Maxell 183900 The Most Economical LTO-3 Tape

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Posted by printer | Posted in Article on board | Posted on 28-12-2009

Exclusive technologies of Maxell have been introduced in the LTO-3 183900 tape making it more economical and reliable tape storage format. Increased recording density assists the Maxell LTO3 cartridge to pack huge native data volume of 400 GB. Maxell LTO3 tape media is very advantageous as it offers backward compatibility thus protecting the investments of the enterprises. The Maxell LTO3 tape technology can compress the information accurately thus doubling the recording capacity to 800GB per cartridge. Maxell 183900 ultrium cartridge ensures longer durable life thus protecting the user’s valuable information at lowest cost per GB.

NeoSMART technology further boosts the durability and data throughput of Maxell LTO3 technology. NeoSMART technology has been engineered by Maxell which is a blend of 7 breakthrough technologies that is very useful in extending the recording capacity to terabytes. Technologies incorporated in NeoSMART are remarkable calendaring, superior servo tracking, highly accurate slitting, high performance tape cartridge, advanced dispersion, ultra fine coating and fine metal magnetic particles. Maxell has carefully and intelligently developed all these advanced technologies based on its research & experience gained over the years from manufacturing and developing advanced tape storage products. Uncompressed transfer rate of Maxell LTO3 ranges from 40MB/s to 80MB/s. This data transfer speed extends with compressed information reaching 160MB/sec.

Magnetic stability in Maxell LTO3 tape is ensured for longer time periods making it the most ideal tape media for archival applications. High coercivity has been achieved in Maxell 183900 LTO3 tape by using the help of ceramic armor particles. These metal particles are very fine that ensure superior remanence. Data loss has been prevented in Maxell LTO3 by the introduction of supreme servo writing techniques that result in exceptional tracking reliability. This stable servo feature of Maxell 183900 ultrium tape prohibits the occurrence of off-track. Maxell LTO3 tape cartridge is more advantageous, user friendly and economical.

High precision moulding has enhanced the durability and robustness of Maxell LTO3 cartridge. The tape media is protected form shocks and bumps during handling and shipping by welding the spot around the openings of Maxell 183900 tape cartridge. Superior features and innovative technologies enable the Maxell LTO3 backup tape to deliver outstanding and efficient backup results even after 1 million passes. The binder system introduced in Maxell 183900 ultrium tape is highly durable and comprises of 2 specialized binders thus improving its performance. LTO tape format is very robust, reliable and cost efficient.

PEN base film of Maxell LTO-3 is very rigid and its tape reel has an extremely smooth surface. The low noise level and the smooth tape surface of 183900 backup tape are helpful for high density recording. Ultra fine magnetic layer is used in Maxell 183900 LTO3 tape which is made possible by the advanced calendaring technology. This ultra thin film layer ensures improved stability and extremely high out thus increasing the overall efficiency.

Efficient Sony Lto2 Ltx-200g Tape

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Posted by printer | Posted in Article on board | Posted on 26-12-2009

Sony LTO-2 ultrium tape, part number LTX-200G, offers unmatched performance and cost efficient backup storage solution to the customers of SMB market. Sony LTO-2 LTX200G tape is very robust. When we look at the current scenario of SMB market, we conclude that there are three driving factors that have created need for more sophisticated, efficient and durable backup solutions. These factors are the stringent Government laws regarding data retention, increased focus on disaster recovery techniques and mission-critical digital information’s rapid increase throughout all business segments.

Enterprise level companies have adopted the LTO tape technology in order to address the above stated issues. LTO backup solution assists the enterprises in accessing the advanced techniques, increased capacities and unmatched performance. Sony uses the latest coating technology in LTO2 LTX-200G ultrium tape. The capacity of Sony LTX200G ultrium tape is twice as that of LTO-1 tape. Large backup needs are efficiently met by the Sony LTO-2 LTX-200G tape media. 400GB is the capacity of Sony LTX-200G tape in compressed mode. The uncompressed capacity of Sony LTX200G ultrium tape reaches 200 gigabytes. A single Sony LTO 2 cartridge can store large data amount.

Sony LTX-200G ultrium tape serves the users with its faster transfer speed and cost effective backup operations. Its compressed speed is 80 MB/second and in native mode, the Sony LTO-2 LTX200G tape offers 40MB/s transfer speed. Sony LTX-200G is a high performance tape cartridge. Like the LTO-1 tape cartridge, an IC memory chip of 4-kb is embedded in the Sony LTO-2 LTX200G cartridge. Sony uses the latest coating technology in LTO2 LTX-200G ultrium tape.

