Key Features and Benefits
- Enterprise-Class Features for SMB Backup
- 320 GB compressed* capacity
- 72 GB/hour compressed* performance
- Certified “Backup Ready” Solutions
Overview
The 320 GB Quantum DLT-V4 tape drive delivers enterprise-class features along with enhanced capacity and performance at an amazingly affordable price. In order to keep pace with the ongoing business data explosion and expanding government regulations, small-to-medium sized businesses now require storage features previously found only in enterprise offerings. Built on the market proven reliability of DLT® Technology, the DLT-V4 drive ensures vital business data is protected and secure at the lowest media cost/GB in its class at just $0.12/GB. To view the DLT-V4 Overview click here.
- Superior Manageability - DLTSage™ delivers a set of proactive management tools that reduce management time and improve the reliability of your backup process
- Regulatory Compliance - DLTSage WORM ™ provides WORM (Write Once, Read Many) archival functionality for regulatory compliance on standard DLTtape® VS1 media
- Extraordinary Performance – with 320 GB compressed capacity and 20 MB/s compressed transfer rate, the DLT-V4 drive has 4 times the capacity and 3 times the speed of the DAT 72 drive
- Connectivity options include direct connect with SATA or internal USB - no host bus adapters needed on equipped motherboards
DLT-V4 Product Details
The DLT-V4 tape drive is compatible with an installed base of a half-a-million drives and provides three generations of back-read support for the DLT VS160, DLT VS80 and DLT1 drives. It even uses the same market-proven and readily available DLTtape VS1 media as the DLT VS160 drive. The DLT-V4 easily integrates into today’s entry-level servers with a half-height format and your choice of interfaces -- SATA or Ultra 160 SCSI.
Quantum “Backup Ready” certified solutions allow you to go from box-to-backup in minutes with the highly reliable Quantum DLT-V4 tape drive, world-class Backup Exec™ QuickStartsoftware and durable Quantum media. “Backup Ready” solutions are cost-effective, easy to install and fully-supported by Quantum. Choose the Quantum DLT-V4 tape drive configuration that is right for your IT environment, a server-installable internal, convenient tabletop or space-efficient rackmount all with multiple connectivity options.
Thanks to the power of DLTSage, the DLT-V4 offers a suite of intelligent data protection tools that enable you to more effectively manage and protect your tape storage environment. Learn more about the diagnostic offerings of DLTSage.
DLT-V4 users can leverage DLTSage WORM™a valuable asset in today’s rigorous regulatory environment. With DLTSage WORM, the DLT-V4 drive provides WORM (Write Once Read Many) archival functionality for regulatory compliance on standard DLTtape VS1 media.Learn more about the WORM archival functionality of DLTSage WORM.
Media Compatibility
- Quantum DLT-V4 tape drives write to the following media:
DLTtape VS1 (MR-V1MQN-01)
Quantum DLT-V4 tape drives read the following media:
DLTtape VS1 (MR-V1MQN-01), also reads DLTtape IV (THXKD-02) cartridge written on DLT 1 and DLT VS80 drives and DLTtape VS1 cartridges written on DLT VS160 drives
Quantum DLT-V4 tape drives utilize the following cleaning cartridge:
DLT VS 160/V4 Cleaning (MR-V1CQN-01)
*Assumes 2:1 compression