HP Ultrium 215 User Manual
QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
Overview
The HP StorageWorks family of Ultrium tape drives is HP's premier line of tape backup devices. Based on LTO Ultrium
format, an open standard with a well-defined six-generation roadmap, HP Ultrium tape drives offer customers the best
choice for investment protection. HP pioneered the half-height Ultrium drive, as the only manufacturer offering both fullheight and half-height models of the first-generation Ultrium drives. While HP Ultrium half-height drives deliver the same
capacity and the same level of reliability as our full-height Ultrium drives, they trade off lower performance for a much lower
price, making them ideal for those who need the capacity and reliability of a superdrive without paying for the blazing speed
of a full-height drive. The Ultrium 448 tape drive also matches the capacity and reliability features of the current secondgeneration full-height HP LTO tape drive, the Ultrium 460. With 20% less performance than the Ultrium 460, the Ultrium
448's features and pricing position it as the best value in the HP StorageWorks tape drive portfolio.
With ultimate reliability and ease of use in mind, even at a 100% duty cycle, HP's rugged design builds on superior LTO
technology and adds advanced features to create a new level of data protection. HP Ultrium tape drives employ dynamic
data rate matching to adjust to the speed of the host, reducing wear and tear on both drive and media and increasing
performance, even on slower hosts. HP's ultra-durable soft-load feature automatically positions the data cartridge, and the
highly reliable HP leader-capture mechanism virtually eliminates lost leaders, increasing the success of your backup and
restore operations. Support for HP One-Button Disaster Recovery provides the easiest way to restore data in the event of a
disaster. If data is critical to your business, protect it with an HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive.
What's New
The new HP Ultrium 232 External Tape Drive, the most affordable LTO drive in the StorageWorks portfolio is now
100% RoHS compliant
The new HP Ultrium 448 External Tape Drive, the fastest half-height LTO drive on the market:
features a new enclosure design
is 100% RoHS compliant
HP StorageWorks Ultrium 215
As the entry point for HP's Ultrium tape drive family, the HP StorageWorks Ultrium 215 tape drive offers superdrive capacity
in a compact half-height form factor that makes it easy to integrate into workstations and servers. The Ultrium 215 is an
LTO-1 drive that stores 200 GB of compressed data on a single tape at up to 54 GB per hour.
Ultrium 215 External Tape Drive
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HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
Overview
HP StorageWorks Ultrium 232
The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 232 tape drive is the fastest LTO-1 drive in our portfolio. This affordable superdrive delivers
enterprise-class capacity, performance, and reliability at a midrange price. With a compressed capacity of 200 GB per data
cartridge and a compressed data transfer rate of 115 GB per hour, this LTO-1 drive is read- and write-compatible with all first-
generation Ultrium drives and media, and its media can be read by any LTO-1, -2, or -3 drive from any manufacturer.
Ultrium 232 External Tape Drive
Ultrium 232 Internal Tape Drive
HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448
The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448 tape drive is HP's second generation of half-height LTO tape drive technology. As the
highest capacity, highest performance half-height drive in the StorageWorks family, the Ultrium 448 delivers a compressed
storage capacity of 400 GB per data cartridge and a compressed data transfer rate of 172 GB per hour, more than three times
as fast as the Ultrium 215 tape drive. The Ultrium 448 Tape Drive is fully read and write compatible with all first- and secondgeneration Ultrium drives and media. These features, combined with low pricing, make the Ultrium 448 the ideal direct-attach
and network backup solution for entry-level and midrange servers where capacity and low cost of ownership are critical.
Ultrium 448 External Tape Drive
Ultrium 448 Internal Tape Drive
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Models
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
Ultrium 215 Tape Drive
Ultrium 232 Tape Drive
Ultrium 448 Tape Drive
Ultrium 215 Internal (carbon)
NOTE:
0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory
integration is indicated.
Ultrium 215 External (carbon)
Ultrium 215 Array Module (carbon)
NOTE:
*
integration is indicated.
Ultrium 215 Rack-mount (carbon)
NOTE:
Ultrium 215 Rack-mount (carbon)
NOTE:
Ultrium 232 Internal (carbonite)
NOTE:
integration is indicated.
Ultrium 232 External (carbonite)
Ultrium 448 Internal (carbonite)
NOTE:
integration is indicated.
