies; open standards increase innovation & widen customer choice in terms of performance, capacity, & form factor. Backed by HPs exhaustive media qualification process, HP Ultrium data cartridges support all HP Storage Works & non HP Ultrium tape devices. Assuming 2:1 compression, the latest fourth Generation products minimize interruption to network & SAN backup by being capable of protecting 1TB/hour of data & storing up to 3.0 TB on one piece of media (almost double the capacity of HP LTO-4 Ultrium tapes). ...

Exhaustively tested, HP LTO Ultrium cartridges meet all your demands for maximum reliability when restoring data, offering high storage density, ease of management & scalable storage & backup performance. Covering six generations of capacity
- LTO-1 (200 GB), LTO-2 (400 GB), LTO-3 (800 GB), LTO-4 (1.6 TB), LTO-5 (3 TB), LTO-6 (6.25 TB) Â- & with transfer speeds of up to 1.4 TB/hr for LTO-6, there is a platform for every need & budget. From LTO-3 onwards, LTO Ultrium WORM cartridges enable the creation of compliant, permanent & tamperproof archives. From LTO-4 onwards, secure AES-256 encryption provides even higher levels of data security & compliance with the most stringent industry regulations to prevent unauthorized data access. From LTO-5 onwards, LTO Ultrium Linear Tape File System makes using tape as easy, flexible, portable & intuitive as using other removable & sharable media, such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) drive.
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The HP Store Ever MSL tape libraries meet demanding storage requirement of businesses needing unattended backup, disaster recovery, or archive capability. The MSL libraries offer a broad choice of storage capacity & interfaces with LTO-6 Ultrium tape drives. Web-based remote management makes the MSL libraries easily managed from across the room or across the globe, eliminating the need for remote office IT staff. Quickly & simply manage the tape media both in & out of the library with the standard bar code reader, configurable mail slots, & multiple 12-slot removable magazines. If a tape were lost or stolen, protect important business data from unauthorized access with the library-based encryption option. Library investment & uncertain data growth are easily managed with MSL accessory kits. Quickly increase capacity and/or performance with tool-free drive upgrades, slot license capacity upgrades, or library expandability. Now with Tape Assure to monitor drive & media utilization, monitor operational performance, report life & health information as well as provide notifications of drive & tape parameters that fall below HP recommended standards. ...

The HP Store Ever MSL Tape Libraries meet demanding storage requirement of businesses needing unattended backup, disaster recovery, or archive capability. The MSL Libraries offer a broad choice of storage capacity & interfaces with LTO-6, LTO-5, LTO-4, or LTO-3 Ultrium tape drives. Web-based remote management makes the MSL Libraries easily managed from across the room or across the globe, eliminating the need for remote office IT staff. Quickly & simply manage the tape media both in & out of the library with the standard bar code reader, configurable mail slots, & multiple 12-slot removable magazines. If a tape were lost or stolen, protect important business data from unauthorized access with the library-based encryption option. Library investment & uncertain data growth are easily managed with MSL accessory kits. Quickly increase capacity and/or performance with tool-free drive upgrades, slot license capacity upgrades, or library expandability. ...

With HP Non-custom Labeled LTO Ultrium media, you no longer have to label your own cartridges, saving you time & the risk of retrieval errors. Barcode sequences are unique to each batch ordered Â- no codes are repeated. HP rigorously tests its precision-engineered, high-resolution barcode labels using software unique to the HP Automation Group to evaluate & warrant the performance of its labels in demanding, split-second datacenter environments. These labels are professionally applied in a clean environment to ensuring 100% readability accurate storage. Non-Custom Labeled cartridges ensure 100% label readability & can be ordered online, in packs of 20, using a fast & simple process. For those customer who value the added security that RFID adds, customers have the option to integrate it into each label at minimal cost. The RFID tag is embedded into the back of the non-custom label & offers tracking, audit & security advantages for those with IT asset tracking systems. ...

Even well intentioned backup administrators can put their data at risk due to simple tape media mistakes, including media overuse, improper storage or handling, infrequent drive cleaning, & accidental "wrong tape" insertions. Fortunately, HPs Storage Media Kits can minimize these risks in your organization. Every kit contains twenty data cartridges, one cleaning cartridge, twenty colored labels, & a protective media case, & a free copy of " The Essentials of Successful Tape Backup." ...

Exhaustively tested, HP LTO Ultrium cartridges meet all your demands for maximum reliability when restoring data, offering high storage density, ease of management & scalable storage & backup performance. Covering six generations of capacity
- LTO-1 (200 GB), LTO-2 (400 GB), LTO-3 (800 GB), LTO-4 (1.6 TB), LTO-5 (3 TB), LTO-6 (6.25 TB) Â- & with transfer speeds of up to 1.4 TB/hr for LTO-6, there is a platform for every need & budget. From LTO-3 onwards, LTO Ultrium WORM cartridges enable the creation of compliant, permanent & tamperproof archives. From LTO-4 onwards, secure AES-256 encryption provides even higher levels of data security & compliance with the most stringent industry regulations to prevent unauthorized data access. From LTO-5 onwards, LTO Ultrium Linear Tape File System makes using tape as easy, flexible, portable & intuitive as using other removable & sharable media, such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) drive.
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Although HP media offers extreme reliability under a whole range of conditions, it is still advisable to follow a sensible procedure when handling & storing cartridges in order to maximize the life of your tapes. Many causes of recording or read errors are temporary & can be corrected by cleaning cartridge. Regular drive cleaning is essential to long-term reliability & should be conducted on a scheduled cycle as well as when requested by the drive. This Universal Ultrium cleaning cartridge is designed for use with HP Ultrium drives shipped after January 2002 & for older drives with a firmware upgrade. ...

Although HP media offers extreme reliability under a whole range of conditions, it is still advisable to follow a sensible procedure when handling & storing cartridges in order to maximize the life of your tapes. Many causes of recording or read errors are temporary & can be corrected by cleaning cartridge. Regular drive cleaning is essential to long-term reliability & should be conducted on a scheduled cycle as well as when requested by the drive. This Universal Ultrium cleaning cartridge is designed for use with HP Ultrium drives shipped after January 2002 & for older drives with a firmware upgrade. ...