QuickSpecs

HP StorageWorks DAT 72 Tape Drive

Product Highlights

Management

HP StorageWorks DDS tape products are supported, by HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT)

 

version 3.1 onwards. This tool is intended to help in the installation and maintenance of HP tape drives and

 

devices and also includes:

 

Diagnostic tools for tape drive and tape automation devices, designed to simplify troubleshooting

 

Multiple options for retrieving firmware information and updating it

 

Instructions and download of L&TT v3.1 are available at:

 

 

http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/software_drivers.htm (search for DAT 72)

 

 

One Button Disaster Recovery

This feature puts the tape drive into a special disaster recovery mode that enables it to act as a bootable CD to

(OBDR)

restore the operating system and reboot the server or workstation.

Why buy HP StorageWorks DAT 72?

DDS has the highest installed base of any technology in the market with over 9 million drives installed.

It has excellent reliability >400000 hours MTBF at 12% duty cycle.

High capacity (72 GB)

A semi-open industry standard – DAT 72 format – with read/write compatibility with media written by competitor’s drives

Investment protection – read and write compatibility with DDS-3 and DDS-4

Lowest cost media of any tape technology

Supports HP’s One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) solution - A simple, fast, hassle-free way to return your network to exactly the way it was at the time of your last backup

Full single user copy of TapeWare included in the box

Warranty

3-year, next-business-day unit exchange (not available in some countries).

 

 

Service & Warranty Support

Additional warranty protection and/or Installation packages can be purchased.

 

 

Software Product Services

Media and documentation updates

Hardware Product Services

The information below covers all DAT 72 products.

 

'A' signifies shrink-wrap, 'E' signifies electronic

 

Service

 

Blue Service Pack options

 

Onsite, next day, 3-year

 

Onsite,4 hour, 13x5, 3-year

 

Onsite,4 hour, 24x7, 3-year

 

Red Service pack options

 

Onsite, next day, 3-year

 

Onsite, 4 hour, 9x5, 3-year

 

Onsite, 4 hour, 24x7, 3-year

 

Onsite, installation

Product Number

H3155A/E

H4616A/E

U2068A/E

174403-002

174406-002

174409-002

174412-002

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