The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448 Tape Drive offers an affordable backup solution for mid-range servers that require both high capacity and low cost of ownership.
Based on LTO technology for highest capacity, performance and reliability
HP StorageWorks Linear Tape Open (LTO) Ultrium tape drives offer broad compatibility, support for One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR), manageability, and legendary HP support.
Key Features
- Value - Affordable tape capacity and performance: HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448 Tape Drive is lower cost and stores up to 400GB of data on a single data cartridge using 2:1 compression for increased performance. Reduces the costs associated with data protection by requiring fewer data cartridges to complete backups.
- Agility - Higher performance: Ultrium 448 Tape Drive 48MB/sec compressed data transfer rate allows customers to fill nearly half a terabyte of storage in 2.5 hours. Performance enhanced by HP’s exclusive dynamic data rate matching feature which can match the throughput of the host – ranging from 8MB/sec to 24MB/sec (native).
- Simplicity - Half-height form factor: The Ultrium 448 Tape Drive has a half-height form factor, allowing for installation into all standard 5.25-inch media bays.
- Value - Investment Protection built in: Each HP Ultrium 448 Tape Drive ships with HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Software Single Server Edition backup/recovery and the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Software Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option.
- Agility - Choice of models: Offering a choice of both SCSI and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) models. New 3Gb/sec SAS interface allows direct connect to SAS-based servers via embedded SAS controller or SAS Host Bus Adapter.
- Agility - Server compatibility: SAS-based models qualified on HP ProLiant- SCSI-based models qualified on HP ProLiant, Integrity, 9000, NonStop, and AlphaServers platforms, as well as many servers from other vendors such as Dell, IBM, and Sun.
- Software Compatibility: extensive list of supported backup and archiving software applications from HP, CA, VERITAS, Yosemite, Legato, Tivoli, and many more
- Management and Diagnostics Software Included: Tape drive management, performance optimization, and troubleshooting are made simple using the HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools application that is included with the HP Ultrium 448 Tape Drive
- Value - Backup software included: Every HP Ultrium 448 Tape Drive ships with HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Software Single Server Edition and the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Software Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option.
- One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) Supported: Firmware-based disaster recovery feature that can restore an entire system using a single Ultrium 448 Tape Drive and data cartridge.
