HP Ultrium Media

Specifications

• UP to 800 GB compressed capacity.
  
• Supports transfer speeds of 80 MB/s (native), 160 MB/s (2:1) with Generation 3
  
• For use in all HP and non-HP LTO Ultrium products.
  
• Unique colored cartridge to assist with identification in mixed media environments.
  
• Superior 'smart grabber' mechanism and mechanical interlock to prevent the leader pin from being pulled inside the tape housing (a key weakness of DLT media). Sensors detect proper connection and prevent leader loss that would ruin the tape.
  
• Simplified tape path to reduce wear and tear.
  
• Lowest media cost per GB at launch of any tape technology.
  
• LTO cartridge memory in media to improve access time and provide enhanced media monitoring.
  
• Durable cartridge designed to minimize wear and debris (important in automation).
  
• Tested to extremes in HP's media laboratory, to a level of specification unique to Hewlett-Packard. Many of the test procedures required for HP Brand qualification (e.g. load/unload, shoeshine, drop testing and thermal aging) are not required for the Ultrium logo.
  
• HP's offers both labeled (Custom Labeled and Non-Custom Labeled) and non-labeled data cartridges.
  
• Custom labeled offerings allow automation customers the ability to customize their label to their specific needs. This includes the ability to define the barcode label type and to specify an exact label sequence. Custom labels are pre-attached to the media before shipment. Available in Europe and the USA. Europe requires a Minimum Order Quantity of 5 units or 100 total data cartridges (5 units X 20 cartridges).
  
• HP Non-Custom Labeled media allows automation customers the ability to receive labeled media without having to wait for a custom labeled solution. Barcode sequences are pre-determined by HP and are guaranteed to be unique. LTO-1 and LTO-2 products utilize the double barcode format whereas LTO-3 utilizes the single barcode format. HP Non-Custom Labeled media is available worldwide.
  
• All labeled solutions are shipped in 20 packs.

Features and Benefits

Product Highlights

Proven Reliability HP ensures the highest level of quality with media specifications that far exceed industry standards.


HP has 20 custom-built testing chambers that are in use 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

It is doubtful if any other media supplier carries out such exhaustive qualification of the drive and media as they are used in the field. This is because no media supplier is exposed to support of hardware in the field and has a vested interest in reducing media-induced hardware issues.

In 2001, 170,000 different media tests were performed, accounting for 1.3 million test hours.

HP testing includes procedures like drop testing, load/unload, environmental stress tests and archival simulation that are not required to gain the Ultrium logo.

LTO Ultrium tape technology uses a "best of breed" technology approach, taking the best features from other tape technologies and combining them into a single new technology without the need for design compromises to accommodate legacy compatibility requirements. Designed for the demanding environment of large-scale libraries, Ultrium media is certified for 1 million passes or 260 full back ups and has a 30-year archival storage life.


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HP Branded Media Specification HP believes that its test program for HP Ultrium media is the most thorough and comprehensive in the industry. In order to carry the HP Brand, designated cartridges must satisfy an exhaustive battery of additional procedures that relate directly to how the product is used in real life situations when real data and real businesses are at stake. Some of these procedures - e.g. "five corner" environmental interchange, load/unload for automation, ageing simulation and drop testing are not found in the standard logo test. Over 1 million test hours on media and drives per year ensures that HP Ultrium media will always offer maximum reliability even in the most extreme conditions.

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Ultrium 3 Tape Technology Ultrium 3 tape drive technology uses a linear format of 706 tracks, writing sixteen (16) tracks simultaneously. The data is written in a serpentine pattern; the tape reverses direction after each set of sixteen tracks is written.
Ultrium formats are open standards. This means that data written on any HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive for ProLiant servers, autoloaders, MSL or ESL can be interchanged directly with Ultrium tape drives from other vendors.

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Compression LTO-DC is an enhanced version of Advanced Lossless Data Compression (ALDC) hardware compression. Compression is automatically turned "off" if the compressed data would cause an overall expansion in data size.


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Compatibility Testing HP Ultrium data cartridges are fully supported and compatible with HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape products. Because HP Ultrium media is Ultrium logo compliant, it may be used with any other non-HP device that bears the Ultrium logo.

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Backward Read Compatible
LTO-1 Drive LTO-2 Drive LTO-3 Drive
LTO-1 Media Read/Write Read/Write Read Only
LTO-2 Media No Action Read/Write Read/Write
LTO-3 Media No Action No Action Read/Write

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Why Buy LTO? If you have not yet standardized on a large-tape format then LTO Ultrium tape technology is the preferred choice offering:


Highest reliability through no compromise design and innovative features like Data Rate Matching.

High capacity to meet the challenges of data deluge

High performance - even on slower hosts

An industry standard - Linear Tape-Open format

Investment protection - with a four-generation roadmap with plans to deliver an 800 GB (native) tape drive by the year 2006.



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Warranty and Support Includes a limited lifetime warranty, fully supported by a worldwide network of resellers and service providers as well as toll-free 24 X 7 technical phone support during the warranty period

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