StoreEver LTO Ultrium Tape Drives

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HPE StoreEver LTO Ultrium Tape Drives
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and LTO-4 media and also read LTO-2 media.
• Fifth-generation LTO Ultrium drives (Ultrium 3280, Ultrium 3000) read and write LTO-4 and
LTO-5 media and also read LTO-3 media.
• Sixth-generation LTO Ultrium drives (Ultrium 6650, Ultrium 6250) read and write LTO-5 and
LTO-6 media and also read LTO-4 media.
• Seventh-generation LTO Ultrium drives (Ultrium 15000) read and write LTO-6 and LTO-7
media and also read LTO-5 media
Eighth-generation LTO Ultrium drives (Ultrium 30750) read and write LTO -7 and LTO-8 media
As part of the LTO open standard, all HPE tape drives and media offer the same standards of
compatibility with tape drives and media manufactured by other LTO vendors.
LTO data 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, hence optimizing the available capacity on the media. Data
compression is also turned off if data is found to be uncompressible; thus, allowing for better data
scans. The system is used in all LTO Ultrium tape drives.
The decision about which tape technology you should buy next should be based on your future, not
your past, investment. Choose the LTO Ultrium format when you need the following advantages:
• Maximum reliability, capacity and performance
• Compatibility with a broad range of operating systems and servers (e.g., a mixed system
environment)
• A legacy-
free technology that uses the best attributes from a wide range of tape technologies
without any compromises for backward compatibility requirements
• A solid roadmap for future generations of the technology
• An open format available from multiple vendors
• Lowest media cost of any 'superdrive' tape technology
Hardware Based
Encryption
Since LTO generation 4, HPE LTO Ultrium tape drives support hardware-based encryption to enable
greater levels of security:
• AES 256-bit Encryption
- Easy-to-enable encryption for a secure backup
- Helps prevent unauthorized accessed of tape media if cartridges are lost or stolen
- Eliminates the need to purchase and manage additional h/w
• No loss in performance of backup
Linear Tape File System
(LTFS)
LTFS makes tape self-describing, file-based, and easy-to-use, it also provides users with the ability to
use standard file operations on tape media for accessing, managing and sharing files with an interface
that behaves just like a hard disk. In addition, LTFS provides the ability to share data across platforms,
as you would with a USB drive or memory stick. Simply load a tape into the drive, mount it into the file
system, and it becomes visible as a disk.
For more information, including user guide, downloads and compatibility, visit:
http://www.hpe.com/storage/ltfs