HP EH970A EH970B 684882-001 StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Ex Tape Drive NEW

Description:

The HP EH970A EH970B 684882-001 StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 External Tape Drive is used in enterprise data backup and archival storage systems, commonly installed in data centers, server backup infrastructures, and IT disaster recovery environments, and maintenance teams, IT administrators, and system integrators use this tape drive for backup system expansion, replacement, or long-term data retention solutions.

Applications:

The HP StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 External Tape Drive is used in enterprise and SMB IT environments where secure, high-capacity, and long-term data backup is critical, commonly applied in data centers, financial institutions, healthcare systems, and cloud backup infrastructures for scheduled backups, archiving large datasets, and ensuring compliance with data retention policies and data protection requirements.

Technical Specifications:

• Brand: HP (Hewlett-Packard)
• Part Numbers: EH970A, EH970B, 684882-001
• Product Type: External Tape Drive
• Tape Technology: LTO-6 Ultrium 6250
• Native Capacity: 2.5 TB (up to 6.25 TB compressed)
• Native Transfer Rate: Up to 160 MB/s (up to 400 MB/s compressed)
• Interface: SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)
• Form Factor: External standalone unit
• Data Encryption: AES 256-bit hardware encryption
• Compatibility: Supports LTO-6, read/write LTO-5, read LTO-4
• Power Supply: External power adapter
• Use Case: Backup, archiving, and disaster recovery

Common Replacements:

• HP StoreEver LTO-7 Ultrium 15000 External Tape Drive
• Dell PowerVault LTO-6 External Tape Drive
• IBM TS2260 LTO-6 External Tape Drive