HP ESL E-Series Tape Libraries

The family of HP Enterprise Systems Library (ESL) E-Series Tape Libraries offers best-in-class drive and cartridge densities. In a single cabinet, the ESL E-Series contains 322 to 712 LTO cartridges and can scale up to 2136 TB of compressed (2:1) storage capacity with a transfer rate of up to 24.2 TB/hr compressed (2:1). The ESL E-Series achieves drive densities up to 205 TB of compressed (2:1) storage capacity per square foot. The ESL E-Series can be managed as a single library with up to five frames containing up to 3546 Ultrium tape cartridges and up to 44 tape drives.

The ESL E-Series supports a mixture of LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 Fibre Channel and LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 Fibre Channel Fibre Channel technology.

HP ESL and ESL Tape Libraries are fully integrated into HP Extended Tape Library Architecture (ETLA). ETLA protects against SAN event disruptions caused by rogue I/O requests from applications or servers. ETLA provides improved backup and restore reliability by preventing such requests from interrupting the backup or recovery processes. This helps to significantly reduce IT resources and the time spent investigating and resolving backup failures. ETLA simplifies the installation and integration of the library into the SAN by providing a simple point-and-click integration process. It also provides remote management of multiple tape libraries (ESL or EML) from a single pane of glass.

The ESL E-Series Tape Library provides the ability to easily partition the library into up to six logical tape libraries to adapt to ongoing changes that take place in the SAN environment. The ESL E-Series libraries combined with the HP ETLA offer customers with enterprise storage area networks (SAN) superior reliability and expandability ease of integration, and simplicity of installation and operation.

• Integration of the HP LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 tape drive with 8Gb Fibre Channel drive interface and increased capacity and performance.
• TapeAssure: Advanced management of drive and media health, utilization, lifecycle, performance monitoring and tracking. Now with detailed media health and usage information included in Command View TL's TapeAssure tab.
• Additional features included in Command View TL 3.0, for further details visit: http://www.hp.com/go/ETLA
• In multi-frame configurations a zero drive frame may now be ordered.

• Best-in-Class single-frame and multi frame reliability with 3 million MSBF (mean swaps between failure)
• Best-in-Class Drive Density: up to 24 tape drives in a single frame; up to 44 drives with up to five E-Series frames using the ESL E-Series Cross Link Kit and ESL E-Series Cross Link Expansion Kit
• Best-in-Class Cartridge Capacity: up to 712 Ultrium cartridges in a single frame; Up to 3546 Ultrium cartridges with five frames using the ESL E-Series Cross Link Kit and Cross Link Expansion Kit
• Available in half populated configurations: 322 Ultrium slots
• Easy-to-enable AES 256-bit embedded hardware encryption with compression (LTO-5 and LTO-4 Ultrium drives format only)
• Removable Load Port Magazines
• Smaller Form Factor: 205 TB (compressed 2:1) per square foot with LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 technology and 712 cartridges
• TapeAssure: Advanced management of drive and media health, utilization, lifecycle, performance monitoring and tracking
• Complete, unobtrusive management and control of the entire library system including robotics, drives, Interface Controllers, and Interface Manager card
• Web-based, centralized user interface, in addition to telnet interface on Interface Manager card
• Automation of complex and repetitive library system management tasks
• High SAN availability since management traffic stays out of the data path
• SNMP support including asynchronous alerting
• Integration with major enterprise management applications
• Best-in-class interoperability and security with Advanced Secure Manager ESL

• More storage capacity in less floor space.
• Automatic, consistent configuration through Extended Tape Library Architecture (ETLA).
• Reduced cost of ownership with management of all library system components from a single pane of glass.
• Decreases both costs and administrative work through enhanced manageability from any location.
• Provides a high level of encryption security, with compression, for strong backup data privacy to secure confidential information and address compliance quickly. Encryption key management support via HP Data Protector Software and other ISV backup applications.
• Delivers best-in-class interoperability with Enterprise Business Solutions (EBS) without "special" work-arounds. It will work in your environment.
• Simplifies the complex task of setting up library robotics, drives, and Interface Controllers in a SAN.
• Minimizes uncertainty in complex SAN environments by allowing only authorized servers to access tape drives and critical data.
• Eliminates backup server and LAN bottlenecks by allowing data to move directly from disk to tape under the control of your backup application - but without application server overload.
• Provides investment protection by enabling an easy upgrade path as interface technologies change.
• Supports WORM media (using the LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 FCor LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 FC) providing a fail-safe method for permanently storing data records.
• The ESL and ESL tape libraries are factory integrated to reduce installation time and improve the customer experience.

