| VXA is a tape backup system utilizing
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| | the host transfer rate without back
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| Packet technology to store and retrieve
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| | hitching-even to the point where the
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| data. With VXA Packets, you enjoy peace
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| | drive can stop completely, and start up
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| of mind with unmatched reliability, speed
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| | again without ever having to back hitch.
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| and capacity.
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| | This dramatically reduces the wear and
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| The VXA Packet Technology offers greater
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| | tear on the data storage media and
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| advantage compared to the outdated
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| | ensures greater reliability and longer
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| track-based technology utilized in other
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| | tape life.
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| tape formats, Packet Technology and VXA
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| | VXA X Tapes are the only tape cartridges
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| drives have many advantages such as the
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| | extreme-tested by independent labs under
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| elimination of "back hitching". Back
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| | the most severe conditions-including
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| hitching occurs when the data rates
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| | violent vibration, immersion in volcanic
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| between the drive and the host computer
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| | dust, boiling water and hot coffee, and
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| system get out of sync - as computers
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| | even freezing cartridges in a block of
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| tend to send data in short bursts, while
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| | ice-to assure reliable and complete data
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| tracking tape drives must transfer data
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| | restores. VXA is 183 times more able to
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| to/from the tape speeds. This means the
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| | restore data-even from a damaged
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| drive must stop transferring data,
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| | tape-than any other tape format. You will
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| rewind, and then move at fixed forward to
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| | find the full range technology tape
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| 're-sync' with the data tracks on the
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| | cartridges including IBM 3480, IBM 3490E,
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| tape.
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| | IBM 3590, IBM 3590E, IBM 3570, IBM 3996,
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| Since VXA Packet drives read packets and
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| | SDLT DLT, LTO 100GB, LTO 200GB, LTO
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| not tracks, the drive can actually match
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| | 400GB.
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