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What is the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System? |
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The HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System is an easy to use, affordable and rugged removable disk backup solution for micro and small businesses. The product consists of a 2.5 inch mobile SATA disk drive encapsulated in a robust and rugged cartridge that is designed for use with a USB docking station internal or external to a workstation or server. |
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How does the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System work? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System is based on removable disk technology that handles and operates like a traditional tape drive and media, yet has all of the advantages of disk based backup. The HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System allows backups to be accomplished with "hands free" HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software, standard ISV backup applications, or data can be dragged and dropped directly to the rugged removable storage media. To the host computer, the HP RDX removable disk cartridge operates just like a removable tape cartridge but with the high performance benefits of a disk based backup system. |
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How do I connect the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System to my workstation or server? |
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The HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System is designed to easily connect to most entry level servers and high-end workstations. The 5.25 inch half-height docking station can be mounted in a tower server (or fitted in the 1U rack-mount kit) and connected via USB. A desktop version of the HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System can be connected to any workstation or server via USB port. |
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What is the speed of the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System for backup and restore? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System is designed to sustain data transfers of up to 30 MB/s or up to 108 GB/hour. In addition the HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System has the random access speed of a disk drive, so file access is almost instantaneous. This provides users with dramatically faster data backups and restores of critical files. |
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What is the capacity of the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System is available with a choice of 160 GB, 320 GB or 500 GB native capacity cartridges. The product’s roadmap leverages the industry standard mobile 2.5 inch hard disk drive roadmaps with new higher capacity cartridges expected to be introduced regularly. A unique benefit of the HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System is that customers do not need to buy a new docking station to use the new higher capacity cartridges. The HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System is multi-generational, which means that adding backup capacity is a simple matter of adding cartridges with no need to buy a new docking station as your storage needs grow. |
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How easy to use is the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System? |
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Backing up is a simple matter of inserting a removable disk cartridge into the docking station (the cartridge will automatically show up as a letter drive in Windows Explorer with no extra formatting or extra steps), selecting the files that need to be protected and dragging them into the removable drive folder. To restore files, just reverse the process. For a hands free backup experience use the HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software designed for ease of use and complete workstation and server backup protection. Scheduled backups can be performed through standard ISV backup applications. |
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What are the benefits of the HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software that is offered for free with the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System? |
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HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software - offered free with the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System – delivers “hands free” and complete data protection for workstations and servers in micro or small business.
Traditional server or workstation backup software can prove complex and inconvenient if you have limited time, resources, experience or desire to dedicate to backup. In addition some backup applications do not protect you from a complete hard drive failure. HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software – in combination with the HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System - allows you to automatically protect all the data on your system, as well as the system itself, continuously and with minimum of effort.
HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software makes "hands free" backup a reality. It automatically manages the entire backup process so that you don’t have to. Simply insert a HP RDX Cartridge into your HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System and in a couple of clicks the software automatically starts to protect your entire system. There is nothing you need to learn – no setup, no configurations, no scheduling, no buttons – and nothing you need to do to get complete workstation or server backup protection. Everything is completely intuitive and almost entirely automatic.
Key features of the HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software include continuous data protection, file deduplication, bare metal restore, seamless cartridge rotation and archiving support, simple file recovery, complete backup coverage (unlimited file versions, open files, application data user settings and the complete operating system are all automatically backed up), and comprehensive backup status updates. |
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Can I use my existing backup software with the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System? |
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Yes. The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System is compatible with a wide range of operating systems and backup software. |
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How reliable is the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System is designed for reliability. In the HP RDX Cartridge, the heads and media operate in a sealed environment with no contact between the two. With no moving parts required for data operation in the drive and no contact of the media in the cartridge, reliability is very high. For example, HP RDX cartridges are specified for 5,000 load and unload cycles - which can translate to over 13 years of daily use. |
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Is the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System just another USB drive? |
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No. The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System has essentially limitless capacity due to the fact that it uses removable media. USB tabletop disk drives, while cheap, provide limited capacities, limited removability, limited robustness and limited usability. For example, the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System can accommodate unlimited amounts of data simply by spanning across multiple cartridges. Typical USB disk drives require the purchase and installation of additional units as their finite capacity limits are reached. |
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What is the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System user interface? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System has three different ways to communicate with users. The first way is with a dual color push button on the front of the docking station. The colors indicate drive status while the button is used to initiate a cartridge reject. The second way is with a dual color cartridge status indicator. For the first time, users can identify a status unique to the cartridge. The third way is to communicate with users through the windows interface and the RDX utility. |
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