Backup Hardware
For most companies tape backup with offsite tape storage has been the preferred strategy for disaster recovery. Serval can offer comprehensive tape solutions from leading manufacturers such as HP and Sony.
HP Tape Drives
Serval can offer a complete range of HP tape drives including the ones listed below
The HP storageworks DAT range is ideal for smaller deployments, including smaller data centres and remote office locations, these solutions are typically deployed in a direct-attach configuration, and are scalable to terabytes of capacity. They offer the capability of moving to a networked storage environment and the most affordable data protection and performance features in their class.
The HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are HPs premier line of backup devices. Based on LTO Ultrium format, an open standard with a well-defined four-generation roadmap, the HP Ultrium tape drives offer customers the best choice for investment protection. With ultimate reliability and ease of use in mind, even at 100% duty cycles, HPs rugged design builds on superior LTO technology and adds advanced features to create a new level of data protection. The 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. HPs 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.
The HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are HPs premier line of backup devices. Based on LTO Ultrium format, an open standard with a well-defined four-generation roadmap, the HP Ultrium tape drives offer customers the best choice for investment protection. With ultimate reliability and ease of use in mind, even at 100% duty cycles, HPs rugged design builds on superior LTO technology and adds advanced features to create a new level of data protection. The 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. HPs 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.
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Sony Tape Drives
Serval can offer a complete range of HP tape drives including the ones listed below
As an alternative to DAT72, the AIT-1 Turbo drives provide easier connectivity, higher performance, higher capacity and higher reliability than DAT72 drives but cost less. The drives are available as internal SATA, ATAPI or SCSI or external SCSI versions.
The AIT-1 Turbo drives are available with a SATA interface for even easier connectivity to entry servers and are HP Proliant compatible, making integration simple.
Twice the capacity and speed of DDS-4 / DAT40 at a similar cost.
The AIT - 1 Turbo has the highest reliability through AME media and a dustproof bezel design. It also uses a low cost AIT Turbo media.
As an alternative to DAT72 or DLT-VS160, AIT-2 Turbo tape drives provide performance and capacity approaching that of LTO-1 at a price point similar to DAT72, which make them a lower cost solution instead of LTO-1 drives.
With up to 2 times the capacity and 4 times the speed as DAT72 at a similar price, AIT-2 Turbo tape drives are a cost effective alternative to DAT72. They also offers 50% more speed performance than DLT-VS160 drives at lower cost.
The AIT - 2 Turbo has the highest reliability through AME media and a dustproof bezel design. It also uses a low cost AIT-2 Turbo media.
New:
AITi200STS is a new AIT-2 Turbo internal SATA tape drive available with a new SATA interface for easier integration with servers that support the SATA standard
Using AIT-3 technology, the AITi260S and AITe260SBK offer high performance, best storage density, highest reliability and low cost per GB, offering a clear upgrade for all DAT72, AIT-1 and AIT-2 users as well as an attractive alternative to
LTO1 and SDLT.
The drives are equipped with an optional dust-proof bezel that ensures the reliability in harsh environments. Rewritable media and write-once read-many (WORM) media for regulatory and secure storage requirements are supported.
The 3.5" internal drives will have a pre mounted 5.25" adapter kit together with optional HP ProLiant rail kits in the box. All AIT-3 drives incorporate an Ultra 160 LVD/SE SCSI interface for easy integration into high-end workstations and servers used for storage and archival purposes.
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