This IC memory chip enhances the performance and data searching speed. The IC chip not only accelerates the file access process in Sony LTX-200G tape format, the cartridge access process and speed are also improved in library environments. Superior data transfer stability is the powerful feature of Sony LTO2 LTX200G tape media. A new advanced mechanism has been introduced in the Sony LTX-200G cartridge that helps to optimize the reel to tape cartridge friction & slip. This leads to steady rotation of tape reel that ensures stable and smooth transfer of data. Sony LTX200G tape serves the users with its faster transfer speed and cost effective backup operations.

The critical tracking errors have been reduced in Sony LTX200G tape technology. Highly reliable LTO servo writer has been developed by Sony that provides high quality and strong servo signals. The strong magnetic signals enhance the tape performance and data integrity in Sony LTO-2 LTX-200G tape. The servo writer ensures accurate data reading and recording. MR tape heads further enhances the robustness and durability. Tape noise has been reduced by Sony in LTO-2 LTX200G ultrium tape so that the high sensitivity of the magneto resistive heads could be matched. The variation in tape surface of Sony LTX-200G tape has been controlled to provide optimized media-head interfacing and travel stability. Sony LTX200G ultrium technology assures cost efficient backup operations and unmatched performance.

LTO-4 Tape Specifications

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Posted by printer | Posted in Article on board | Posted on 20-12-2009

Hardware encryption of 4th generation ultrium technology increases the media capacity, server performance and backup speed. When data is received by the LTO4 tape drive, it compresses the data and encrypts it. Then it writes it onto the LTO tape media. In hardware, the encryption of data is done at full speed and does not limit the performance of the tape drive. Verification of the encrypted information is done during the data writing process. The data is decrypted by the LTO-4 tape drive after it has been encrypted so that the data can be checked on-the-fly.

Backup software or ISVs (3rd party application developers) manage the LTO4 data encryption. Key manager or ISV application layer manage the “encryption keys”. The data encryption process comprises of 4 layers. During the restore reading operation, the information is decrypted.

The specification of LTO has added encryption technique that enhances the capacity and performance of the LTO-4 tape version than the prior generations. Linear tape open program led by Quantum Corporation, HP and IBM introduced the specification of LTO4 tape format. The specification of LTO-4 tape is interoperable that ensures that the tape drives of LTO-4 generation can read media of LTO-2 and LTO-3 and can record information on LTO-3 tape cartridge. IDC research findings indicate that about the share of LTO in the market of mid-range is about 82 percent.

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AES-256 encryption has been added to the LTO 4 specification at drive level that elevates level of performance from its previous version (LTO-3 tape format). The LTO-3 tape drives perform their operations at 80 MB/s and the LTO-4 drives at 120 MB/second. Recording ability of LTO-4 cartridge is twice as that of LTO 3 tape. The un-compressed data of 800GB (equivalent to 300 DVD movies) can be recorded in LTO4 data tape. WORM capability is also supported by the LTO 4 format. WORM technique is also supported by the LTO3 tape format.

HP LTO4 tape format incorporates outstanding and unmatchable features that are ideal for data security and backup. HP LTO-4 C7974W is a robust and durable tape cartridge with strong base film. New technology of head cleaning system is included in HP LTO 4 cartridge. The tape cartridge also has memory chip and self diagnostic technique designed specifically for long life and outstanding durability. HP C7974W LTO-4 has exceptional data protection feature as it includes AES 256 encryption. This powerful attribute ensures security of the data. HP LTO4 cartridge can hold compressed 1. 6 Terabytes of information. Bit density of HP C7974W tape has been improved by the innovative coating technique and robust base film. Improved bit-density means that with in the same physical space more data volume can be recorded. So the HP LTO-4 tape can record massive data volumes. The track numbers also has been increased to 896. For backing up data of 1 GB in the LTO-4 tape cartridge, it will approx. take about 8. 3 sec at fast transfer speed of 240 MB per second. The tape cartridge has the write once read many feature as well.

