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To greatly enhance data privacy while consuming up to 50% fewer watts per GB, HP StorageWorks MSL Tape Libraries are now available with HP LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 tape drives.

  • 1.6TB compressed capacity
  • 240MB/sec compressed data transfer rate
  • AES 256 bit hardware data encryption
  • R/W compatibility w/LTO-3 media (LTO-2 read-only)

For more information on MSL Tape Libraries please click here

» Disk-to-Disk Backup
Provides easy integration of disk in your current backup environment

D2D Backup System, Virtual Library Systems

  • Dramatically improves backup and recovery performance of LAN and SAN servers using tape and autoloader/library emulation

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View the compatibility matrices to ensure that the HP StorageWorks tape products you intend to purchase are fully compatible with your system.
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» Enterprise Class Libraries
• Up to 44 tape drives and 3542 slots with a choice of tape technologies
• Up to 1400TB native
• Can be partitioned into multiple virtual tape libraries
• Integrated into HP StorageWorks Extended Tape Library Architecture (ETLA), to simplify integration into a SAN, improve reliability and automate management of the entire library

» Business Class Libraries
• Up to 16 tape drives and 240 slots with a choice of tape technologies
• Up to 96TB native
• Ideal for small to medium IT networks with or without a storage area network (SAN)
• Investment protection with both capacity and performance upgrades for environments with unpredictable data growth

» Tape Autoloaders
• Single tape drive with multiple data cartridges and a robotic changer
• Up to 6.4TB
• Choice of tape technologies
• Direct-attach or over-the-network backup

» Tape Drives & Blades
• Complete, ready-to-use backup solutions
• Easy to install and use
• Capacities from 40GB to 1.6TB of compressed data per cartridge
• Includes HP Data Protector Express Single Server Edition backup software

» Rack-Mount Solutions
• Available in 1U or 3U rack-mount
• Choose from affordable basic enclosures or high-availability solutions with hot-swap drives

» Encryption & Key
   Management
HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager
• Centralized encryption key management for HP LTO-4 enterprise tape libraries
• Strong auditable security for encryption keys
• Reliable lifetime key archival

» Tape & Optical Media
• HP offers write-once and rewritable format optical disks designed for easy data access and permanent data storage that can't be altered or erased.
• Qualified for use with HP and non-HP optical jukeboxes

» Tape Software

• Establish backup security
• Configure new tape drives and slots after a library upgrade
• Move tape drives between servers
• Upgrade controller and tape drive firmware

 Value Added Features
»  HP StorageWorks Extended Tape Library Architecture (ETLA)
»  HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools
»  HP One-Button Disaster Recovery Solution (OBDR)
»  WORM Data Protection Solutions

 Tape Interconnects
• Key component to enable connectivity for data protection solutions
• Web-based remote manageability
»  HP SC44Ge Host Bus Adapter
»  HP StorageWorks U320e SCSI Host Bus Adapter
»  HP StorageWorks N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router
»  Network Storage Router E2400-160 for ESL libraries
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