Ultrium 448 External (carbonite)
Ultrium 448 Array Module (carbonite)
NOTE:
*NOTE:
integration is indicated.
Ultrium 448 Rack-mount (carbonite)
NOTE:
*NOTE:
integration into a rack is indicated.
Offline hot-swap tape drive for HP StorageWorks Tape Array 5300.
NOTE:
0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory
Single drive installed in a 3U Rack-mount kit
Single drive installed in a 1U Rack-mount kit
0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory
0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory
Offline hot-swap tape drive for HP StorageWorks Tape Array 5300.
0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory
Single drive installed in a 1U Rack-mount kit
0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory
Q1543A
Q1545A
C7492B
350544-B21
A7444A
DW064A
DW065B
DW016A
DW017B
DW019A
DW028A
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Key Features
Affordable LTO technology
Enterprise-class capacity and reliability
Compact half-height form factor
HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) restores your entire system at the touch of a button
High-capacity drives that store 200 GB or 400 GB of data on a single cartridge with 2:1 compression
Data rate matching continuously adjusts the speed of the tape drive to that of the server or network environment,
which increases performance, reduces mechanical wear on the drive, and extends tape life
Fully read-and-write compatible with Ultrium drives and media from other manufacturers
Includes a license to download a full, single-server copy of HP OpenView Storage Data Protector for Windows
Includes HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Single Server Edition backup/recovery software and the HP
StorageWorks Data Protector Express Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option
Active head cleaning provides automated cleaning that increases head life and reduces the need for using the
cleaning cartridge
Lower power consumption for maximum reliability at minimum cost
Soft-load feature automatically takes the data cartridge and moves it into the load position
Advanced tape leader capture design ensures fail-safe cartridge loading Internal, external, hot-swap, and rackmounted models are available
Includes HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools to help with installation, management, and troubleshooting
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Customer Benefits
Affordable
Compact
Dependable
High capacity
Fast
Easy
Manageable
Well-connected
Open
Reliable
High capacity combined with low media cost delivers an exceptionally low cost of ownership
Half-height form factor saves space and fits in a wide range of servers and workstations
Employs the same high standards for data integrity as HP's full-height Ultrium tape drives
Stores all your data on a single cartridge
Minimizes network interruption and completes the backup within your backup window
Supports HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR), simply the easiest way to restore data in the
event of a disaster
Includes superior management capabilities that makes it easy to install, use and support
Compatible with leading operating systems, backup software and servers
Based on LTO technology, which delivers the competitive benefits of an open format
High-integrity data path including read and write DRAM protects your data
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
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Product Highlights
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
LTO Ultrium
Technology
Linear Tape-Open technology was developed by three leaders in the storage industry - HP, IBM,
and Certance (now Quantum) - who brought together their combined expertise in tape technology
to develop an entirely new format based on the best of existing technologies. Because LTO
Ultrium technology was a new format, it required no cumbersome support of legacy formats, so it
could be designed without compromising on reliability or performance. The LTO Program, a
consortium of the three technology provider companies, has developed a well-defined sixgeneration roadmap, which has been executed right on schedule, with the first generation of
Ultrium drives and media released in 2000, the second generation in 2002, and the third
generation in 2004.
Ultrium 1 tape drive technology uses a linear format of 384 tracks, writing eight tracks
simultaneously. Ultrium 2 tape drive technology uses a linear format of 512 tracks, writing eight
tracks simultaneously. The data is written in a serpentine pattern; the tape reverses direction after
each set of eight tracks is written. This provides higher density recording, enabling customers to
lower costs and increase efficiency by storing more data on a single tape in an industry standard
format.
The LTO standard for backward compatibility is to write back one generation and read back two
generations; therefore:
First-generation Ultrium drives, such as HP Ultrium 232, read and write LTO 1 media
Second-generation Ultrium drives, such as HP Ultrium 460 and Ultrium 448, read and write
LTO 1 and LTO 2 media.
Third-generation Ultrium drives, such as the new Ultrium 960, read and write LTO 2 and
LTO 3 media and also read LTO 1 media.
Data Rate Matching
As part of the LTO open standard, all HP 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. This system is used in Ultrium generation 1, 2, and 3 products.
