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HPE StoreEver LTO Ultrium Tape Drives
The family of HP
Ultrium format, an open standard with a well
best choice for investment protection. With ultimate reliability and ease of use in mind, even at 100% duty cycles, HP
design builds on superior LTO technology and adds advanced features like hardware data encr
protection. The tape drives employ dynamic data rate matching to adjust to the speed of the host, reducing wear and tear on b
drive and media and increasing performance, even on slower hosts. HP
load feature automatically positions the
data cartridge together with the highly reliable HP
reliable.
The family of tape drives also features support for HP
diagnostics, and performance optimization. Included with the HP
Server Backup Basic backup and recovery software providing a backup application to protect a single server. If data is critical to your
business, protect it with an HPE LTO Ultrium tape drive.
E LTO Ultrium tape drives is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's premier line of backup devices. Based on the LTO
-defined ten-generation roadmap, HPE LTO Ultrium tape drives offer customers the
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E Library and Tape Tools which provides HPE TapeAssure health monitoring,
E LTO Ultrium tape drives is the option to download Yosemite
HPE StoreEver LTO Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
HPE StoreEver LTO-7 Ultrium 15000 Tape Drive
The HPE LTO-7 Ultrium 15000 tape drive represents Hewlett Packard Enterprise's seventh-generation of LTO tape drive
technology capable of storing up to 15TB (compressed 2.5:1) per cartridge while providing enterprise tape drive monitoring and
management capabilities with HPE TapeAssure, ease of use with support for LTFS and AES 256-bit hardware data encryption easyto-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges. Capable of data transfer
rates up to 300 MB/sec (native), with Speed Matching feature further optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep
drives streaming and increase the reliability of the drive and media. HPE LTO Ultrium half-height drives are designed for server
customers in direct attached storage (DAS) environments. For IT organizations with stringent, long-term data retention
requirements, the Ultrium 15000's WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) data protection feature offers a simple and secure method for
archiving records as part of a compliance solution to meet the toughest of industry regulations. The Ultrium 15000 tape drives
provide investment protection with full read and write backward support with LTO-6 media, and the ability to read LTO-5 cartridges.
By more than doubling the native capacity of previous generation Ultrium drives, Hewlett Packard Enterprise customers now require
fewer data cartridges to meet their storage needs, significantly reducing their IT costs and increasing their ROI.
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4 cartridges.
HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 External Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Internal Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 Tape Drive
TapeAssure
industry regulations. The Ultrium 3000 provides investment protection with full read and write backward support with LTO-4 media,
HPE StoreEver LTO-7 Ultrium 15000 External Tape Drive HPE StoreEver LTO-7 Ultrium 15000 Internal Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Tape Drive
The HPE LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 tape drive represents HPE's sixth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to
6.25TB (compressed 2.5:1) per cartridge while providing enterprise tape drive monitoring and management capabilities with HPE
TapeAssure, ease of use with support for LTFS and AES 256-bit hardware data encryption easy-to-enable security to protect the
most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges. Capable of data transfer rates up to 1.44TB/Hour
(compressed 2.5:1), HPE's exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep
drives streaming and increase the reliability of the drive and media. HPE LTO Ultrium half-height drives are designed for server
customers in direct attached storage (DAS) environments. For IT organizations with stringent, long-term data retention
requirements, the Ultrium 6250's WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) data protection feature offers a simple and secure method for
archiving records as part of a compliance solution to meet the toughest of industry regulations. The Ultrium 6250 tape drives
provide investment protection with full read and write backward support with LTO-5 media, and the ability to read LTO-
The HPE LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 represents Hewlett Packard Enterprise's fifth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of
storing up to 3TB per cartridge while providing enterprise tape drive monitoring and management capabilities with HPE
and AES 256-bit hardware data encryption easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized
access of tape cartridges. Capable of data transfer rates up to 1TB/Hour HPE's exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further
optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep drives streaming and increase the reliability of the drive and media. HPE
LTO Ultrium half-height drives are designed for server customers in direct attached storage (DAS) environments. For IT
organizations with stringent, long-term data retention requirements, the Ultrium 3000's WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) data
protection feature offers a simple and secure method for archiving records as part of a compliance solution to meet the toughest of
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and the ability to read LTO-3 cartridge.
HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 External Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 Internal Tape Drive
LTO-4 and LTO-3 media, and the ability to read LTO-2 cartridge.
HPE StoreEver LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 External Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 Internal Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO-3 Ultrium 920 Tape Drive
height LTO tape drive technology. The Ultrium 920 delivers
offers further investment protection through its backward-read compatibility with first-generation Ultrium media. For IT
HPE StoreEver LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 Tape Drive
The HPE LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 Tape Drive is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's fourth-generation of half-height LTO tape drive
technology capable of storing up to 1.6 TB per cartridge in under 3 hours. HPE Ultrium half-height drives are designed for server
customers in direct attached storage (DAS) environments. To further protect the most sensitive data, AES 256-bit hardware data
encryption provides easy-to-enable security to prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges. By using LTO-4 hardware data
encryption, not only is data fully capable of being compressed therefore maximizing capacity, encrypted backups are completed
without a loss in performance. Capable of data transfer rates up to 160 MB/sec, HPE's exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further
optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep drives streaming and enabling the fastest performance of any tape drive
in the industry. For IT organizations with stringent, long-term data retention requirements, the Ultrium 1760's WORM (Write-Once,
Read-Many) data protection feature offers a simple and secure method for archiving records as part of a compliance solution to
meet the toughest of industry regulations. The Ultrium 1760 provides investment protection with full read and write support with
The HPE LTO-3 Ultrium 920 tape drive is HPE's third generation of halfa compressed storage capacity of 800 GB per data cartridge and a compressed data transfer rate of 432 GB per hour, two and a half
times faster than the previous generation LTO-2 Ultrium 448 tape drive. The Ultrium 920 is ideal for midrange and departmental
servers. The Ultrium 920 Tape Drive is fully read and write compatible with all second-generation Ultrium drives and media and
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industry regulations.
organizations with stringent, long-term data retention requirements, the Ultrium 920's WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) data
protection feature offers a simple and secure method for archiving records as part of a compliance solution to meet the toughest of
HPE StoreEver LTO-3 Ultrium 920 External Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO-3 Ultrium 920 Internal Tape Drive
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HPE StoreEver LTO Ultrium Full-Height Tape Drives
HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Tape Drive
HPE LTO
tape drive
cartridge while providing enterprise tape drive monitoring and management capabilities with HPE TapeAssure, ease of use with
support for L
enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent
unauthorized access of tape cartridges. Capable of data transfer rates up to 400MB/sec (compressed 2.5:1), HPE's exclusive Da
Rate Matchi
reliability of the drive and media. The Ultrium 6650 provides investment protection with full read and write backward support
LTO
Ultrium drives,
reducing their IT costs and increasing their ROI.
HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 External Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO Ultrium Full-Height Tape Drives
HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 Tape Drive
The Ult
providing enterprise tape drive monitoring and management capabilities with HPE TapeAssure, ease of use with support for LTFS
and AES
access of tape cartridges. Capable of data transfer rates up to 280MB/sec, HPE's exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further
optimizes pe
Ultrium 3280 provides investment protection with full read and write backward support with LTO
LTO-3 cartridge.
Key Features
-6 Ultrium 6650 Tape Drive sets new standards for capacity, performance, usability and manageability. The Ultrium 6650
represents HPE's sixth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to 6.25TB (compressed 2.5:1) per
TFS and AES 256-bit hardware data encryption, easy-to-
ng feature further optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep drives streaming and increase the
-5 media, and the ability to read LTO-4 cartridges. By more than doubling the compressed capacity of previous generation
Hewlett Packard Enterprise customers now require fewer data cartridges to meet their storage needs, significantly
ta
with
rium 3280 represents HPE's fifth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to 3TB per cartridge while
256-bit hardware data encryption, easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized
rformance by matching speed of host to keep drives streaming and increase the reliability of the drive and media. The
-4 media, and the ability to read
HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 External Tape Drive
HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 Internal Tape Drive
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most out of your drives and media as well as help with installation and troubleshooting Affordable: high capacity combined
write
• High-Capacity: Large-capacity drive capable of storing up to 15TB (with LTO-7) of compressed storage on a single
cartridge, requiring fewer data cartridges to meet storage needs, significantly reducing IT and archiving costs
• Ease of use with LTFS and HPE StoreOpen - providing a self-describing file system with HPE LTO-5 or higher
generation cartridges, which enables the combined archiving benefits of application independence, transportability and
protection from obsolescence.
