INFOBrief Dell™ PowerVault™ 100T Travan40 Tape Drive
Key Points
The PowerVault 100T The Dell PowerVault 100T Travan40 tape drive is an entry- Travan40 tape drive is an level tape backup solution designed to provide affordable data entry level tape back-up protection and reliability. It is the eighth generation of Travan™, a solution designed to provide affordable data technology that has an installed base of more than 12 million drives protection and reliability and 200 million data cartridges, according to Seagate. Providing for PowerEdge SC incredible reliability for a low-end tape drive, the PowerVault 100T servers. Travan40 brings backup and restore solutions to entry-level servers. Travan 40 is offered The PowerVault 100T Travan40 internal tape drive (optional) with Yosemite enhances proven reliability with the latest in Travan technology. With Tapeware, Tape Backup Software. features such as a steel chassis for rugged durability, a thermal Yosemite Tapeware is monitor that reduces wear and improves data integrity and a park Dell qualified and mechanism that maintains proper track alignment when drive supported and provides operations are paused, the PowerVault 100T Travan40 is designed for data compression, quality. disaster recovery and simplified backup The PowerVault 100T Travan40 provides a compressed scheduling. capacity of up to 40GB (assumes 2:1 data compression) per data cartridge and a transfer rate of up to 240MB/minute. Compression is
Dell Enterprise Systems Group Page 1 May 2002 obtained by using Yosemite Tapeware Tape Backup Software, which was designed specifically for Dell tape drives. The PowerVault 100T Travan40 drive provides users with a cost-effective option for their backup-and-restore needs.
Background
A new trend in the entry-level server market is the movement towards cost-effective ATAPI-based platforms. This has created a need for affordable tape backup, with an ATAPI interface, as a solution for data protection on these servers. The PowerVault 100T Travan40 tape drive provides users with this solution. The PowerVault 100T Travan40 drive also offers the capacity and performance tape backup technology that the entry-level server market requires, with a maximum transfer rate of 2MB/s (native) and data cartridge capacity of 20GB (native). The PowerVault 100T Travan40 tape drive’s steel chassis, auto-throttle, and VR2 data channel help to improve product reliability and increase performance. Finally, the PowerVault 100T Travan40 design offers incredible data integrity through its new ‘park’ feature and thermal monitor/sensing circuitry that stop the tape when errors occur.
Product Description
The PowerVault 100T Travan40 drive is a 3.5-inch by 1-inch internal tape drive that can be installed in a 5.25-inch half height drive bay with mounting rails attached. The drive uses industry standard Travan technology media and can read and write up to 20GB of uncompressed capacity at a 2MB/second (uncompressed) maximum sustained transfer rate across an ATAPI (IDE) bus interface. The PowerVault 100T Travan40 tape drive also includes a patented “auto-throttle” design which matches the tape drive speed with host system for the most efficient backup operation - reducing wear-and-tear on the tape and tape drive components. The PowerVault 100T Travan40 is available as an integrated drive within the PowerEdge™ SC servers (for example, the PowerEdge 500 SC, 1400 SC or PowerEdge 1500 SC). Tape Technology Formats Travan technology has been developed as an affordable solution that meets the data protection needs of IT in small-to-medium businesses (SMB). Based on linear quarter-inch cartridge (QIC) technology, Travan
Dell Enterprise Systems Group Page 2 May 2002 technology addresses the tape backup requirements of computing environments and entry-level servers. Travan technology provides a cost-effective drive that has been designed to decrease backup time, improve data storage reliability, reduce tape wear, and increase data integrity when compared to the previous generation TR-5 tape drive: Few drive guides and rollers reduces stress on the tape, helping to improve data reliability and increase tape life The head-to-tape interface (HTI) frees the head gap of debris helping to increase data integrity According to Seagate, the manufacturer of Travan drives, more than 12 million quarter-inch cartridge tape drives, and over 200 million quarter- inch data cartridges, are currently in use worldwide. Quarter-inch data cartridge technology, including Travan, offers excellent performance with high reliability. Quarter-inch tape drive systems are a great solution for backing up and restoring applications for entry-level servers.
