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Why is an HP DAT 320 Data Cartridge the best media for my HP StorageWorks DAT 160 Tape Drive? |
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The best possible microscope to test media is a tape drive, or rather hundreds of thousands of tape drives in R&D and manufacturing. All HP cartridges and drives are designed, manufactured and tested together to provide optimum performance of the complete solution. HP is the only manufacturer to have a significant market presence in both drives and media and a clear understanding of the conditions that face them in the real world. All HP cartridges and drives are designed, manufactured and tested together to provide optimum performance of the complete solution. HP is the only manufacturer to have a significant market presence in both drives and media and a clear understanding of the conditions that face them in the real world.
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Which cleaning cartridge should I use? |
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You should always use the one designed for the DAT generation you are using. Each generation of DAT technology provides a dedicated cleaning cartridge. The DAT 320 Cleaning Cartridge (Q2039A) uses a wide format tape specifically for use with the new DAT 320 tape drive. |
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How does HP guarantee the quality of its DAT 320 media? |
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HP media customers are many and varied but variations in external conditions can have a massive effect on tape error rate. Increased error rates eat up storage capacity and disrupt backup operations. HP specifies stringent durability and reliability metrics that the media must satisfy before it is good enough to bear the HP logo. Having achieved the required standard, HP continuously tests and monitors the quality of every batch of media that is destined to bear the HP logo. HP media specifications far exceed industry standards. No other media supplier carries out such exhaustive qualification of the drive and media as they are used in the field. |
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Is there a WORM option and can I use this in the same drives as rewritable cartridges? |
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HP DAT 320 tape drives support Write Once Read Many (WORM) capability, meaning that data written to the tape cannot be altered or tampered with. This provides an archiving solution for the retention of compliant data that meets the requirements of SEC Rule 17a - 4(f), as well as other regulatory requirements like Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Since WORM is supported as a TPC standard there will be no issues with media interchangeability. The drive firmware will detect which type of media has been loaded and act accordingly. WORM media also has a distinctly different cartridge color and the write protect tab will function the same as a read-write cartridge. Although data already written cannot be altered, a WORM cartridge can have data added to it up to the full capacity over several sessions. |
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