HP EML E-Series Tape Libraries

The HP Enterprise Modular Library (EML) E-Series Tape Libraries provide reliability, scalability and manageability with robust data protection and investment protection in heterogeneous Storage Area Network (SAN) environments. The EML delivers superior data availability with protection against SAN event disruptions using the built in HP Extended Tape Library Architecture (ETLA). ETLA intercepts rogue I/O requests from applications or new servers and prevents those requests from interrupting backup or recovery processes. You can also flexibly scale to 1515 TB compressed (2:1) storage capacity or 16.1 TB/hr compressed (2:1) throughput performance from rack-ready or factory racked configurations. Easily manage the EML remotely while simplifying complex environments with logical library partitioning. The EML is ideally suited for medium to large data centers and as a companion for the HP Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family.

The EML Tape Libraries are fully integrated into the HP portfolio through interoperability and compatible capacity points. The EML tape library is extensively tested in the HP Enterprise Backup Solutions (EBS) to ensure that it works in the most rigorous environment. Documentation is provided to enable you to configure, design and implement the best data protection solution for your environment. Entry configurations start at 71 slots. Maximize capacity with 505 slots or maximize performance with 16 LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 FC tape drives and 442 slots. The LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 and LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 tape drives provide encryption support. The EML delivers value through high reliability data protection, agility through modular scalability and simplicity through ease of management.

New EML E-Series Enhancements:

• Integration of the HP LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 tape drive with 8Gb Fibre Channel drive interface and increased capacity and performance.
• HP EML 71e LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 Tape Library
• 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

• Scalable capacity from 71 slots to over 500 slots
• Scalable performance up to 16 Ultrium tape drives with 442 slots
• ETLA protects tape drives from SAN events
• TapeAssure: Advanced management of drive and media health, utilization, lifecycle, performance monitoring and tracking
• Easy-to-enable AES 256-bit embedded hardware encryption with compression (LTO-5 and LTO-4 Ultrium drives format only)
• Remote Management via Command View for Tape Libraries software or the command line interface
• Easy-to-use Touch-screen Graphical User Interface
• User configurable load ports with removable magazines
• Certified under the HP Enterprise Backup Solutions (EBS)
• LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 or LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 Tape drives
• Factory rack and rack-ready configurations
• 2,000,000 Mean Swaps Between failure

• Scalable Investment Protection: The EML tape library expands in capacity and performance as customer needs change. Through the addition of expansion modules, the EML library scales within the rack footprint to 16 drives and 442 slots for maximum performance or 8 drives and 505 slots for maximum capacity. For field upgrades, follow the rules in the "Configuration Information" section of this document. Libraries with an "A" suffix part number (for example AG104A) can be upgraded with parts with a "B" suffix, but not vice-versa.
• Improves reliability of backup and recovery processes: Utilizing device-level access control, part of the Extended Tape Library Architecture, the EML tape library minimizes the effect of rogue programs on backup and recovery processes.
• Manageable: The EML library has been designed to ease the management burdens of data protection in your SAN. Utilizing HP Command View for Tape Libraries Software, management, diagnostic, and configuration features can be accessed from anywhere. Additionally, Command View EVA and Command View for Tape Libraries Software may co-exist on the same general purpose server.
• Compatible: Certified through the HP Enterprise Backup Solutions (EBS), the EML tape library is compatible with leading backup software packages, operating systems, servers, and disk arrays.
• Performance: Performance to meet critical backup windows is achieved through use of state-of-the-art HP Ultrium tape drives.
• Compact: Using a standard rack footprint, the EML library integrates easily into the rack-grid of your data center.
• Resiliency and Reliability: Highly reliable robotics and tape drives coupled with optional redundant power supplies and redundant cooling provide resiliency should a component fail.
• 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. The EML tape libraries can be factory integrated for rapid deployment or mounted at the customer site with rack-ready configurations.

CTO Family Comparison

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

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.

Extending the E-Series flexibility and investment protection, the HP EML E-Series tape libraries support mixing drive technology (LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 FC and LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 FCOne drive type can be specified for CTO and the other drive types must be field installed.

HP recommends that you use HP-branded cartridges in the HP EML 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.

