subject: Sony LTO-2 Tape Cartridges Feature Longer working life [print this page] Sony LTO-2 Tape Cartridges Feature Longer working life
Each day the government agencies, E-businesses, financial organizations, and business enterprises produce mountains of data, whose availability and integrity is vital for future growth. LTO, a globally renowned tape media format, has proven to be the most efficient storage solution for handling the challenges of today's data rich environments. Smooth migration path, improved scalability and roadmap of up to six LTO generations provide more choice and flexibility to its clients. LTO format is the top choice of the data administrators and IT managers.
Sony's LTO devices extend the boundaries of data storage capacity and integrity. Sony is amongst the world's largest manufacturer of backup media technologies. Sony LTO-2 is a high capacity cartridge that satisfies the storage needs of desktop workstations and SMBs. Part number of this robust tape is LTX200GWW. When compared with the LTO-1 cartridge, the Sony LTO2 tape offers its customers double the capacity, which is 200GB/400GB.
Sony LTX200GWW tape is developed for greater cost efficiency, long term protection and high speed backups. Ultra high transfer speed is supported by Sony LTO-2, which reaches 80 Mbps in compressed mode. All the LTO tape generations feature 2:1 data compression.
Great news is that Sony LTX200GWW cartridge will work brilliantly in all ultrium-2 tape drives; therefore there is no need for you to purchase any additional tape drive. 4 KB memory chip is an integral component of each LTO2 tape. Besides boosting the file access, the memory chip markedly accelerates the media loading in library and automated environments.
High performance brands of LTO-2 ultrium cartridges are:
HP LTO 2 tape
C7972A
Verbatim LTO2 backup tape
94527
Maxell LTO 2 ultrium
183850
Quantum LTO2 tape
MR-L2MQN-01
Imation LTO 2 tapes
16598, 16600 and16599
Dell LTO2 tape
340-8701
IBM LTO-2 tapes
19P5887 and 08L9870
TDK LTO-2 ultrium tape
D2405-LTO2
Stability and smooth movement of tape reel is vital for greater data reliability under increased workloads. This can be ensured if the tape reel has a highly smooth surface and evenly dispersed magnetic particles. Therefore Sony has developed highly precise media coating mechanism and strict manufacturing methods to produce superior quality LTO-2 ultrium cartridges. These advanced manufacturing techniques control and remove the variations in tape surface.
Smooth and robust tape reel of Sony LTX200GWW cartridge ensures superior data transfer stability in all demanding backup applications. It also helps to reduce the friction between head and tape, which extends the working life of both cartridge and drive. Tape movement within the cartridge also causes its wear & tear. That is why Sony has redesigned the cartridge mechanism to assure steady reel rotation and smooth winding of tape.
Tape tension can increase the error rate and noise level. Sony has significantly reduced the tape tension in LTO-2 tapes, which noticeably enhances the reliability of data reading and writing. Data managers can rely on the superior backup performance of Sony LTX200GWW backup tapes. Combination of Sony's technological expertise and breakthrough features of LTO tape technology make Sony LTO2 the highly preferred choice for automated and stand-alone environments.
