Backups and data archival are vital for all businesses but unfortunately, it can be all too easy to overlook this critical task—especially for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). SMBs often have few or even no dedicated IT staff and are often busy just trying to make things work. Backing up the critical business data sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. HP’s new RDX USB 3.0 is designed to provide fast and reliable backups for SMBs and remote offices where there might not be any technical IT resources. The unit is designed to be used in harsh environments, where you set it up once and then just let it run. The device takes care of the data protection automatically. The HP RDX is designed to be extremely durable as well as very easy to operate.

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HP RDX Removable Disk Backup System allows backups to be accomplished with 'hands free' HP RDX Continuous Data Protection Software, standard ISV backup applications or data can be dragged and dropped directly to the rugged removable storage media. How To Install Vmware Esxi On Hp Proliant Ml350.

Xerox Phaser 3115 Driver For. In a briefing, an HP product manager mentioned that one of the device's tests was being drug behind a car and it was still able to function afterward. While I didn’t attempt that in my tests, the unit’s sturdy construction was evident in its metal housing and rubber coating, which would help it absorb impacts. You can see a picture of the HP RDX USB 3.0 Removable Disk Backup System in Figure 1. Figure 1: HP RDX USB 3.0 Unlike a standard external hard disk, the HP RDX features a hard disk cartridge system that accepts a number of different disk cartridge sizes ranging from 320 MB all the way up to 2 TB. The cartridges themselves are approximately 3”x5” and they are about 1” deep.

They are made out of durable plastic and metal. They contain a standard HDD and have a built-in SATA connection that enables them to snap into place in the RDX housing. You can see a picture of the 2 TB disk cartridge in Figure 2. Figure 2: 2 TB Hard Disk size The RDX can connect to your server using either USB 2. Hp Support Assistant Silent Install Exe here. 0 or USB 3.0 connections; the connecting USB cable was included with the HP RDX packaging.

When backing up with USB 3.0 connection, the HP RDX can transfer 360 GB per hour, while a USB 2.0 connection supports data rates of up to 108 GB per hour. The RDX supports both file deduplication and data encryption. While the HP RDX is primary oriented toward SMB servers, you can also use it to backup desktop systems as well. Notably, the HP RDX can perform full bare metal restores as well as restoration of selected data from the backup disk cartridges.

I found the unit to be quite easy to setup and use. Basically, I connected the unit to an open USB 3.0 port on one of my systems and installed the HP Utility Disk and then installed the Continuous Data Protection software. Both of those software installations were supplied on DVDs included in the package. You can also download the HP Continuous Data Protection software from the HP web site. Once installed, the Continuous Data Protection software runs automatically in the background. It backs up continually as changes are made to the system and intelligently performs backups in the background based on system activity. After installing the Continuous Data Protection software, the system prompted me to reboot.

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