Fast Speed Hp Ait-2 Backup Tape Technology

Due to rapid growth in internet and E-commerce, the business industry has become more instrumental. The customers are now aware of the changing business trends. This is where the importance of business data becomes more crucial. Enterprises have to assure integrity and security of their financial, sales, accounting and other mission critical data. AIT (advanced intelligent tape) technology makes your data storage faster, more secure and more cost efficient. Its superior data protection features and improved scalability support your increasing backup demands as the business grows, and all at lowest cost per GB. 
Media specifications, durability, performance and quality of HP’s data storage devices far exceed the industry standards. HP AIT-2 internal drive, part number 157766-B21, is a smart backup solution for workgroup backups, small and medium businesses and remote offices where operational cost and capacity are critical. HP AIT-2 drive offers 12MB/s compressed transfer speed. The drive provides 2:1 data compression with exceptional reliability, and records up to 100 GB data on a single HP AIT-2 tape. It offers backward read/record functionality with the AIT-1 storage tapes, which reliably secures the customers’ investment. For extra protection and media longevity, HP Q1996A cleaning cartridge is the best choice that provides up to 70 cleans. 



For enhanced performance and faster searching, the linear density has been increased to 167,000 BPI. In addition to this, a new MIC chip is embedded in HP AIT tapes that assist the tape drives to carry out the read/write tasks with greater efficiency and accuracy. MIC technology enables the HP AIT tapes to record vital cartridge information in MIC chip. Introduction of MIC chip accelerates the searching speed of HP AIT-2 drive up to 120 inch/sec. MIC chip enhances data reliability and elevates the performance. 


Industry leading AIT-2 and AIT-1 storage tapes are listed below: 


HP AIT-2 tape
Q1998A


Sony AIT-2 tape 50GB
SDX2-50C


Sony AIT-2 tape 36GB
SDX2-36C 


Sony AIT 1 tape 35GB
SDX1-35C 


Sony AIT-1 tape 25GB
SDX1-25C


HP AIT-1 tape
Q1997A


SDX3-100C


HP AIT drives feature smart and innovative self-cleaning heads that help to prevent debris build-up and dust accumulation. The base film of HP AIT2 tapes is highly robust and features ultra fine tape reel, which helps to significantly reduce error rate and increase output characteristics during heavy duty cycles. 


HP AIT-2 technology can be confidently used with workstations and entry-level servers as well. HP AIT-2 tape technology provides the luxury to mix and math AIT tapes and hard drive on the same controllers and adapters, including Alpha-Server Host Bus LVD Adapters, Integrated Smart Array Controller and 5300 Smart Array series. HP AIT-2 internal drive performs excellently with HP’s TA1000 AIT Tape Array. 


HP AIT-2 internal drive supports the following operating systems: 


NetWare v4.12 & 5.0 
Windows
Tru-64 UNIX 4.0f/5.0a
Open-VMS VMS 7.1-2 / 7.2-1 


HP AIT-2 drives are built tough to assure low maintenance cost and superior performance under harsh working conditions. HP has significantly reduced the tape tension of its AIT tapes which is almost 1/3rd less than other tape storage formats. Therefore the customers can enjoy peace of mind with longer life cycles and unbeatable data precision.


By: Rob Millar


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