October 17, 2003
HP announces the availability of HP Ultrium LTO 460 (Gen 2) tape drives for use with HP NonStop S-series servers.
The HP Ultrium LTO 460 tape drive delivers the highest performance and capacity of any tape drive offered for use with NonStop S-series servers to date. The Ultrium 460 tape drive is the latest generation of the HP Ultrium tape drive family, with a single cartridge capacity potential of 400 gigabytes and a transfer rate of up to 60 megabytes per second (assuming two-to-one data compression). It builds on the success of the HP Ultrium 230 and Ultrium 215 drives, reinforcing HP’s market-leading position in tape drive products. It provides unprecedented levels of performance, capacity, and reliability.
The Ultrium LTO 460 tape drive product was adapted for use with NonStop S-series servers in partnership with HP development partner Tributary Systems.
The Ultrium LTO 460 tape drive product is available in three configurations for use with NonStop S-series servers: an auto-cartridge loader (ACL)-equipped model for use in a NonStop S-series tape enclosure, an ACL-equipped model for standalone table top use, and a model for use with a CTL700 or CTL700M tape library. Product numbers and complete ordering information are provided below.
The Ultrium LTO 460 tape drive product provides a replacement path for the discontinued 5259 Super DLT tape drive used in the CTL700 and CTL700M tape libraries, which was discontinued from sales on June 30, 2003. Customers that choose to replace their 5259 tape library–mounted Super DLT tape drive with an Ultrium LTO 460 library-mounted drive must be made aware that the two tape formats are unique and are not interchangeable. A tape migration strategy and plan will be required for such customers.
Benefits of HP Ultrium LTO 460 products
- Native cartridge capacity of 200 gigabytes at up to 30 megabytes per second transfer rate
- Up to two-to-one compression provides a potential for up to 400 gigabytes per cartridge at 60 megabytes per second
System requirements
- Software - NonStop Kernel operating system, Release Version Update G06.21 and later
Ordering information
- N1521A - HP Ultrium LTO 460; CTL700 or CTL700M tape library
- N1524A - HP Ultrium LTO 460; 11-slot ACL; NonStop S-series enclosure
- N1525A - HP Ultrium LTO 460; 11-slot ACL; tabletop
Controller hardware options - NonStop S74000 or later PMF CRU SCSI port
- 1980 - IOMF2 SCSI port
- 6760 and 6762 - HP ServerNet/DA with SCSI PIC
SCSI cables—copper
- 519-001W - SCSI cable, 1 m (3.3 ft)
- 519-003W - SCSI cable, 3 m (9.8 ft)
- 519-010K - SCSI cable, 10 m (32.8 ft)
- 519-015W - SCSI cable, 15 m (49.2 ft)
- 519-020W - SCSI cable, 20 m (65.6 ft)
- 519-023W - SCSI cable, 23 m (75.4 ft)
NonStop S-series enclosure for N1524A
- 7186 - Enclosure, single high
- 7187 - Enclosure, double high
- 7188 - Enclosure, single high add-on (no castors)
SCSI extenders for long-distance attachment
Ultrium LTO 460 tape drives for the HP NonStop Kernel operating system can be attached at distances beyond copper SCSI limitations through the use of the SCSI extender products listed below. The two types of SCSI extenders are used in a series, along with a customer-supplied single-mode fiber cable. The connection using SCSI extenders is described as follows:
Host > 519-0x cable > CTSFE > single-mode fiber cable > CTFSE > 519-0x cable > Super DLT tape drive
- CTSFE - SCSI extender, host side
- CTFSE - SCSI extender, device side
- 7290 - Half-height NonStop S-series enclosure (optional)
- 7291 - Half-height NonStop S-series enclosure add-on (optional)
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