• e2400-FC 4Gb Interface Controller (Use 1 for each ESL library containing any number of LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 drives or LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 drives)

For further information on the ESKM please visit: www.hp.com/go/eskm

Number of slots enabled in panel 7 depends on the number of tape drives installed. Each group of four tape drives beyond the first four requires the removal of 14 slots to accommodate the drive cluster. Up to five drive clusters can be added to the base configuration for a total of six drive clusters.

HP ESL Cross Link Kit (PN:AA947A) and ESL Cross Link Expansion Kit (PN: AF903A) allow you to connect up to five 712e libraries together as a single tape library, scaling up to 3546 LTO slots (10638 TB, compressed 2:1) and up to forty-four tape drives.

The ESL E-Series Cross Link Kit requires specific software and firmware supplied on CD with the Cross Link Kit. Software licenses are required only on the first or primary library frame.
Small count tape library (322e) is only supported in multi-frame configurations if upgraded to a fully populated tape library and only if it is the first or primary tape library.

NOTE: When installing the Cross Link Kit you will lose one cluster of either tape drives or slots along the back wall of the first ESL cabinet. In an LTO library, the back wall clusters hold 14 slots. To review the Cross Link Kit installation guide and Cross Link Expansion Kit guide, please visit: http://www.hp.com/go/automated, ESL E-Series, Manuals.

Data Rate Matching combines sophisticated buffer management with HP's exclusive Infinitely Variable Adaptive Tape Speed technology, to allow the tape drive to match its transfer rate to the host speed dynamically and continuously across the whole range of transfer rates. This feature ensures that the tape drive continues to stream data regardless of the environment, and brings two big advantages:

• It optimizes backup performance, regardless of the speed of the host or the network.
• It minimizes rewinding and repositioning of the tape, reducing wear and increasing reliability.

Critical to the success of data retention policies in highly regulated environments is the ability to store and manage data in an unalterable state. Following stringent guidelines set forth by regulatory agencies such as the SEC and HIPPA, IT organizations must now integrate new solutions and policies that can verify the integrity of stored data for periods that can extend well beyond seven years.

The LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 and LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 tape drives feature the ability to archive and store data in a non-rewriteable format that meets the most stringent regulatory guidelines. Using a combination of integrated fail-safe features in the drive firmware, cartridge memory, and tape formatting, the tape drives can archive large amounts of data for periods of up to 30 years in a secure, untampered state. Since all LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 and LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 tape drives include support for both rewritable and WORM media, IT organizations can now easily integrate a secure, long-term archiving solution into their current data protection strategy. As compared to other technologies that feature support for WORM storage, the tape drives offer the advantages of:

• A single drive to support all backup and archiving needs
• Two distinctive tape cartridges to easily distinguish and manage both rewriteable and WORM data cartridges
• A specially designed WORM data cartridge with multiple integrated fail-safe features to prevent accidental or intentional overwriting of data
• High-capacity, low-cost HP WORM media that can store up to 3TB (2:1 compression) of data on a single data cartridge
• Support from many backup and archiving software vendors, providing the most comprehensive and mainstream support in the industry
• The LTO open standard that offers greater choice and compatibility across all third- and fourth-generation Ultrium products

NOTE: While all HP LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 and LTO-4 Ultrium 1840tape drives support LTO Ultrium WORM media, some third- and fourth-generation LTO Ultrium tape drives from other manufacturers may not include read and write support for LTO Ultrium WORM media. For non-HP third- and fourth-generation LTO Ultrium tape drives, please check the manufacturers' specifications to ensure this support is provided if you are using your WORM media. If WORM support is not provided, the drive will eject the WORM tape cartridge immediately upon insertion into to the tape drive.