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Superior Maxell LTO Tape Generations

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Posted by printer | Posted in Article on board | Posted on 19-12-2009

The Maxell LTO ultrium tapes offer recording capacity range from 100GB to 800GB (native). All four generations of LTO are offered by Maxell whose compressed capacities range from 200GB to 1. 6TB. LTO format was introduced by IBM, HP and Quantum. Its open specification enables cross-vendor compatibility. Maxell LTO is the ideal and economical backup storage technology. According to the roadmap of LTO ultrium, each new LTO tape version is introduced after 18-24 months with twice the recoding capacity from its prior generation. The LTO specification also ensures backward compatibility with previous LTO versions.

LTO tape drive has the ability to read information from the current version LTO tape media and also form the media of previous two generations. While on the other hand, the LTO drive can write data onto media of the previous and current generation LTO data tapes. The LTO tape drive uses the previous generation’s data format for reading and recording information onto the tape cartridges of previous generation. LTO ultrium is a high capacity backup medium. In late 2004, the fifth and sixth generations of LTO ultrium tape were included in the LTO roadmap. The LTO-6 tape will feature capacity of 3. 2TB.

The family of Maxell LTO tapes ranges over first generation through fourth generation. All versions of Maxell LTO backup tapes are highly robust and economical. The native capacity of Maxell LTO-1 tape is 100 GB and that of the Maxell LTO4 tape is 800GB. Their transfer rates range from 20 MB/s to 120 MB/s. Ceramic Armor Particles technique is featured in all the Maxell LTO tape versions.

Pure iron particles are used in Maxell ultrium tapes. Ceramic layer is used to coat these particles which protect them from oxidation. This coating layer is very ultra fine (10 millionths of a millimeter). Minimum thickness of ceramic layer is ensured in the Maxell LTO tapes. The iron particles’ magnetic energy is also retained in the Maxell LTO media.

Differently colored packaging is used for different generations of Maxell ultrium tape cartridges. In this way the customers can easily identify them. The storage life of Maxell ultrium cartridges is more than thirty years. LTO tape drive has the ability to read information from the current version LTO tape media and also form the media of previous two generations. WORM cartridges and non-WORM tape cartridges are available in the Maxell LTO-3 and LTO-4 formats. 4K memory chip is employed in Maxell tapes that hold the historical usage records.

Unique CM (Cartridge Memory) analyzer has been introduced in the Maxell LTO cartridges. Cartridge Memory can be connected to the Windows machine through USB. The recorded information from the memory chip of LTO cartridge is read by the CM analyzer. The CM Analyzer reports metrics such as cartridge age, number of media loads, error percentage of records and detailed information regarding last four uses of Maxell LTO ultrium cartridge.

CM Analyzer saves the scanned information. These memory contents can be appended and saved to any prior scans for the Maxell LTO tape. As a result the complete history of each Maxell LTO cartridge can be stored. This information helps in indication of overall health of the Maxell tape. Maxell uses reliable and efficient technologies in all Maxell LTO tape versions.

Durable C7974A LTO-4 Tape Cartridge By Hewlett-Packard

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Posted by printer | Posted in Article on board | Posted on 17-12-2009

HP LTO-4 has unique data encryption technology which ensures that the companies do not suffer the consequences of data loss or theft. HP LTO-4 ultrium technology protects the critical data by encrypting it with AES 256-bit encryption technique. HP C7974A LTO4 safely holds the user’s data thus offering lowest cost per GB. HP LTO-4 tape format compresses the data using its reliable data compression mechanism thus enabling the HP C7974A tape cartridge to accommodate 1. 6TB information. Remarkable transfer rate of 240 MB/s is offered by HP LTO4 in compressed mode. HP ultrium LTO-4 format compresses the data efficiently and precisely with ratio of 2:1. The size of magnetic particles in HP C7974A tape media is very small in comparison to the other tape technologies. Smooth base film and the increased bit density assist the HP C7974A cartridge to record more data in the same tape reel amount. Base film of HP LTO 4 ultrium media is very rigid and smooth.

Exclusive technologies developed by Hewlett-Packard are incorporated in the HP LTO-4 tape media. Unique features and robust technologies make HP LTO-4 the most economical and ideal tape storage medium which has the capability to handle massive data amounts. The C7974A cartridge is very robust and protects the media from shocks and bumps. HP LTO-4 C7974A tape cartridge is more advantageous, user friendly and economical.

