The Ultrium 960 supports the industry’s most comprehensive list of compatible hardware and software platforms. Each drive includes a single-server version of HP Data Protector Express backup software, as well as support for HP StorageWorks One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) and HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools (L&TT). The Ultrium 960 Tape Drive is fully read and write compatible with all second-generation Ultrium media, and adds a further degree of investment protection with the ability to read all first-generation Ultrium media as well. The Ultrium 960 also represents HP’s first tape drive solution to deliver support for Write-Once, Read-Many (WORM) media. This feature allows customers to implement a cost-effective solution to secure, manage, and archive compliant data records to meet stringent industry regulations.

800 GB Capacity

• The Ultrium 960 tape drive is a high capacity drive that stores 800 GB on a single cartridge with 2:1 compression.

160 MB/s Performance

• Sustainable data transfer rates to 160 MB/s at 2:1 compression.

Data Rate Matching (DRM)

• Allows the tape drive to dynamically and continuously adjust the speed of the drive, from 27 MB/s to 80 MB/s, matching the speed of the host or network.

LTO Open Standard

• Drive technology based on an open standard that provides for media compatibility across all brands of LTO Ultrium products.

Server Compatibility

• Qualified on HP ProLiant, Integrity, 9000, NonStop, and AlphaServers platforms, as well as many servers from other leading vendors such as Dell, IBM, and Sun.

Software Compatibility

• Extensive list of supported backup and archiving software applications from HP, CA, Symantec, Yosemite, Legato, Tivoli, and many more.

Support for WORM Media

• Able to read and write to new Write-Once Read-Many (WORM) HP Ultrium Data Cartridges

Management and Diagnostics Software Included

• HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools software provides a single application for managing and troubleshooting your tape drive, media and configuration.

Backup Software Included

• Includes a single-server version of HP Data Protector Express backup software

One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) Supported

• Firmware-based disaster recovery feature that can restore an entire system using a single Ultrium 960 tape drive and data cartridge