• Secure: AES 256 bit data encryption and support for WORM media provide a secure method for long-term retention of
critical data records
• Fast: Fast data transfer rate up to 300 MB/sec (LTO-7 native) to meet demands of even the tightest backup window
• Manageable: HPE Library and Tape Tools (LTT) provides HPE TapeAssure health monitoring and operational
information on performance and utilization for peace of mind and to allow you to optimize your configuration to get the
with low media cost delivers an exceptionally low cost of ownership and ensures a faster return on investment
• Reliable: HPE's exclusive data rate matching feature automatically adjusts the drive's read and write speed based on the
server and network environment, which increases performance, reduces mechanical wear on the drive, and extends tape
life. 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. 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 with
minimum environmental costs
• Compatible: qualified/tested on all industry-leading operating systems, backup software and servers. Fully read-and-
compatible with LTO Ultrium drives and media from other manufacturers
• Agile: choice of models including internal, external and rack-mount to meet your backup configuration needs inside and
outside of the server
• Value: Includes the option to download Yosemite Server Backup Basic backup and recovery software, see:
www.barracudaware.com/ysbbasic
• Investment Protection: delivers a compelling technology roadmap that offers higher capacity and performance tape
solutions with backward read and write compatibility for previous drive generations
• Open: based on the LTO technology open standard, delivering customers a greater choice of vendors and solutions
without compromising compatibility across Ultrium products
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LTO Ultrium Technology
lop 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
the three technology provider companies, has developed a well-defined ten-generation roadmap.
density recording, enabling customers to lower costs and increase efficiency by storing more data on a
compatibility with tape drives and media manufactured by other LTO vendors.
scans. The system is used in all LTO Ultrium tape drives.
free technology that uses the best attributes from a wide range of tape technologies
Linear Tape-Open technology was developed by three leaders in the storage industry - Hewlett
Packard Enterprise, IBM, and Quantum - who brought together their combined expertise in tape
technology to deve
be designed without compromising on reliability or performance. The LTO Program, a consortium of
Ultrium LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5 and LTO-6 tape drive technologies from Hewlett Packard Enterprise
use a linear format of 704 tracks, 896 tracks 1280 tracks and 2176 tracks (respectively), writing sixteen
tracks simultaneously. Ultrium LTO-7 tape drive features a breakthrough in recording technology by
writing thirty-two tracks simultaneously on a linear format of 3584 tracks. The data is written in a
serpentine pattern; the tape reverses direction after each set of tracks is written. This provides higher
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 LTO Ultrium drives (HPE Ultrium 230, HPE Ultrium 232) read and write LTO
1 media
• Second-generation LTO Ultrium drives (HPE Ultrium 460, HPE Ultrium 448) read and write
LTO 1 and LTO 2 media.
• Third-generation LTO Ultrium drives (HPE Ultrium 920, Ultrium 960) read and write LTO 2
and LTO 3 media and also read LTO 1 media.
• Fourth-generation LTO Ultrium drives (Ultrium 1840, Ultrium 1760) read and write LTO 3 and
LTO 4 media and also read LTO 2 media.
• Fifth-generation LTO Ultrium drives (Ultrium 3280, Ultrium 3000) read and write LTO 4 and
LTO 5 media and also read LTO 3 media.
• Sixth-generation LTO Ultrium drives (Ultrium 6650, Ultrium 6250) read and write LTO 5 and
LTO 6 media and also read LTO 4 media.