• 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 EML
• 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
• Paths to robotics can be separated between multiple independent SANs for isolation purposes

HP Data Protector Software automates high performance backup and recovery, from disk or tape, over unlimited distances, to enable 24x7 business continuity and improve IT resource utilization. Data Protector Software responds to the pressure for lower IT costs and greater operational efficiency by offering acquisition and deployment costs which are 30 - 70 % less than competition. The license model is very simple and easy to understand, helping to reduce complexity. Extensive scalability and features for continuous backup and recovery operations enable growth with a single product. A superb solution, no other software can integrate better with the HP market-leading line of disk and tape family of products, as well as with other heterogeneous storage infrastructures. As an integral component of the fast-growing HP software portfolio, which includes storage resource management, archiving, replication, and device management software, Data Protector Software also fully integrates with the HP OpenView management solutions, allowing managing data protection as an essential element of an overall IT service. This solution offers the unique advantage of being able to source hardware, software, and award winning service offerings from a single, trusted source.
Data Protector Software simplifies the use of complex backup and recovery procedures with the fastest installation, automated routine tasks, and easy-to-use features. The centralized multi-site management easily allows implementing multi-site changes, adapting in real time to changing business requirements. Appropriate for medium and large companies in any industry, Data Protector Software is the ideal solution to reduce IT costs and complexity while remaining reliable and scalable to grow from single server environments to the largest distributed enterprise infrastructures.

If you are using HP Data Protector Software with your EML tape library, a FREE 61-250 slot License-to-Use entitlement certificate is included in the box.

For further information, please visit our web page at http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotector

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.

For more information:

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HP Storage Management Pack can be downloaded free from the following website:
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• HP ProLiant servers
• HP-UX Servers
• HP AlphaServers

EML Hardware: The warranty for this product consists of 1-year onsite, next business day.
NOTE: The HP EML 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.

EML 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

For increased uptime, productivity and ROI -HP Care Pack packaged services for Storage
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.

HP Storage Services: Offering reliability, flexibility and value-just like your storage
HP Storage Services offers a full spectrum of customer care, from technology support to complex migrations to completely managed services. HP Factory Express provides customization, integration and deployment services for turnkey solutions. HP Education offers flexible, comprehensive training on storage networking, disk storage systems, and storage software to help your IT staff get the most out of your investments. And HP Financial solutions extend innovative financing and asset management programs to cost-effective buy, manage and eventually retire your older equipment.

HP Storage Services, the trusted business technology experts who manage your technology in action, because when technology works, business works. http://www.hp.com/hps/storage

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 Enterprise Modular Libraries

• Provides for the implementation of HP EML products in SAN environments (ESL/MSL service also available), including the installation of a Fibre Channel Interface Controller(s) and tape drive(s).
• 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 highly recommends that a Hardware Implementation Service (HA114A1) is purchased. This service covers pre-installation preparation activities, installation and configuration of the library, drive(s), and interface controllers, Command View for EML license installation (if applicable), Secure Manager Software for EML license installation (if applicable), configuration of hosts (up to 5, additional handled via HA124A1 5B2 per additional 10) and switches, verification testing and customer orientation.

3-Year HP Support Plus 24

For a higher return on your storage investment, HP Support Plus 24 provides integrated hardware and software support services designed specifically for your technology. Available 24x7, this 3-year combined reactive support option delivers onsite hardware support and over-the-phone software support around-the-clock. Leverage the full strength of HP Technology Services - customers can trust the services professionals at HP to work collaboratively with them, putting our strategic and technical know-how to work across their entire infrastructure.

• 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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HP Backup and Recovery Solution Service

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?

For fast, effective integration of your backup solution into an existing or new storage infrastructure, turn to the storage experts at HP Services. Our Backup and Recovery Solution Service (BRSS) provides end-to-end management of your backup integration process. The BRSS team works with you to analyze your business and IT environment; develop a comprehensive integration plan and timetable; design an architecture that suits your critical requirements; install backup software; implement your solution; and validate your configuration.

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HP eSupport is a portfolio of technology-based services that assist you with managing your business environment - from the desktop to the data center.

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

Consider education as an integral part of your strategy to get the best return on investment for your HP storage solution. HP offers a variety of training courses on storage software, networking, archiving and disk storage systems. Our classes are available in many delivery modalities from traditional instructor-led courses at one of our 80 training centers worldwide to on-site training customized to your needs or online. www.hp.com/learn/storage

HP Services continues to be recognized for service and support excellence by customers, partners, industry organizations and publications around the world. Recent honors and awards reflect our services team's dedication, technical expertise, professionalism and uncompromising commitment to customer satisfaction. For a list of all our awards, please visit:
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For more information about HP Care Pack Services for Storage, please visit: http://www.hp.com/hps/storage

If you have specific questions, contact your local HP representative. Contact information for a representative in your area can be found at "Contact HP" http://www.hp.com

Two drive, 71 slot Ultrium cartridge tape library

• Supports up to 4 Fibre Channel Ultrium tape drives
• 2 PCI card slots available
• 5-slot load port with removable magazine

What's included in the box:

