Dell PV100T 36/72GB DAT 72 Tape drive, Internal, NO Controller for PowerEdge 2600 / 4600 / 6600 / 700 FS

Advantages: Up and running in under a minute
Disadvantages: Not the fastest, (but then what do you expect)

...to use backup solution, but it also features HPs unique "One Button Disaster Recovery" or OBDR. As the name suggests, if you loose you system (disk crash etc) you can recover the whole thing from tape by pressing just one button. How does it work? You simply load the back up tape in to the drive, power off the system, press the eject button on the tape drive and power everything up, this put's the tape drive into it's OBDR mode and the system sees it as a bootable device and boots from the tape, this then triggers the full system recovery... and guess what? It works! much quicker and easier than rebuilding from scratch. Summary: #36GB Native 72GB Compressed #Transfer rate of 23GB/hour #USB2 #Up and running in 60 seconds #Features OBDR (One Button Disaster Recovery) This drive gives you everything you need to make reliable, easy backups so... Read review

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Advantages: Pro: Slinky, power-packed server for cramped datacentres.
Disadvantages: Con: No 64-bit PCI slots, not enough PCI expansion slots.

...Ultra3 SCSI host adapter supports these disks and the SCSI backplane automatically configures the SCSI ID numbers and SCSI termination on individual hard-disk drives, greatly simplifying drive installation. The fifth hard drive can be fitted in the external bay, all are hot pluggable. In our test model this bay was filled with a PV100T DDS-4 DAT backup drive. This lets IT administrators allocate more processor power and storage in a standard rack. For IT administrators who want to scale beyond 90GB of storage with external arrays, an Ultra2 Raid controller is available with an external connector. The PowerEdge 2450 hosts an internal PERC3/Si Ultra3 Raid controller, priced at £199 + VAT, with 64MB of cache to handle up to five hot-plug Ultra3 hard drives. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10. The Raid controller does not have battery... Read review

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Advantages: process well and durable.
Disadvantages: Have small features.

...The dell sever is built with flexibility and durability. And the most of all is that you can choose from tower or 5 u rack options with SATA and SAS hard drive. The dell sever comes in a black shiny colour with some few nice features that makes the sever well in processing. The sever has SATA hard drive type and this is a model of its own. I bought this for one reason and that was for my Internet use and I found out that it was a good buy . Well I don't know on how this will look like in terms of price but in my own case, I will say that It is not that good value for money because it cost me a lot. I made a lot of savings before purchasing it but no need for that now because it has been doing well with my Internet services and has served for quite some time without encountering any problem. So I will recommend this to any body... Read review

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