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Combines the best of tape
and disk
The HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge is based on removable disk technology that handles and operates
like traditional tape media, yet has all of the advantages of disk backup. The HP RDX Removable Disk
Cartridge allows for backups to be accomplished with standard Independent Software Vendor (ISV) or
Continuous Data Protection (CDP) software. The HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Backup System is
offered free with "hands free" HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software. If no software solution exists,
data can also be dragged and dropped directly to the rugged removable cartridge. To the host computer,
the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge appears as a drive letter.
Easy to implement and
use
Installation is an easy and quick process of connecting the industry standard form factor HP StorageWorks
RDX Removable Disk Backup System either internally or externally to a server or workstation. Backing up
is a simple matter of inserting an HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge into the docking station. The cartridge
will automatically show up as a drive letter to the host computer with no extra formatting or extra steps
required. Simply select the files that need to be protected and drag and drop them onto the removable
cartridge. To restore files, just reverse the process.
For more advanced automated backup, simple scheduled or "hands free" continuous data backup can be
performed through support for HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software (when used with an HP
StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System) or other standard ISV and CDP software applications.
Fast backup and restore The HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge and Backup System provide a complete backup solution that backs
up and retrieves data quickly and reliably thus optimizing application availability and staff productivity.
Data can be backed up to HP RDX Removable Cartridges at hard drive speeds (up to 360 GB/hour). HP RDX
Removable Cartridges are randomly accessed and read, so critical single files and selected file stores can
be restored in seconds instead of hours.
Affordable cost of
ownership
The HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge provides for low initial acquisition costs and low on-going media
and upgrade costs.
Total cost of ownership is minimized by the fact that HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges are specified for
5,000 insertion/removal cycles, so they will not wear out (and therefore need to be replaced) over the
typical life cycle of the solution. Upgrade and obsolescence costs are also reduced and investment
protection guaranteed by the fact that HP StorageWorks RDX Backup Systems are compatible with all
current and future higher capacity HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges. Customers will not need to purchase
a new backup system when next generation, higher capacity HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges are
released. Today's HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges are compatible with all current and future HP
StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup Systems.
Removability and
portability
The HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge enables on-site backup data to be removed, stored and rotated off-
site in an easy, safe and secure way.
HP RDX Removable Cartridges are portable, durable (2.5" drive features include ramp loading heads, fluid
dynamic bearings, inactive state spin down) and rugged (designed and proven to withstand a 3 feet (one
meter drop) onto concrete). The robust HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge is also designed to protect data
from potentially damaging Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and as well as prolonged exposure to heat, dust
and other environmental contaminants.
QuickSpecs
HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges
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