Extending the E-Series flexibility and investment protection, the HP ESL E-Series tape libraries support mixing drive technology (LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 FC and LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 FCFC).

HP recommends that you use HP-branded cartridges in the HP ESL E-Series Tape Libraries to assure the highest level of protection for your valuable data. The test program for HP media is the most thorough and comprehensive in the industry.

All HP cartridges must satisfy an exhaustive battery of additional tests that relate directly to real life situations, where real data and real businesses are at stake. The benefit of the HP brand specification for media is consistent quality. Through the testing of thousands of HP drives and HP cartridges, the ideal formulation for backup performance is defined and then continuously monitored. This hugely resource-intensive process is unique to HP and affords deep insight into the HP+HP backup solution for a wide range of environments and duty cycles. Your best choice for ease of support and maximum dependability is to use HP-branded Ultrium cartridges at all times.

HP strongly encourages the use of bar code labels on tapes to track media and ensure optimum library performance and usability. Correctly labeling your media will allow the library to quickly determine media and drive compatibility.

The HP Extended Tape Library Architecture (ETLA) will save library and SAN administrators time and money by simplifying library setup, configuration, and troubleshooting. HP's architecture increases reliability and robustness of libraries in the SAN, and integrates with leading enterprise management applications. Advanced features such Access Control (HP Secure Manager) further increase backup performance and reliability. HP offers a balanced solution - neither piece-meal nor monolithic - that includes a generous initial feature set and allows users to buy only the advanced options they need.

The HP Interface Manager and Command View for ESL Tape Libraries are the next step in HP's Extended Tape Library Architecture, itself a key component of the HP Adaptive Infrastructure strategy. This architecture delivers tape libraries that are self-aware - self-managed, automatically maintained, continuously available - and network-aware - resilient, secure, and adaptable. HP's high-end tape libraries provide the reliability, interoperability, and advanced functionality required for your enterprise SAN environment.

HP TapeAssure makes managing, optimizing and archiving on the HP EML and ESL E-Series libraries faster and easier. TapeAssure provides comprehensive summaries and detailed information about the status, performance, utilization, and health of all tape drives and media for every HP enterprise library in the SAN. This data can be exported on demand or at scheduled times to a comma-separated-value (CSV) file for analysis with spreadsheet programs or custom scripts.

NOTE: Minimum system requirements apply. For additional details and further information on ETLA or TapeAssure please visit: http://www.hp.com/go/ETLA and http://www.hp.com/go/tapeassure

• Caching and intelligent network behavior to control SAN traffic
• Robust and automated configuration and verification of Interface Controller settings
• SAN-aware event tracking and detection of conflicts
• Persistent history and intelligent analysis of events and logs
• Persistent drive numbering and mapping across component swaps and reboot

• Select from a list of multiple supported libraries to manage
• View asset information for the library system
• View health summaries for all components of the library system: drives, robotics, Interface Controllers, and Interface Manager
• View library inventory: slots, media, and drives
• Search for media by barcode label
• View details on drives, robotics, Interface Controllers, and Interface Manager, including WWNs, speeds, and connection types
• Configure hosts/HBA-to-drive mapping and masking settings with Secure Manager ESL
• Automatically discover hosts and HBAs on the SAN or add your own for access control and security purposes
• Upgrade firmware on all library components
• Configure IP network parameters for the management station and Interface Manager cards in each library
• Configure SNMP trap/event destinations to receive alerts asynchronously
• View persistent event logs for the library system

• Easily configure device-level security settings
• Allow only authorized servers to access tape drives and critical data
• Manage access control from a single pane of glass, through the library itself
• Library partitioning - Up to six "virtual" partitions available. Load ports can be configured in only two of the partitions. The other four partitions cannot contain load ports
• Paths to robotics can be separated between two independent SANs for isolation purposes

The HP Management Pack for Systems Center Operations Manager provides seamless integration with Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager and now System Center Essentials by integrating predefined discovery and state monitoring policies, event processing rules and tasks, and diagram and topology views for the storage system.

