HPE B7B64A Getting Started Guide

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HPE RDX Removable Disk Backup System

Overview

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HPE RDX Removable Disk Backup System

HPE RDX Removable Disk Backup System is a disk-based back up and recovery solution with unmatched portability, fast recovery
and easy integration into
environments where businesses need to protect, manage
Complement
far away.

Internal & External Dock Removable Disk Cartridges

What's New

HPE RDX 4TB cartridge and backup systems offer the highest available RDX capacity on the market today, increasing backup and
recovery 33% over the previous available 3TB capacity.

a single server or branch office environment. HPE RDX works exceptionally well in harsh work

and transport large amounts of data in less than ideal locations.

your cloud backup strategy with a local copy so you can recover quickly and always feel confident your data is never

There is currently a choice of 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB and now 4TB disk capacities.

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1 Activity LED (located on cartridge)

• Blinking green, cartridge is connected to an RDX dock (reading, writing, seeking activity).

• On amber: The drive has detected a cartridge fault condition

2. Eject button/power LED

• Off: No power.

• Green: Dock is ready for use.

• Blinking Green: Dock is ejecting the cartridge.

• Amber: Fault with the dock.

• Blinking Amber: Drive is waiting for cartridge activity to complete before ejecting.

3. Emergency eject hole.
If the cartridge cannot be ejected with the Eject button, insert the
emergency eject pin, included with the product, into the emergency eject hole and gently push to release the cartridge.

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1- Power socket - If two USB 2.0 ports do not provide sufficient power, an external power adapter can be used (power

adapter not supplied). For specifications see the RDX User Guide at http://www.hpe.com/support/rdx.

2- USB 3.0 Port - For optimal performance, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends connecting the RDX+ drive to a USB 3.0

port. If the host system does not provide enough power from a single USB port, attach both USB connectors to the host
computer.

3- Attach point for a Kensington lock located at the rear of the external drive so the unit can be easily secured, if required

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HPE RDX Removable Disk Backup System

Product Highlights

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Key Features

• Low power ruggedized design offers flexibility to plug it in anywhere and feel confident the data is always available and

safe

• Cartridge style hard drive has a 97% survival rate compared to 0% for ordinary USB drives in a independent drop test.

• Ability to recover quickly with disk to disk backup performance reaching speeds of up to 360 GB/hr.

• Compatibility across various operating systems and virtualization platforms makes RDX simple to adapt into any small

buseinss environment

• Built in static protection eliminates server or workstation failures due to statically charged peripherals

• Supports drag and drop file access making backup as simple and convenient as the click of the mouse.

• Supports disk spanning, just add cartridges during the backup process, dynamically increasing the backup.

• Inner buffers built into the system lower disk drive vibration, increasing read/write disk performance.

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise qualified and tested, making it easy to integrate into your server storage and networking

environments.

• Hardware read-only option preventing data from being accidently erased

• Internal dock option makes it easy to configure with ProLiant and StoreEver products

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HPE RDX Removable Disk Backup System

Pre

-configured models

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Models

Part Number

Internal Models
HP RDX 500 GB Internal Disk Backup System

B7B64A

RDX Internal Docking Station, installation poster, internal USB cable, HPE RDX 500 GB Removable Disk Cartridge

NOTE: 0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory integration is indicated.

HP RDX 1TB Internal Disk Backup System

B7B67A

RDX Internal Docking Station, installation poster, internal USB cable, HPE RDX 1 TB Removable Disk Cartridge

NOTE: 0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory integration is indicated.

HP RDX 2TB Internal Disk Backup System

E7X52A

RDX Internal Docking Station, installation poster, internal USB cable, HPE RDX 2 TB Removable Disk Cartridge

NOTE: 0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory integration is indicated.

HP RDX 3 TB Internal Disk Backup System

P9L71A

RDX Removable Disk Backup System installation poster/flyer, internal USB cable, power cable, HPE RDX 3TB GB

NOTE: 0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order if factory integration is indicated.

HP RDX 4 TB Internal Disk Backup System

Q2R32A

RDX Removable Disk Backup System installation poster/flyer, internal USB cable, power cable, HPE RDX 4TB GB

Removable Disk Cartridge