• Seventh-generation LTO Ultrium drives (Ultrium 15000) read and write LTO 6 and LTO 7
media and also read LTO 5 media
As part of the LTO open standard, all HPE tape drives and media offer the same standards of
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. Data
compression is also turned off if data is found to be uncompressible; thus, allowing for better data
The decision about which tape technology you should buy next should be based on your future, not
your past, investment. Choose the LTO 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-
without any compromises for backward compatibility requirements
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HPE StoreOpen
installed automatically as part of the LTFS package and it completely removes the need for low-level
• A solid roadmap for future generations of the technology
• An open format available from multiple vendors
• Lowest media cost of any 'superdrive' tape technology
Hardware Based
Encryption
HPE LTO-4, 5, 6 and 7 LTO Ultrium tape drives support hardware-based encryption to enable greater
levels of security:
• AES 256-bit Encryption
- Easy-to-enable encryption for a secure backup
- Helps prevent unauthorized accessed of tape media if cartridges are lost or stolen
- Eliminates the need to purchase and manage additional h/w
• No loss in performance of backup
• The Yosemite Server Backup Basic backup and recovery software supports LTO-4, LTO-5,
LTO-6 and LTO-7 encryption and makes writing encrypted backups simple. A passphrase is
entered and Yosemite Server Backup Basic creates and manages the encryption key.
TapeAssure HPE TapeAssure makes managing, optimizing and archiving on the HPE LTO Ultrium tape drives
easier. This tool provides additional management and monitoring capabilities including:
• Life and health information for media and drives
• Information on media and drive utilization and operational performance
• Notifications of drive and media characteristics that fall below Hewlett Packard Enterprise
recommended standards
TapeAssure health reports and alerts give you peace of mind knowing the condition of the drives, the
tapes and the data on each tape. TapeAssure monitors every backup to ensure the highest standards
of reliability, sends alerts when these standards are not met, and ensures that you can maintain the
drives and tapes used in an archive environment to have the highest integrity.
HPE TapeAssure is included as part of HPE Library and TapeTools for Windows users from LTT 5.0
onwards. Instructions and downloads of HPE Library and Tape Tools are available at:
http://www.hpe.com/storage/tapetools
Linear Tape File System
(LTFS)
LTFS makes tape self-describing, file-based, and easy-to-use, it also provides users with the ability to
use standard file operations on tape media for accessing, managing and sharing files with an interface
that behaves just like a hard disk. In addition, LTFS provides the ability to share data across platforms,
as you would with a USB drive or memory stick. Simply load a tape into the drive, mount it into the file
system, and it becomes visible as a disk.
For more information, including user guide, downloads and compatibility, visit:
http://www.hpe.com/storage/ltfs
HPE StoreOpen Standalone is a free software application that helps LTFS users to use and manage
Standalone
single tape drives.
Available for Windows and Mac environments, it provides a native GUI with a familiar look and feel. It is
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http://www.hpe.com/storage/HPStoreOpen
continuously across the wide range of transfer rates. This feature ensures that the tape drive continues
tape drives support LTO Ultrium WORM media,
cartridge immediately upon insertion into to the tape drive.
terminal commands by guiding users through the full process of select, prepare and mount an LTFS
cartridge.
For more information, including user guide, downloads and compatibility, visit:
Data Rate Matching Data Rate Matching combines sophisticated buffer management with HPE's exclusive Variable Tape
Speed technology to allow the tape drive to match its transfer rate to the host speed dynamically and
to stream data regardless of the environment, and brings two big advantages:
• It optimizes backup performance, regardless of the speed of the host or the network
• It minimizes rewinding and repositioning of the tape, reducing wear and increasing reliability
WORM (Write-Once,
Read-Many) Drive and
Media Support
Critical to the success of data retention policies in highly regulated environments is the ability to store
and manage data in an unalterable state. Following stringent guidelines set forth by regulatory
agencies such as the SEC and HIPPA, IT organizations must now integrate new solutions and policies
that can verify the integrity of stored data for periods that can extend well beyond seven years.
