HP LTO 3 - Making The Best Of Storage Media

Data protection has in the recent past continued to rise in the list of priorities of most organizations. This may be due to the fact that the amount of data that needs to be stored continues to increase as the threats to the loss of data also continue to increase. Some organizations also need to comply with government regulations and therefore have to come up with storage systems that will address a variety of issues. HP LTO 3 media can play a big role in enabling you to address your data storage needs.

About LTO

Linear Tape Open (LTO) is a storage solution developed by Hewlett-Packard (HP), International Business Machines (IBM) and Quantum. This technology is based on a single-reel tape that has a high capacity and has an open format. The open format means that many companies can produce the technology by using a common standard that ensures the products are compatible.

LTO 3

The third generation of the LTO technology was introduced into the market in 2004 and brought with it extra features that were not present in the previous generations. One is the write-once, read-many (WORM) capability, which ensures your data is not overwritten, altered or deleted. The WORM feature was also introduced so that organizations could comply with government regulations. LTO 3 is backward-compliant, meaning the drives can read and write LTO 2 cartridges and can also read LTO 1 cartridges.

LTO 3 has a storage capacity of 400 GB for uncompressed data and the storage capacity is 800 GB for data that is compressed. The rate of transfer when writing uncompressed data is 80 MB/s while the rate of transfer when writing compressed data is 160 MB/s.

HP LTO 3

HP LTO 3 tape drives offer you data integrity as they have codes for error correction that are very effective. They have a read-while-write feature for verification to ensure the correct data is transferred. You can also fully recover data that has been lost on a 32mm length of tape which is equivalent to a full track. The tape drives have a design for leader capture that is dependable, and a tape path that has been simplified.

High performance

HP LTO 3 drives offer performance that is efficient due to their high speeds and a feature known as Data Rate Matching. The tape's speed is adjusted to the speed of data that is coming in from the host. This ability to match the speeds ensures that the tape's head does not have to keep repositioning as it waits for more incoming data. This helps to ensure that the performance of the drives has been enhanced, the wear on the tape and head is reduced and the amount of power used is also reduced.

Convenience

Once you purchase HP LTO 3 media, you will be able to use them with a wide variety of software and hardware that are compatible. The drives also work very well with most system configurations. HP LTO 3 tape drives are energy efficient, and you can use an idle mode when backing up or archiving your data to save on power.


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