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HP Storage Management Pack can be downloaded free from the following website: https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=SCOM2007

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ESL Hardware: The warranty for this product consists of 1-year onsite, next business day. NOTE: The HP ESL Enterprise Tape Library warranty includes support for Customer Self Repair (CSR). The tape library cartridges, terminators, external cables, drives, magazines, controller board and power supplies are mandatory customer self repair parts. This means both the removal and replacement of the above parts are designed for easy replacement; the on-site warranty does not extend to these parts. However, customers may request HP Services to replace these replaceable units (RUs) for an additional charge. Also, customers who purchase an HP Support Agreement have the option to perform CSR or receive onsite support

ESL Software: HP warrants that the Software media will be free of physical defects for a period of ninety (90) days from delivery. HP provides 1-year, 9x5 phone support to enhance the performance and availability of your software. Experienced Response Center engineers provide trustworthy advice on issues such as software features and use, problem diagnosis and resolution, and software defect identification.
For business-critical requirements, the level of support may be increased through a full range of upgrade products. You can learn more about HP's Global Limited Warranty and Technical Support by visiting: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/warranty.html

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These days, you need to get the most out of your storage investment-you can't afford not to. When you buy HP storage products and solutions, it's also a good time to think about what levels of service and support you may need. To help take the worry out of deploying, designing, maintaining, and managing your environment, we've designed a portfolio of service options that are as: flexible, reliable and scalable as your storage. Unlike storage-only vendors, we take a holistic approach to your entire environment, bridging storage, servers, blades, software and network infrastructures with our HP Care Pack packaged services for Storage.

Protect your business beyond the warranty
When it comes to robustness and reliability, standard warranties on today's computing equipment have matured just as the technologies have matured. Good news on some fronts-but also a source of potential problems and subsequent consequences that come from depending on standard warranties alone. Standard warranty protects against product defects and some causes of downtime- but not the business. By using a standard approach to warranty uplifts, such as HP Care Pack Services, you can reduce downtime risks and be more certain of operational consistency for both mission-critical and standard business computing. Simply put, HP Care Pack Services normalize the warranty of combined products - helping you proactively guard against unplanned downtime.

Extending warranties with HP Care Pack Services
For cost-effective upgrading or extending your standard warranty, HP Care Pack Services offer a suite of standard reactive hardware and software support services that are sold separately, or combined as with our Support Plus and Support Plus 24 services. The portfolio also provides a combination of proactive and reactive services, such as Proactive 24 Service and Critical Service. In addition, with HP Proactive Select we offer an innovative approach to service delivery that gives you the flexibility to acquire the specific proactive services you need today, then add services as your needs evolve. HP Proactive Select offers a broad set of technical or per-event type service options - including server, storage, and network, SAN device, and software, environment, installation and education services. Services that you can mix and match depending on your specific requirements, from preliminary planning and equipment delivery to installation, configuration, integration, and testing, through every level of ongoing support. Our HP Care Pack packaged services for Storage assures help when you need it most. And for many products, post-warranty HP Care Pack Services are available when your original warranty has expired.

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NOTE: Care Pack Services availability may vary by product and country.

HP Care Pack Services are sold by HP and HP Authorized Service Partners:

• Services for customers purchasing from HP or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HP order configuration tools.
• Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find HP Care Pack Services at http://www.hp.com/go/lookuptool

HP Installation & Startup for HP

• Provides for the implementation of HP ESL (Enterprise Storage Library) products in SAN environments, including the installation of a Fibre Channel Interface Controller
• Minimizes implementation-related disruptions to your environment and helps ensure increased system reliability and more effective data management
  

Due to the complexities involved with the initial installation of an enterprise Library into a SAN environment, Hewlett Packard requires that the Installation & Start-up service (HA114A1) is purchased.

The Tape Library Installation & Start Up covers pre-installation preparation activities, installation and configuration of the library into the customers SAN. Installation of: Command View ESL license installation (if applicable); Secure Manager ESL license installation (if applicable); configuration of hosts (up to 5, additional hosts handled via HA114A1 5B2 per additional 10) and switches; verification testing and customer orientation.

