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What is the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge is an easy-to-use, affordable, rugged and removable disk backup cartridge for small businesses. The product consists of a 2.5" mobile SATA disk drive encapsulated in a robust and rugged cartridge that is designed for use with an RDX USB docking station, either internal or external, to backup a workstation or server. |
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How does the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge work? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup Cartridge is based on removable disk technology that handles and operates like traditional tape media, yet has all of the advantages of disk based backup. The HP RDX removable disk cartridge allows for backups to be accomplished with standard Independent Software Vendor (ISV) backup applications, Continuous Data Protection (CDP) software or data can be dragged and dropped directly to the rugged removable storage cartridge. |
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How do I connect the HP RDX
Removable Disk Cartridge to my workstation or server? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup Cartridge is designed to easily connect to most entry level servers and high-end workstations via an RDX docking station. The 5.25" half-height HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System can be mounted in a tower server (or fitted in the HP 1U rack-mount kit) and connected via USB. A desktop version of the HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System can be connected to any workstation or server via USB. Then simply plug in the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge into the docking station.
HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges are also compatible with other branded RDX backup systems.
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What is the speed of the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge for backup and restore? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge is designed to sustain data transfers of up to 30 MB/s which translate up to 108 GB/hr. In addition the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge has the random access speed of a disk drive, so file access is almost instantaneous. All this provides users with dramatically faster data backups and restores of critical files. |
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What is the capacity of the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge is available in a choice of 160 GB, 320 GB and 500 GB native capacity cartridges. The product roadmap leverages the industry standard mobile 2.5” hard disk drive roadmaps with new higher capacity cartridges expected to be introduced on an annual basis. A unique benefit of the HP StorageWorks 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 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 backup system as your storage needs grow. |
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How easy to use is the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge? |
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Backing up is a simple matter of inserting the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge into an RDX docking station. The cartridge will automatically show up as a letter drive in Windows Explorer with no extra formatting or extra steps. You then select the files that need to be protected and drag (or copy and paste) them into the removable drive folder. To restore files, just reverse the process. For more advanced automated backup, simple scheduled or continuous data protection can be performed through support for HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software (provided with the purchase of an HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System) or with standard ISV software applications. |
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Can I use my existing backup software with the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge? |
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Yes. The HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge is compatible with a wide range of operating systems and backup software. For up to date compatibility, please visit:
http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/compatibility/d2dbackup/compatibility/55-0000-0000.html.
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What is the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge interface? |
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The HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge has a dual color indicator on the cartridge. Users can identify a status unique to the cartridge. The second interface method is with a dual color push button on the front of the HP StorageWorks RDX Backup System. The colors indicate drive status while the button is used to initiate a cartridge reject. The third way is to communicate with users through the windows interface and the RDX Utility. |
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Is the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge just another USB drive? |
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No. The HP RDX Removable Disk Backup Cartridge has essentially limitless capacity due to the fact that it is removable media. USB tabletop disk drives, while cheap, provide limited capacities, limited removeability, limited robustness and limited usability. |
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How do the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges and HP Tape Cartridges customer usage and pricing models differ? |
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A key positioning differentiator between HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges and HP Tape Cartridges is the backup rotation and archiving usage model of the two products. The typical data protection usage model for HP RDX customers will be a simple two to four cartridge on site/off site backup rotation with end of year archiving, disaster recovery and data transfer from home to office or office to client. HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges offer a lower cost solution than HP Tape Cartridges for this usage model. However if a customer requires more than 4 or 5 RDX Cartridges and high volume durable archiving, the economics of HP Tape Media versus HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridges mean that HP Tape becomes the more economical choice. Customers currently using HP Tape may also want to continue doing so to protect their HP Tape Media investment. |
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How reliable is the HP RDX Removable Disk Cartridge? |
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The HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System & Cartridge are designed for reliability. In the HP RDX Removable Disk 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 Removable Disk Cartridges are specified for 5,000 load and unload cycles - which can translate to over 13 years of daily use. For small business users who require longer archival periods in order to meet regulatory requirements, DAT tape is warranted for a longer period of 20 years and may be a more effective solution. |
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