- Great performance and great price
- Reliability and data integrity
- Cost effective
The PowerVault 100T Travan40 internal tape drive provides small and medium businesses an affordable backup and restore solution for their entry-level servers. Designed with the latest in quarter-inch linear Travan tape technology, the Travan40 drive delivers additional data integrity features and a faster backup rate than the previous generation Travan20 (TR-5) drive. The design can also help reduce tape wear and increase data reliability.
Delivering excellent performance for the cost, the PowerVault 100T Travan40 features a compressed transfer rate of up to 14.4GB/hr and compressed capacity of up to 40GB. When combined with Yosemite TapeWare Tape Backup Software, you get a Dell qualified and supported solution that provides data compression, disaster recovery and simplified backup scheduling.
Built with a steel chassis and featuring a soft-load mechanism, the PowerVault 100T Travan40 is constructed for reliability. The tape drive includes a patented auto throttle design that matches tape drive speed to the host system for efficient backup operations. As a result, the reduced wear and tear on the tape and tape drive components can help increase longevity. Plus, Travan40 media is designed to withstand over 40,000 passes for enhanced reliability and durability to help protect your technology investment.
Additionally, the PowerVault 100T Travan40 tape drive is equipped with several features for data integrity. For instance, a thermal sensing mechanism stops the tape when an error occurs. The tape drive also consists of a park mechanism that maintains proper track alignment when drive operations are paused. And Travan technology's head-to-tape interface frees the head gap of debris helping to enhance data integrity.
The PowerVault 100T Travan40 tape drive offers a cost-effective option for backup and restore need. And it offers an ATAPI (IDE) bus interface, making it a price-sensitive solution that works well with existing entry-level technology. It is available as an integrated drive within the PowerEdge SC servers such as the PowerEdge 500SC, 1400SC and 1500SC.
The PowerVault 100T Travan40 tape drive is an ideal option for small to medium businesses that require additional capacity and faster backup times than TR-5 drives offer, yet need a price-conscious solution based on proven Travan technology.