Half Height Technology: The half-height form factor has the reliability features of the DLT tape technology in a smaller form factor. Largest capacity tape drive available in a half-height form factor. Scalable: The HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drive has backward read compatibility (BRC) with the DLT VS80 media. In addition, the DLT VS160 media can be read by the HP StorageWorks SDLT 600 Tape Drives Reliable: The mean time before failure is 250,000 hours at 100% duty cycle. Manageable: The DLT VS160 Tape Drive is supported on HP's unique data protection management tool, Library and Tape Tools. LTT makes it easier to install, manage and upgrade firmware on the drive. . Rack-mountable: The DLT VS160 Tape Drive can be mounted inside of a rack in a 1U or 3U enclosure. The 1U module can hold up to two DLT VS drives and the 3U module can hold up to 4 drives.