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What are the New products that HP is announcing? |
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HP is announcing the third generation Ultra320 drive interface, and a new capacity point: the 300GB 15K drive for maximum performance with maximum capacity.
| 15K HARD DRIVES |
PART #S |
| 300GB 15K U320 UNI |
411089-B22 |
| (2-5-2 part #) |
3R-A6765-AA |
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| Q2. |
What will the form factor be for the new hard drives? |
| A2. |
All drives are 1" high (or low profile). |
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| Q3. |
Will the 15K hard drives require more power and be hotter than previous drives? |
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No. New 15K drives from HP will operate with the same power consumption and cooling requirements as the current 10K drives. This will allow use of the new 15K drives in existing platforms and applications without having compatibility issues. |
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| Q4. |
Will the 15K hard drives result in greater storage performance than previous drives? |
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Yes. Servers with multiple disk drives handling large numbers of transactions will benefit from the 15K drives from HP. Input/Output Operations per Second (IOPS) is one of the tests that measure performance. 15K drives deliver a 33% improvement in IOPS over 10K drives. |
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| Q5. |
What are some of the primary target markets for 15K drives from HP? |
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The primary target markets for 15K drives are all related to the drive's performance attributes. With 15K, 3.8ms average seek times, and sustained data rates of up to 90MB/sec, 15K drives are clearly the best choice for those running business-critical applications. E-business, transaction processing, data mining, data warehousing, professional video and graphics are all key applications for 15K drives.
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| Q6. |
Why is HP offering 15K hard drives? |
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HP is committed to providing the latest technology to improve enterprise performance. HP 15K hard drives provide this latest technology and increase the performance of your storage systems at the latest capacity points available. |
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| Q7. |
Why should customers purchase HP 15K hard drives? |
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Customers should purchase HP 15K hard drives for increased storage performance. The hard drive will, to a great extent, determine the overall system performance and reliability. At HP, we realize the hard drive is a core component of your primary storage system, which contains everything from your most critical data to the operating system upon which your equipment depends. That is why HP hard drives undergo extensive testing and qualification to ensure the highest level of reliability, compatibility and interoperability. |
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| Q8. |
How is a 15K drive distinguished from other HP disk drives? |
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The drive carrier arm has a label containing drive capacity, rpm (15K vs. 10K) and interface data. A blue stripe on this label indicates a SCSI interface and universal compatibility for HP ProLiant, HP AlphaServer and HP StorageWorks products.
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| Q9. |
How do I deploy a 1" universal drive into an AlphaServer that contains only 1.6" drive bays? |
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HP offers a Universal drive height converter that changes 1" drives into 1.6" drives. This easy to use snap on device allows 1" Universal drives to mechanically plug into 1.6" drive bays. To plug back into a 1" format, simply remove the converter. The drive height converter is also easily reusable if needed or desired. The part number for the 0.6" Drive Height Converter is 148649-B21 (2-5-2 part #: 3R-A0528-AA). |
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| Q10. |
Where can customers find more information about HP 15K hard drives? |
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Customers can access www.hp.com/products/harddiskdrives for detailed product information, QuickSpecs, compatibility information, product descriptions, white papers and other information. |
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| Q11. |
Will U320 technology be backward compatible with U3/U2? |
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Yes, HP U320 technology will be backward compatible to U3 and U2 interface technologies.
As before, U320 will plug & play with previous generations of technology for one of the industry's strongest investment protection stories. When mixing ULtra320 and Ultra3 or Ultra2 drives, the drives in the box will operate at the lowest common denominator of the controller or the backplane. |
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| Q12. |
Will the Updated Universal Carrier be backward compatible to older servers and storage enclosures/ Is there anyplace that U3 drives cannot be deployed or U320 drives cannot be deployed? |
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Yes, the improved Universal Drive Tray will offer backward compatibility and fit to previous generations of servers and storage enclosures that utilized the Universal Drive Tray Strategy. The U320 drives in the updated carrier can be deployed anywhere a Universal drive can go. |
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| Q13. |
What does the label look like for a U320 Universal Drive? |
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The label continues to look the same as the Ultra320 (first generation), the Ultra3 and the Ultra2 drives from previous generations with the blue stripe designating SCSI interface technology. |
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