Sun StorageTek VolSafe Secure Media Technology
Sun StorageTek VolSafe Secure Media Technology
Be safe. Comply with the law. Designed to meet demanding electronic storage regulatory requirements, Sun StorageTek VolSafe® secure media technology is the industry’s most innovative non-erasable, non-rewritable, tape-based write once, read many (WORM) enterprise storage solution.
At A Glance
- Permanently writes and protects data, addressing regulatory requirements and business continuity
- When combined with Sun StorageTek tape libraries, VolSafe provides a highly-scalable, reliable and fast WORM storage solution
- Supports the most demanding electronic storage regulatory requirements, including those of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Designed For You
- Data protection and compliance
Features and Benefits
VolSafe helps to dramatically lower IT total storage cost and reduces the storage management burden – all while delivering 24 x 7 x forever secure data storage. Now that’s innovation that equals value.
Key Benefits
- Assists with regulatory compliance and helps to reduce the risk of serious financial ramifications
- Delivers unprecedented ability to write WORM data without the requirement to purchase additional equipment
- Designed to deliver constant secure data storage and access
Permanently write-protect data easily
No changes allowed
Once data is written to tape, it can be read as often as necessary bit it cannot be changed, modified or deleted.
Media Management
For current Sun StorageTek enterprise tape library customers, VolSafe requires no additional hardware, staff or special operating procedures. Since all the Sun StorageTek T-Series™ tape drives are VolSafe technology capable, only VolSafe media cartridges need to be purchased and additional media is not required. This reduces total cost of ownership.
User access
The automated VolSafe solution provide easy and fast data access.
Asset utilization
VolSafe media can be managed in a library concurrently with non-VolSafe media and even non-T10000, 9840 or 9940 media.
Cartridge support |
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T10000 VolSafe cartridge |
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T9840A/B drive |
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T9840C drive |
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T9940B drive |
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Capacity |
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Capacity, native (uncompressed) | 500GB(T10000), 200GB(T9940B), 40GB(T9840C), 20GB (T9840B) |
Performance |
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Read and write |
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Search and rewind | 11 m/sec (440 ips) |
Formulation | Advanced metal particle (AMP) |
Sunstrate | Polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) |
Track-following server | Factory pre-recorded (caution: do not bulk-erase cartridges) |
Compatibility |
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Tape Drive Compatibility | T10000, T9940B, T9840C, T9840B, T9840A, 3590, 3490 |
Number of tracks | 288 (T9840A, T9840B, T9840C, 576, T9940B) |
Form Factor | Half-inch, 3480/3490E |
Availability |
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Archival life | 30 years |
Short-length durability | 80,000 write/read passes minimum |
Long-length durability | 6,500 write/read passes minimum |
Uncorrected bit error rate | 1 x 10-18 |
Permanent errors | Zero |
Load/unloads | 10,000 minimum |