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• Improve uptime with responsive hardware and software services
• Enjoy consistent service coverage across geographically dispersed sites
• Update HP software at a predictable cost
• Increase customer satisfaction-with no interoperability gaps
  
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HP ESL, MSL, EML Tape Libraries Installation and Startup

Deployment of your HP Enterprise Storage (ESL) Library products in SAN environments, including the installation of a Fibre Channel Interface Controller.

• System installation and setup by an HP technical specialist
• Verification prior to installation that all service prerequisites are met
• Delivery of the service at a mutually scheduled convenient time
• Provides product installation according to the product specifications
• Offers deployment activities that are designed to bring the Fibre Channel-based tape library into operation
• Helps improve performance
• Makes the most of the value of the HP ESL, MSL, and EML libraries in an IT environment by leveraging HP knowledge in implementing Fibre Channel-based systems and solutions
• Helps reduce implementation-related disruptions in the IT environment
• Helps increase system reliability and provides more effective data management
  
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For customers who need help implementing their backup software:

Rapid recovery from system downtime can hinge on the efficiency of your backup and recovery management environment - and on how well that environment is integrated with your storage infrastructure. But integration processes can be time-consuming and complex, and your IT resources are already stretched thin. Where can you find the expert help you need?

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Support Portal
The HP support portal provides one-stop access to the information, tools and services you need to manage the daily operations of your IT environment.

Features include:

• Access to self-solve tools (including search technical knowledge base)
• Efficient logging and tracking of support cases
• Collaboration with other business and IT professionals
• Download of patches and drivers
• Access to diagnostic tools
• Proactive notification of relevant information

Access to certain features of the support portal requires an HP service agreement. To access the support portal, visit http://www.hp.com/support

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• One drive cluster: capable of handling up to four tape drives
• One card cage
• Six 8-slot Removable Magazines
• Interface Manager: management card
• FC robotics

• Serial cable to attach to a diagnostic port
• 2 Ethernet cables for internal connections
• HP ESL E-Series Documentation CD
• HP ESL E-Series Tape Library Unpacking and Installation Guide
• Q2009-67000 HP LTO-4 and Q2011-67000 LTO-5 RW barcode label sample kits
• Q2010-67000 HP LTO-4 and Q2012-67000 LTO-5WORM barcode label sample kits
• Media and Bar Code Ordering Sheet
• Warranty and Safety information

• One drive cluster: capable of handling up to four tape drives
• One card cage
• Six 8-slot Removable Magazines
• Interface Manager: management card
• FC robotics

• Serial cable to attach to a diagnostic port
• 2 Ethernet cables for internal connections
• HP ESL E-Series Documentation CD
• HP ESL E-Series Tape Library Unpacking and Installation Guide
• Q2009-67000 HP LTO-4 and Q2011-67000 LTO-5 RW barcode label sample kits
• Q2010-67000 HP LTO-4 and Q2012-67000 LTO-5WORM barcode label sample kits
• Media and Bar Code Ordering Sheet
• Warranty and Safety information

Singe Drive Cluster capable of holding one to four drives. Parts shipped include:

• One Ethernet cable
• Power Cable

Single tape drive, installed into drive cluster. Parts shipped include:

• Installation poster
• One Ethernet cable

Single tape drive, installed into drive cluster. Parts shipped include:

• Installation poster
• One Ethernet cable

Single controller card for use with Native Fibre Ultrium Tape Drives, 2 FC X 4 FC ports. Parts shipped include:

• Four Fibre Channel cables
• One Ethernet cable

NOTE: HP strongly recommends customers purchase the installation service HA113A1#5DP "Installation-Interfaces for libraries" when selecting the ESL E-Series e2400-FC 4G Interface controller as an upgrade option.

• License Key
• Installation Guide

Data rate matching range
Data access time (from BOT)

Rewind time from EOT

Rewind tape speed

Average load time

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

For tape drives and media, 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less.