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HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 – tape drive – LTO Ultrium – SCSI – Q1538A

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Q1538A
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Q1538A

The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 is a high-performance, high-capacity tape drive designed for environments where secure and reliable data storage is paramount. As an LTO Ultrium tape drive, it provides a dependable solution for businesses looking to manage large amounts of data. The Ultrium 960 supports the LTO-3 format and is capable of reading and writing data at high speeds, with a native transfer rate of up to 80 MB/s and a compressed transfer rate of up to 160 MB/s, depending on the data compression ratio.

This tape drive offers a native data storage capacity of 400 GB and up to 800 GB when compressed, making it ideal for archival and backup tasks. The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 uses a SCSI interface, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of servers and storage networks. Additionally, it supports both read and write operations on LTO-2 and LTO-3 media, providing flexibility for environments still using mixed generations of media.

Reliability is a key attribute of the Ultrium 960. The drive supports HP's Data Rate Matching (DRM) technology, which dynamically adjusts the transfer rate to match the host system's capacity, avoiding performance inefficiencies and permanently reducing wear on both tape and drive. Besides these features, the drive incorporates additional tape-monitoring technologies that help in ensuring the long-term health of the media and overall drive performance.

Designed for durability and security, the HP Ultrium 960 is engineered to meet modern backup and archival needs, with native support for hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption, ensuring data protection during transfers. Its compact form factor and reliable build quality make it suitable for both enterprise-level data centres and smaller IT environments looking for dependable backup solutions.

How EOL Technology Services can help

EOL Technology Services offers professional support, services, and replacement parts for the HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 (Q1538A). Whether you require assistance in securing parts, guidance for installation, or technical advice, EOL provides reliable, expert service tailored towards maintaining the performance and longevity of this tape drive.

Your Questions, Answered

A large range of storage hardware and parts like Q1538A are available from various locations within the UK, if we don't have it, we will try and source it in a 3-5 working day lead time. If it takes longer we will do our best to give approximate dates.

We can ship to most places in the world, but due to regulations and laws there are some countries we cannot ship to. Please contact a member of the team for clarification based on your location.

We can provide ongoing storage support, troubleshooting, performance optimisation, and a range of on-site data storage maintenance contracts to keep your system infrastructure running.

Yes, we offer professional installation and configuration services to ensure the part is set up correctly and integrated seamlessly into any existing infrastructure.

In addition to Q1538A we also offer a wide range of storage solutions, including NAS (Network Attached Storage), SAN (Storage Area Network), external hard drives, SSDs, and enterprise-grade storage arrays from leading brands and vendors.

Certainly! We can assess your storage needs, performance requirements, and growth plans to recommend the most suitable hardware for your organisation.

We have flexible payment options for Q1538A, such as upfront payment, credit terms for approved customers, and leasing agreements, depending on your business’s specific requirements.

We have access to a global supply chain of storage systems not advertised on our website. If you contact a member of the team with the part you require, we will do our best to provide a competitive no obligation quote.

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Don't let hardware limitations hold you back!

Contact us for a custom quote, or to check availability at any time using the contact form.
Quote for Support / Maintenance?

0203 2870 911

To find out more about EOL technology services, or to get a quotation for your requirements, contact us today.

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EOL are a vendor-independent IT services and hardware reseller. We specialise in cutting costs through third party maintenance services.
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