Table 1 Feature Comparison of Travan20 (TR-5), Travan40, DDS4 and DLT VS 80 Tape Technologies
Feature PowerVault PowerVault PowerVault PowerVault 100T TR-5 100T 100T DDS4 110T DLT Travan40 VS80 Capacity Native 10GB 20GB 20GB 40GB Compressed 20GB 40GB 40GB 80GB (2:1) Transfer Rate Native 3.6GB/hr 7.2GB/hr 9.9GB/hr 10.8GB/hr Compressed 7.2GB/hr 14.4GB/hr 19.8GB/hr 21.6GB/hr (2:1) Interface ATAPI (IDE) ATAPI (IDE) Wide Ultra Wide Ultra SCSI-2 SCSI-2 LVD Form Factor 3.5 inch x 1 3.5 inch x 1 5.25 inch x 5.25 inch x inch inch 1.67 inch 1.67 inch (5.25 inch x (5.25 inch x 1.67 inch 1.67 inch with with mounting mounting rails) rails) Recording Format
Dell Enterprise Systems Group Page 3 May 2002 Feature PowerVault PowerVault PowerVault PowerVault 100T TR-5 100T 100T DDS4 110T DLT Travan40 VS80 Read/Write QIC-3220, Travan40 4mm DDS4 DLTtape IV Travan 20, TR-5 Encoding RLL (1,7) VR2 RLL (1,7) RLL (1,7) Method
PowerVault 100T Travan40 Relative to the PowerVault 100T TR-5 The PowerVault 100T Travan40 tape drive is a complementary product when compared with the current PowerVault 100T TR-5 offering. The PowerVault 100T Travan40 product is the best option for users who: Require additional capacity and faster backup time than TR-5 (Travan20) tape drives Require the reliability of proven Travan technology and want a tape drive with an ATAPI (IDE) interface
Features and Benefits
The features and benefits of the PowerVault 100T Travan40 drive include the following: Form Factor PowerVault 100T Travan40 drive is a 3.5-inch x 1-inch high tape drive that can be installed into a 5.25-inch bay with mounting rails. The smaller form factor allows Travan40 technology to fit into numerous mounting configurations. Performance Maximum transfer rate of the PowerVault 100T Travan40 drive is up to 2.0MB/s (or up to 4.0 MB/s compressed). This translates into a maximum sustained backup rate of up to 14.4 GB/hr. Capacity The PowerVault 100T Travan40 using standard Travan40 media has up to 20GB native capacity (up to 40GB compressed). Data Integrity The PowerVault 100T Travan40 tape drive includes a thermal sensing mechanism and park feature to help to increase data integrity.
Dell Enterprise Systems Group Page 4 May 2002 Reliability The PowerVault 100T Travan40 was designed with a steel chassis, soft- load mechanism and auto-throttle feature to enhance durability and reduce wear on the drive and media, thus providing increased reliability. Reliable Travan40 Media Travan40 media is designed to withstand over 40,000 passes. The increased longevity of the tape can help protect customer investment and increase reliability. A summary of the features, functions, and benefits is also shown in Table 2. Table 2 Features, Functions, and Benefits of the PowerVault 100 Travan40 Tape Drive
Feature Function Benefit Form Factor The 100T Travan40 This allows more provides a small options for available footprint (3.5-inch x server bays 1-inch high) Performance The 100T Travan40 Back-up information drive boasts 4.0 MB/s quickly. maximum data transfer rate (native). This translates to 14.4 GB/hr. Capacity Capacity of the 100T Store up to an Travan40 media is up additional 20.0 GB to 40GBs. of data (compressed) compared with TR- 5. Data Integrity The 100T Travan40 High data integrity. drive uses a thermal sensing mechanism and a unique park feature Drive Reliability The PowerVault 100T Durability and Travan40 was reduced wear on the designed with a steel drive and media, chassis, soft-load helping to increase mechanism and auto- reliability and throttle feature performance Reliable Travan40 Travan40 media is Longevity of the tape Media designed to withstand cartridge helps over 40,000 passes. increase data reliability and protect
investments.
Dell Enterprise Systems Group Page 5 May 2002 Hardware Requirements and Supported Software
Hardware The Dell platforms that support the use of the internal PowerVault 100T Travan40 drives are; PowerEdge 500SC PowerEdge 1400SC PowerEdge 1500SC
Operating Systems Novell® NetWare® 4.0 and above Microsoft® Windows® Microsoft Windows NT® Red Hat® Linux® 7.0
Backup Software Supported
The following list of Backup Software are fully Dell tested and supported for the PowerVault 100T: Yosemite TapeWare backup software. Red Hat Linux 7.0 native backup
Service and Support
Standard Support Services
. Three-year limited warranty1 . Three years of Next Business Day (NBD) Parts Replacement2 . One year NBD On-Site3 Labor Service . 24/7 toll-free hardware technical phone support for as long as you own your Dell tape drive . 24/7 on-line support
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Dell Enterprise Systems Group Page 6 May 2002 1For a complete copy of our guarantees or limited warranties, please write to Dell USA L. P., Attn: Warranties, One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas 78682.
2Service may be provided by third-party. Technician will be dispatched if necessary following phone- based troubleshooting. To receive next business day service, Dell must notify the service provider before 5:00 pm (depending on service contract) customer time. Availability varies.
3 Service may be provided by third-party. Technician will be dispatched if necessary following phone- based troubleshooting. Available within a 125- mile radius of over 80 metropolitan areas. Customers not located within a 125- mile radius of the stocking locations are not eligible for this offering. Not available with any other Dell systems. Available in the U. S. only.
4 Service may be provided by third-party. Technician will be dispatched if necessary following phone- based troubleshooting. Available within a 25- mile radius of over 60 metropolitan areas. Customers not located within a 25- mile radius of the stocking locations are not eligible for this offering. Available on select Dell PowerEdge and PowerVault models in the U. S. only. Dell will, if necessary after phone- based troubleshooting, dispatch a technician to the customer site within 2 hours of determining the hardware problem. Service is subject to the terms and conditions of the service contract. See http://www.dell.com/us/en/biz/services/service_peservmain.htm for details.
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