User manual FREECOM DAT-320 DATASHEET

[. . . ] Freecom DAT Tape Drives are available in several capacity points (320 GB, 160 GB, 72 GB, 40 GB) and interface types (SCSI, SAS and USB), making them compatible with virtually any server environment. DAT Tape Drives come complete with software, data and cleaning cartridge or as bare drive for System Integrators. High Performance Backup Solution That Fits Most Environments · Up to 320 GB compressed capacity Provides a balance of price and performance for small and medium business environments and enterprise workgroups. [. . . ] The industry standard specification ensures seamless media interchange between different drive manufacturers. Freecom is committed to meeting the data protection needs of small or medium businesses (SMBs). DAT technology stands alone in delivering a balance of cost, performance and reliability. The DAT 72 has been the most popular DAT drive of all time and as such has met these needs for many years. The DAT 320 drive has been released in recognition that SMB requirements have increased. Customers purchasing a Freecom DAT Tape Drive with native SAS interface can benefit from: Wide availability of SAS ports - SAS interfaces are now widely available on servers and systems. With server I/O bus technology moving from PCI-X to PCI-Express (PCI-e), customers may find it difficult to obtain Parallel SCSI host bus adapters for the PCI-Express bus. Increased flexibility ­ SAS has the ability to connect multiple initiators, allowing the tape drive to be shared between several servers. Investment protection ­ this new generation interface is supported by a robust multi-vendor roadmap and already boasts a clear future out to 12Gb/s. USB 2. 0 is fast becoming adopted by the market as the most common native interface for the majority of low-end servers and workstations used by DAT customers. By purchasing Freecoms`s native USB DAT drive customers benefit from wider port availability and therefore less conflict over port resources. A saving can also be made as there is no need to purchase an additional host bus adapter. Finally, the native USB plug-and-play connectivity means that a USB DAT drive can be taken out of the box, be plugged in and ready to backup in around 60 seconds!SCSI has long been the standard interface for many computer products, including DAT. However, there are no future enhancements planned for SCSI interfaces and it is declining as a native system interface making connectivity more challenging for customers with more complex installation and additional purchase of host bus adapters. SCSI is still a solid interface and will still be available for DAT 72 and DAT 160 customers who want to continue to have SCSI connectivity between their tape drive and server What's so special about One Button Disaster Recovery, will it work on any Intel-based server with any backup application? [. . . ] Read more about OBDR on HP´s website at: http://www. hp. com/go/obdr It is impossible to say that all servers can support OBDR. OBDR relies on the system BIOS and HBA BIOS to correctly position the CD-ROM at the top of the boot order when boot from disk is not possible. The backup application must also recognize that the tape drive is OBDR-compatible to ensure that the disaster recovery image is created and loaded onto the tape at each full backup. [. . . ]