Description
Product overview of the HP AJ042A
In the world of data storage, tape drives are still widely used for reliable and cost-effective backup and archival purposes. One of the tape drives available in the market is the AJ042A HP 800GB/1.60TB Storageworks MSL 2024/4048/8096 LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 FC Internal Tape Drive. This article will explain in detail what the AJ042A HP tape drive is, its features and benefits, and how it works.
The AJ042A HP tape drive is a type of LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 FC internal tape drive manufactured by Hewlett-Packard (HP). It is designed to provide high-performance data storage and reliable backup and archival capabilities. The tape drive is compatible with the MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 tape libraries.
Features and Benefits
The AJ042A HP tape drive has several features and benefits that make it a popular choice for organizations that require reliable and cost-effective data storage solutions. Some of these features and benefits include:
- Capacity and Speed
The AJ042A HP tape drive has a native storage capacity of 800GB and a compressed storage capacity of 1.6TB. It also has a transfer rate of up to 240MB per second, making it one of the fastest tape drives available in the market.
- Compatibility
The AJ042A HP tape drive is compatible with several operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Unix. It is also compatible with most backup software applications, making it easy to integrate into existing backup and archival infrastructures.
- Data Encryption
The AJ042A HP tape drive supports hardware-based data encryption, ensuring that sensitive data is protected from unauthorized access. It uses the 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm, which is considered to be one of the most secure encryption standards.
- WORM (Write Once, Read Many) Support
The AJ042A HP tape drive supports WORM technology, which is useful for organizations that need to comply with regulatory requirements for data retention. The WORM feature ensures that data is written to the tape once and cannot be overwritten or erased, making it tamper-proof.
- Data Integrity Verification
The AJ042A HP tape drive has a data integrity verification feature that ensures that data is written to the tape accurately and completely. The drive uses a checksum method to verify the data, which ensures that there are no errors during the backup or archival process.
The AJ042A HP tape drive works by using magnetic tape to store and retrieve data. The tape drive uses the LTO (Linear Tape-Open) technology, which is a tape-based storage technology that has been in use since the late 1990s.
The LTO technology works by writing data onto a magnetic tape in a linear fashion, from one end of the tape to the other. The tape is divided into several tracks, which are used to store the data. The tape is then read back by passing it over a read head that detects the magnetic signals on the tape.
To use the AJ042A HP tape drive, the user needs to install it in a tape library, such as the MSL2024, MSL4048, or MSL8096. The tape library is then connected to a server or workstation using a Fibre Channel (FC) interface.
Once the tape drive is installed and connected, the user can use backup or archival software to write data to the tape.
General Information about the HP Tape Drive
- Manufacturer: HP
- Model Number or SKU# AJ042A
- Product Type: Tape Drive
- Interfaces Type: Fibre Channel
Technical Information
- Tape Type : Lto-4
- Native Drive Capacity : 800GB
- Compressed Drive Capacity : 1.6TB
- Native Data Transfer Rate : 120 MBPS
- Compressed Data Transfer Rate : 240 MBBPS
- Enclosure Type : Internal.