The decision about what next technology you should buy into should be based on your future, not
your past, investment. Choose the 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
An exclusive feature of HP Ultrium tape drives, data rate matching allows the tape drive to adjust
its transfer rate to the speed of host dynamically and continuously. This feature, coupled with the
Ultrium buffer management technology within the data path, ensures that the tape drive continues
to stream data, reducing the need to rewind the tape back and forth to wait for the host. This
feature brings two big advantages:
It optimizes performance, getting the best performance possible for the environment,
regardless of the speed of the host or the network.
It reduces wear and tear on drive and media, thus increasing reliability.
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Product Highlights
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
Software in the Box
The HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives include HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express
Single Server Edition backup/recovery software and the HP StorageWorks Data Protector
Express Bare Metal Disaster Recovery option. Data Protector Express Single Server Edition is an
easy-to-use backup application to protect a single Windows, Linux or NetWare server. The Data
Protector Express Bare Metal Disaster Recovery (BMDR) option provides automated system
recovery of that server following a major hardware or software failure. The fastest method to
recovery the server is to use the Data Protector Express BMDR option and the One Button
Disaster Recovery feature of the HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives.
As well as getting the Data Protector Express Single Server Edition software as part of the HP
StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives solution, purchasers can also upgrade to the class-leading Data
Protector Express backup/recovery software. This is a special SKU, only available for new
customers of HP StorageWorks tape products that gives a significant discount off Data Protector
Express to recognise the value of the in-box software. Upgrading to Data Protector Express allows
network backup of servers and Windows desktops, extends the disk-to-disk backup capacity and
capability and permits the additions of agents and extensions to increase scale and performance
of the backup infrastructure. For more information about the the in-box software please visit
http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorexpress/sse
If the HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive is for a large environment that requires UNIX support
and/or enterprise class application and feature support then HP OpenView Storage Data Protector
is the recommended backup/recovery software. For more information and evaluation software
please visit
http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotector
.
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HP Ultrium Storage
Media
Management
HP recommends that you use HP-branded cartridges in your HP Ultrium tape drive to assure the
highest level of protection for your valuable data. Our test program for HP Ultrium media is the
most thorough and comprehensive in the industry.
All HP cartridges must satisfy an exhaustive battery of additional tests that relate directly to real
life situations, where real data and real businesses are at stake. The benefit of the HP brand
specification for media is consistent quality. Through the testing of thousands of HP drives and HP
cartridges, the ideal formulation for backup performance is defined and then continuously
monitored. This hugely resource-intensive process is unique to HP and affords deep insight into
the HP+HP backup solution for a wide range of environments and duty cycles. Your best choice
for ease of support and maximum dependability is to use HP-branded Ultrium cartridges at all
times.
HP Ultrium tape drives and automation are supported by HP StorageWorks Library and Tape
Tools (LTT). This set of easy-to-use utilities makes the installation and maintenance of HP tape
drives and devices simple:
Verifies installation of the drive
Tests and verifies the health of the drive and media
Provides HP support with detailed device information
Offers multiple options for finding and upgrading new firmware
Aids in performance optimization
Included with each Ultrium tape drive and available via free download supporting all HP tape
products
Instructions and downloads of Library and Tape Tools are available at:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/software_drivers.html
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Product Highlights
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
HP One-Button
Disaster Recovery
(OBDR)
HP StorageWorks One-Button Disaster Recovery is an exclusive feature of HP tape drives that
provides fast and simple disaster recovery on HP ProLiant servers. OBDR is a firmware-driven
utility that can restore a server's operating system, software applications, and data using a single
tape cartridge. Depending on the size of the data set, OBDR can provide system recovery in less
than one hour, reducing the recovery window by more than 50 percent and minimizing the risks
and costs associated with downtime. There's no longer a need to search for software disks and
manuals or make a new set of disaster recovery disks each time the network configuration is
altered or a peripheral is added. The sheer simplicity of OBDR means less human error. Backup
and disaster recovery preparation, previously two separate tasks, now become one process. For
more information about OBDR, visit the HP website at
For a current list of servers, workstations, and software that support OBDR, check the tape
backup compatibility pages on the HP website at:
http://www.hp.com/go/obdr
http://www.hp.com/go/connect
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