HP StorageWorks DAT 40 SCSI Tape Drive

Product features
Feature
Description
Drive type
4 mm cartridge tape, DAT 20/40 format
Capacity
Native - 20GB
Compressed - 40GB (assuming 2:1 ratio, data dependant)
Tape format
Recording Method - Helical Scan, 4 mm
Recording Format - ANSI/ISO/ECMA, DDS-2, DDS-3, and DDS-4
Media compatibility
Read/Write Compatible:

DDS-2 - 120 m Tape, 4.0GB native capacity, 8.0GB with 2:1 data compression
DDS-3 - 125 m Tape, 12GB native capacity, 24GB with 2:1 data compression
DDS-4 - 150 m Tape, 20 GB native capacity, 40GB with 2:1 data compression




Recommended: DDS-4 - 150 m Tape, 20GB native capacity, 40GB with 2:1 data compression
Transfer Rates
Native (typical) - 10.8 GB/hr
2:1 Compression (typical) - 21.6 GB/hr
Sustained Transfer Rate
Native - 3.0 MB/s
Compressed (assuming 2:1) - 6.0 MB/s
Internal buffer
4MB (SDRAM)
Search speed
Average of 50 seconds to any point on a DDS-4, 150 m tape
Load time
lt;15 seconds
Interface
Ultra-Wide LVD/SE SCSI-2
Drives per SCSI Bus (Maximum)
6
Termination
No terminator is required for internal model (assumes use of terminated cable). The external model requires termination (terminator included).
Supported servers1
HP ProLiant DL servers
HP ProLiant ML servers
HP AlphaServers
HP 9000 servers
Supported SCSI HBAs1
Click here for information on currently supported HBAs .
Supported operating systems1
MS Windows Server 2003, and XP Pro /32 Bit edition
MS Windows Server 2003, and XP Pro /64 Bit edition
MS Windows 2000 Server/Professional
MS Windows NT 4.0 Server/Workstation
HP-UX 11i ver 1.0 (PARISC)
HP-UX 11i ver 1.6/2.0 (IA64)
MPE/ix 7.x
Novell NetWare 6.0
Novell NetWare 5.x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 64Bit
SUSE SLES 8.0 (United Linux V1.0 32bit)
Solaris x86
Sun Solaris 9
SGI IRIX 6.5+
Sco Openserver 5.0.7 (Caldera)
IBM AIX 5.x
TRU 64 5.1b
Macintosh System 7.0+
Supported software1
BrightStor ARCServe v9.0.1
BrightStor ARCServe IT v6.6
BrightStor ARCServe Open v2.2
BrightStor Enterprise Backup
Dantz Retrospect v6.5
HP OpenView OmniBack II v4.0 Cell Manager
HP Omniback ll v3.5 Cell Manager
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector v5.1 (32Bit amp; 64bit)
Legato NetWorker v5.1, 5.5, 7.0
Microlite BackupEDGE v1.1.6
NovaNet v8.5
Quadratec Time Navigator v3.7
SyncSort Backup Express v2.15c+
Tivoli TSM v5.2.0
TOLIS BRU
UltraBac 7.0
VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 revision 4454 or later.
VERITAS NetBackup v3.2, 4.5
Yosemite Technologies TapeWare 7.0