• EML 71e Library, 8U and 4U height modules including rack-mount hardware
• Two LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 tape drives
• HP EML Internal Network Kit, 1U height module includes rack-mount hardware
• e2400-FC 4Gb interface controller
• Includes full functionality special edition HP Command View for Tape Libraries Software for EML71e only (no license key required).
• Sample media labels (LTO-5, LTO-5 WORM)
• Installation poster
• Documentation CD including User Guide and parts replacement information
• Safety Guide
• Warranty booklet
• Two drive, 71 slot Ultrium cartridge tape library
• Supports up to 4 Fibre Channel Ultrium tape drives
• 2 PCI card slots available
• 5-slot load port with removable magazine

NOTE: The EML 71e LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 Tape Library (AW680A) height is 12U. An additional 1U height is required for the EML Internal Network Kit.

NOTE: This is not a Configure-to-Order (CTO) library. It does not ship with a rack. Configure in an HP 10000 G1 or HP 10000 G2 series rack. Can be field upgraded to other EML configurations, therefore assure the destination rack accounts for the maximum intended scaling.

Two drive, 71 slot Ultrium cartridge tape library

• Supports up to 4 Fibre Channel Ultrium tape drives
• 2 PCI card slots available
• 5-slot load port with removable magazine
  

What's included in the box:

• EML 71e Library, 8U and 4U height modules including rack-mount hardware
• Two LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 tape drives
• HP EML Internal Network Kit, 1U height module includes rack-mount hardware
• e2400-FC 4Gb interface controller
• Includes full functionality special edition HP Command View for Tape Libraries Software for EML71e only (no license key required).
• Sample media labels (LTO-4, LTO-4 WORM)Installation poster
• Documentation CD including User Guide and parts replacement information
• Safety Guide
• Warranty booklet
• Two drive, 71 slot Ultrium cartridge tape library
• Supports up to 4 Fibre Channel Ultrium tape drives
• 2 PCI card slots available
• 5-slot load port with removable magazine
  

NOTE: The EML 71e LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 Tape Library (AH876A) height is 12U. An additional 1U height is required for the EML Internal Network Kit.

NOTE: This is not a Configure-to-Order (CTO) library. It does not ship with a rack. Configure in an HP 10000 G1 or HP 10000 G2 series rack. Can be field upgraded to other EML configurations, therefore assure the destination rack accounts for the maximum intended scaling.

NOTE: If an EML71e is scaled/upgraded larger than the 12U 103-slot configuration then rack side panels and doors are required for regulatory compliance.

In the 42U HP 10K G2 rack:
Front door: supplied with rack, AF009A
Rear Door: supplied with rack
Side panel kit: AF054A

In the 42U HP 10K G1 rack:
Front Door: supplied with rack
Rear Door: supplied with rack
Side panel Kit: 246099-B21

NOTE: End of configuration steps for rack-ready EML71e

Zero drive, 103 slot Ultrium cartridge tape library

• Supports up to 4 Fibre Channel Ultrium tape drives
• 2 PCI card slots available
• 5-slot load port with removable magazine

What's included in the box:

• EML 103e Base Library integrated in 42U rack with side and filler panels
• Sample media labels (LTO-5, LTO-5 WORM, LTO-4, LTO-4 WORM)
• Installation poster
• Documentation CD including User Guide and parts replacement information
• Safety Guide
• Warranty booklet

NOTE: All EML Configure-to-Order (CTO) libraries are built on this base including the 103e, 245e, 348e, 375e, 442e, 469e, and 505e configurations.

Contents:

• Allows for the expansion from 103 to 245 slots and up to eight tape drives
• Only to be used with CTO library orders
• For field upgrades instead order 1 AD565B and 1 AD566B.

NOTE: #0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order when factory integration is indicated.

Contents:

• HP LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 Fibre Channel tape drive integrated in EML canister
• Ethernet cable
• Installation poster

NOTE: #0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order when factory integration is indicated.

Contents:

• HP LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 Fibre Channel tape drive integrated in EML canister
• Ethernet cable
• Installation poster
  

NOTE: #0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order when factory integration is indicated.

Contents:

• e2400-FC 4Gb interface controller
• Installation poster

NOTE: #0D1 will appear after this part number on your sales order when factory integration is indicated.

NOTE: When connecting e2400-FC 4G interface controllers to the SAN disable auto speed negotiation of the fibre channel switch ports connected to the controller. The switch ports should be fixed at 1Gb/s, 2Gb/s or 4Gb/s as described in the switch documentation

Content:

• Internal LAN Switch
• Cable
• Installation poster

Contents:

• License to use Command View for EML

HP installation included via MCC Code

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.