Hitachi Adopts Tandberg RDX Library

Tandberg Data announced that Hitachi, Ltd. has added the RDX QuikStation to its product lineup of data storage and backup offerings available in Japan.

Called the Rx/8 Virtual Tape Station, the RDX removable disk library is an alternative to entry-level tape automation, including DAT 72 autoloaders.  

The RDX QuikStation delivers data protection and offsite disaster recovery for SMB and SME environments. It consists of eight integrated RDX docks that allow eight RDX disk cartridges to run online. It also offers unlimited offline capacity. Compatible with major backup software, its iSCSI interface allows for easy integration into users’ existing environments.

Currently the Hitachi Rx/8 Virtual Tape Station
offers the following tape automation emulation models:

• R1/8 Virtual Tape Station: The R1/8 Virtual Tape Station emulates an LTO tape autoloader, with one virtual tape drive and eight cartridge slots.
• R2/8 Virtual Tape Station: The R2/8 Virtual Tape Station emulates an LTO tape library, with two virtual tape drives and eight cartridge slots.

Hitachi chose the Tandberg Data RDX QuikStation because of its performance and flexibility, its effectiveness as a DAT tape replacement, and the market acceptance of RDX technology. Supplied by Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., RDX media for the Rx/8 Virtual Tape Station is available in capacities of 160GB and 500GB.

"Hitachi has adopted RDX technology as an optional storage device for its PC server HA8000 series," said Yoshihiro Hayashi, General Manager of Service Solution Operation, Enterprise Server Division, Hitachi, Ltd. "RDX technology provides Hitachi customers with the benefits of both tape and disk and has garnered attention as a new backup device. We are confident that Hitachi’s new Rx/8 Virtual Tape Station will provide customers with an innovative solution for entry level data storage and backup."