LTO generation 3 and higher tape drives feature the ability to archive and store data in a nonrewriteable format that meets the most stringent regulatory guidelines. Using a combination of
integrated fail-safe features in the drive firmware, cartridge memory, and tape formatting, LTO Ultrium
drives can archive large amounts of data for periods of up to 30 years in a secure, untampered state.
Since all LTO generation 3 and higher tape drives include support for both rewritable and WORM
media, IT organizations can now easily integrate a secure, long-term archiving solution into their
current data protection strategy. As compared to other technologies that feature support for WORM
storage, LTO tape drives offers the advantages of:
• A single drive to support all backup and archiving needs
• Two distinctive tape cartridges to easily distinguish and manage both rewriteable and WORM
data cartridges
• A specially designed WORM data cartridge with multiple integrated fail-safe features to
prevent accidental or intentional overwriting of data
• High-capacity, low-cost HPE WORM media that can store up to 15TB (LTO-7) of data on a
single data cartridge
• Support from many backup and archiving software vendors, providing the most
comprehensive and mainstream support in the industry
• The LTO open standard that offers greater choice and compatibility across all third-
generation Ultrium products
NOTE: While all HPE LTO generation 3 and higher
some third-generation LTO Ultrium tape drives from other manufacturers may not include read
and write support for LTO Ultrium WORM media. For non-HPE LTO-3 and LTO-4 tape drives,
please check the manufacturers' specifications to ensure this support is provided if you are using
your WORM media. If WORM support is not provided, the drive will eject the WORM tape
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The HP
and recovery software. It is an easy
and includes all the features needed to protect a single machine by backup to a HP
Yosemite Server Backup Basic includes pre
can define when you backup and how long your bac
data cartridges. Up to 4 parallel data streams keep the high
Yosemite Server Backup Basic supports all the features of the Ultrium tape drives. LTO
and high
manage interface. Backup to LTO WORM media is supported. Backup data compression can be turned
on or off as part of the backup job specifications.
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NOTE:
that time, customers have the option to upgrade to a ret
Support.
NOTE:
Recovery software option with HP
If the HP
class application and feature support then HP
recovery software. There is no upgrade path from Yosemite Server Backup Basic or Data Protector
Express Basic or Data Protector Express to Data Protector. If current or future requirements will require
Data Protector, this software should be installed from day 1. For more information and evaluation
software please visit: http://www.hpe.com/software/dataprotector
backup solution for a wide range of environments and duty cycles. Your best choice for ease
of support and maximum dependability is to use HPE-branded Ultrium cartridges at all times.
• Included with each Ultrium tape drive and available via free download supporting all HPE tape
Included Software
E Ultrium tape drives provide the option to download Yosemite Server Backup Basic backup
-to-use backup and recovery application that is installed in minutes
E tape drive.
-defined and customizable media rotation schemes so you
kups are retained, while easily managing your LTO
-speed Ultrium tape drives streaming.
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er data encryption can be specified for any backup job and is configured using the easy-to-
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Yosemite Server Backup Basic comes with 30 days of free Maintenance and Support. After
ail version with Maintenance and
Yosemite Server Backup Basic replaces Data Protector Express Basic as the Backup &
E LTO Ultrium tape drives.
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E Data Protector is the recommended backup and
.
HPE Ultrium Storage
Media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you use HPE-branded cartridges in your HPE Ultrium
tape drive to assure the highest level of protection for your valuable data. Our test program for HPE
Ultrium media is the most thorough and comprehensive in the industry.
All HPE 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 HPE brand specification
for media is consistent quality. Through the testing of thousands of HPE drives and HPE cartridges,
the ideal formulation for backup performance is defined and then continuously monitored. This hugely
resource-intensive process is unique to Hewlett Packard Enterprise and affords deep insight into the
HPE+HPE
Diagnostics HPE LTO Ultrium tape drives and automation are supported by HPE Library and Tape Tools (LTT).
This tool is intended to help in the installation and maintenance of HPE tape drives and devices,
including:
• Verifies installation of the drive
• Test/verify the health of the drive and media
• Provides Hewlett Packard Enterprise support with detailed device information
• Multiple options for finding and upgrading new firmware
• Performance optimization and recommendations
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