A newly developed mechanism called internal head cleaning helps to improve the data reliability of HP LTO-4 ultrium format. The useful life of HP C7974A tape increases because of the features of self diagnostic capacities. Specifically designed memory chip is included in the ultrium cartridge that accelerates the performance and data searching. AES-256 bit encryption is highly reliable technique for the protection of critical data. LTO tape format is very robust, reliable and cost efficient.

800GB information can reside on one tape cartridge of HP LTO-4 C7974A which is its native recording capacity. There are 896 data tracks in HP C7974A tape. The same physical space of HP LTO-4 tape media is made capable to record more data volumes by the rigid base film and the use of unique coating mechanism during its manufacturing. In order to backup 1 gigabyte information, it takes about 8. 3 second by HP LTO-4 at compressed rate of 240MB per second. HP LTO-4 format guarantees high level data protection. So the users can confidently secure their sensitive data at low cost by adopting the HP LTO-4 tape technology.

WORM and non-WORM LTO4 media is offered by Hewlett-Packard. WORM technology further strengthens the data protection capability of HP LTO-4 tape technology. Powerful encryption feature and low cost per GB makes HP LTO-4 more advantageous storage format that delivers outstanding performance and high data reliability.

HP ultrium LTO-4 is a reliable media that is preferred by the leading enterprises making it the highly demanded media standard. Large data volumes are easily accommodated by the HP LTO4 and serves with its low cost and excellent backup operations. The increased data tracks in HP C7974A tape assists it to hold double the amount of information than LTO-3 cartridge which has 704 tracks.

VXA-X 11100221 Backup Tape

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Posted by printer | Posted in Article on board | Posted on 14-12-2009

In comparison to other technologies, VXA X tapes deliver exceptional performance and elevate the overall efficiency. VXA tape, part number 11100221, is the ideal backup storage media for the enterprise class. VXA X tape format offers lowest ownership cost and delivers outstanding performance. No other tape technology can match the durability & reliability of VXA X 11100221 tape cartridge. The combination of VXA packet technology and its low price makes it more superior, advantageous and durable than other tape formats. VXA-X tape technology is the most ideal substitute for the other aging tape technologies that do not have the capacity and advanced technology to support the increasing volumes of data.

VXA X backup tapes offer superior compatibility and are intelligently engineered to further protect the investments of the customers. Fast transfer speed of 43 GB/hr makes VXA-X tape unique and enables it to complete the data restore and backup tasks within 50% lesser time than of the competing tape technologies. As the reliable AME media is incorporated in the Exabyte 11100221 backup tape, therefore it also has longer useful life offering minimum usage of 500 times. Backup solutions provided by VXA-X tapes are more cost efficient and reliable. VXA X tape is very economical and offers faster transfer rates and superior data reliability.

These VXA tapes are extreme-tested which are conducted by independents labs. Their performance and reliability is checked under harsh conditions. The VXA-X 11100221 tape cartridges are immersed in volcanic dust, given violent vibrations, dipped in hot coffee and boiling water to verify their reliability, performance and complete recovery of recorded data under such conditions. Ice blocks are also used to freeze the tape cartridges and even then the information was retrieved from the tapes without and complication and error. These severe tests conducted on VXA backup tapes have proved that the VXA format is more durable than all other formats. Leading organizations prefer the VXA-X tape media as it offers low ownership cost and superior data reliability.

Data packet technique guarantees high level of reliability and data integrity which the other tape formats are unable to offer. VXA-X tape and VXA-V tape are the two versions of VXA tape format. VXA-X 11100221 tape cartridge has longer durable life because of its robust media and smooth tape reel. VXA 11100221 tape can store 80 GB data on a single cartridge in native mode. This capacity enhances when the data which is to be recorded is in compressed form. In compressed mode the Exabyte 11100221 tape cartridge’s capacity reaches 160GB. The data compression ratio in VXA tape format is 2:1.

The tape length of Exabyte 11100221 tape is 230 meters while its thickness ranges from 5. 0 um to 5. 5 um. VXA-X 11100221 tape cartridge is very robust and tough thus protecting the tape media from any damage during transportation or handling. Advanced coating technique and PEN film is used to develop the durable magnetic tape reel used in VXA-X 11100221 tape cartridge. Exabyte tapes are very tough and durable which perform remarkably under heavy work loads and harsh conditions. Exabyte 11100221 cartridge ensures high quality and unparalleled durability.