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Volume of data created by the E-businesses, financial institutions, small and medium businesses, government agencies and public sector has exploded over the past decade. The IT managers have become more cautious in selecting the tape storage technologies. The companies demand more economical backup solutions that can deliver efficient data performance over a longer period of time.
Dell's backup storage devices have been the top choice of the customers for industry regulatory compliance and robust data protection. LTO media format, an "open" tape standard, protects your vital data at lowest cost, secures your previous investments through its exceptional backward compatibility. Improved scalability of LTO technology provides room for up-gradation of your backup system.
PowerVault LTO-2 drives are intelligently manufactured by Dell for outstanding durability and superior value at an affordable cost. LTO-2 tape technology is a smart choice for remote offices, demanding environments, network servers, workstations and data centers.
Dell LTO 2 tape format offers breakthrough features that allow you to preserve your data at lowest cost per GB with unbeatable performance and integrity. Dell LTO2 PowerVault drives and tape cartridges are competitively priced. Their long term data protection capability provides you peace of mind. A single Dell LTO-2 ultrium cartridge is capable of storing 200GB uncompressed information.
Both LTO1 and LTO2 cartridges are perfectly write-compatible and read-compatible with PowerVault LTO-2 drives. Outstanding compatibility of Dell LTO-2 drives ensures a comprehensive and cost efficient storage solution. Dell LTO-2 drive's backward compatibility feature not only provides you more choice in vendors, it also secures the previous investments. LTO cartridges developed by Dell are:
- Dell LTO-1 tape
09W084
- Dell LTO-2 tape
340-8701
- Dell LTO-3 ultrium tapes
341-2647 and 0HC591
- Dell WORM LTO 4 tape
341-4647
- Dell LTO-4 ultrium tape
341-4640
64MB data buffer features in Dell LTO-2 drives. Each Dell LTO2 cartridge has a built-in memory chip. The unique combination of memory chip and large-sized data buffer assure quick media loading and rapid access to the recorded data. Extraordinary MTBF of 250,000 hours makes Dell LTO2 drives the top choice for data rich applications. Outer cartridge shell of Dell ultrium-2 tapes is built tough to extend its useful life and protect it against mechanical stress and unintentional drops.
More good news is that the Dell LTO-2 technology assists you to pack voluminous data files onto fewer data tapes, which contributes to the low total ownership cost and decreased human interventions. Dell LTO-2 ultrium technology is compatible with the industry-standard operating systems and software including Yosemite Tape-Ware, CommVault Galaxy and Veritas Backup Exec. Customers can select the option that best fits their selection criteria.
You can easily install the Dell LTO2 drives into the server and backup recording system, because these drives are available with multiple configurations. You can attach the PowerVault LTO-2 drives to your servers either externally or internally. For trouble-free and quick installation, Dell has equipped these drives with quick start guide, SCSI terminator and SCSI cables. Dell LTO-2 tape format provides you the reliability, capacity and data security to assure seamless and efficient business operations.
