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HPE StoreEver MSL2024 and MSL4048 Tape Libraries
The HPE StoreEver MSL Tape Libraries meet demanding storage requirement of businesses needing unattended backup, disaster
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parameters fall below Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommended standards.
HPE StoreEver MSL2024 Tape Library
HPE StoreEver MSL4048 Tape Library
Key Features
• Exceptional storage density: Up to 360 TB with MSL2024, 720TB with an MSL4048, and up
• Multiple interface choices available (FC or SAS)
recovery, or archive capability. The MSL Libraries offer a broad choice of storage capacity and technology including LTO-7, LTOLTO-5, or LTO-4, Ultrium tape drives. Web-based remote management makes the MSL Libraries easily managed from across the
room or across the globe, eliminating the need for remote office IT staff. Quickly and simply manage the tape media both in and
out of the library with the standard bar code reader, configurable mail slots, and multiple 12-slot removable magazines. If a tape
were lost or stolen, protect important business data from unauthorized access with data encryption options. MSL library
investment protection and uncertain data growth are easily managed within the MSL library portfolio. Quickly increase capacity
and/or performance with tool-free drive upgrades in the MSL2024 or 4048, or move tape drive kits to the MSL6480 for library
scalability and additional enterprise class features. Proactively receive detailed information about your MSL libraries with
TapeAssure. Information about the library, drives, and media are all monitored for utilization, operational performance, and life and
health information. Prevent problems before they occur by proactively receiving notification if any library, drive or tape media
to 8,400TB of with an MSL6480 ((capacity based upon 2.5:1 compression using LTO-7 tape
cartridges)
• Easy-to-use web-based remote management
• Integrated bar code reader
• Tool-free tape drive upgrades
• Leverage tape drives in an MSL2024 or 4048 into an MSL6480 for investment protection.
• Customer upgradeable redundant power supply in the MSL4048.
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• Removable magazines with user-configurable mail slots
Manageability
The MSL Tape Libraries come with web-based remote manageability so they can be easily monitored
TapeAssure
HPE TapeAssure makes managing, optimizing and archiving on the HPE StoreEver MSL Tape libraries
Enterprise backup and archiving standards
• Easy-to-enable AES 256-bit embedded hardware encryption with compression
• Extensive OS and software compatibility testing
• Proven high reliability
• Achieve the highest level of encryption security to secure confidential business information
while meeting compliance guidelines with the HPE 1/8 G2 & MSL Encryption Kit or KMIP 1.2
Encryption Key Manager License.
• Proactively monitor utilization, operational performance, and overall life and health of the
drives and media with TapeAssure and TapeAssure Advanced.
• Quick, easy, and affordable capacity growth.
and managed from across the room or across the globe. Functions included in the management tool
include:
• Status information on the drive and system
• System configuration operations and reporting
• System error and status logs
• Library and drive firmware upgrade capabilities
• Diagnostic tests and information
• Cartridge movement for maintenance and management purposes
• Cleaning cartridge support
• Security and access control
• SNMP support for IP communication
• Partitioning and Encryption management
• HTTPS capable
• IPv6 and IPv4 network protocol support
easier. TapeAssure provides comprehensive summaries and detailed information about the status,
performance, utilization, and health of all tape drives and cartridges. TapeAssure utilization and
performance reporting features allow you to optimize the use of your existing HPE MSL tape libraries
to make informed purchasing decisions if an increase in capacity is needed.
• Modify backup schedules to make best use of the drives and tapes available and evenly
distribute their workload
• Predict and prevent failures through early warnings and recommended service actions
• Determine if each drive and each tape is experiencing a high (or low) rate of usage
• Know when to retire tapes
• Find out the compression ratios actually achieved
TapeAssure builds a database of drive and tape history information that you can export as .CSV
(comma-separated-value) files and import into Excel or other tools to create pivot-charts, pie charts
and bar charts for graphical presentation or further analysis. This data can be automatically exported
on a schedule or on demand and written to a local or network drive where analysis scripts can also be
run.
TapeAssure real time alerts notify instantly if drive and data quality standards are not being achieved:
• In-depth analysis pinpoints if drive, tape or data characteristics fall below Hewlett Packard
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• View alerts and statistics is real-time in the Command View TL GUI
TapeAssure Advanced
HPE StoreEver TapeAssure Advanced Software is a licensed feature that leverages the information
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Easy Installation
The MSL Tape Libraries are shipped as a rack-ready unit. The rack mount hardware included with the
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Partitioning
The MSL Tape Libraries now include the ability to be configured as a partitioned library. MSL Libraries
utilization of the MSL library.
Proven Reliability
With a rating of 2,000,000 robot load/unload cycles, the MSL Tape Libraries provides necessary high
performance, reduces mechanical wear on the tape drive and extends tape life.
Disaster Recovery and
Removable media also has the advantage that data is held 'offline' which means that archive data on
data encryption features help organizations to comply with increased data security regulations
Data Encryption
The HPE MSL Tape Libraries offers multiple options for data encryption, depending on the
from TapeAssure but will additionally provide an intuitive, easy to use dashboard, and advance
analytics feature for performance, health and utilization related to tape libraries, drives and cartridges.
Advanced analytics feature makes use of predictive analytics to predict the likelihood of failures,
bottlenecks and load balancing issues in the tape infrastructure. It has unique capabilities of analytics
around drive health and life as well as cartridge health and life.
TapeAssure Advanced is well integrated into HPE Command View TL Software for a single pane of
glass management, monitoring and analytics. HPE TapeAssure Advanced Software provides a
dashboard display with pie charts, live and historical graphs for performance, health and utilization
data, and highlights issues in the tape infrastructure.
CommandView TL is a required pre-requisite for TapeAssure Advanced.
library allows installation in a variety of HPE racks. For more information on the HPE rack offerings,
please see the following URL:
may be configured with up to one partition per drive; four partitions if four drives are installed.
Partitioning allows each partitioned library to be presented to the host as an independent library,
separate from other partitions in the library. Hosts for each partition own independent sets of media
and can use ISV software that is different from the other partitions allowing maximum flexibility and
reliability for today's demanding environment. To improve reliability and longevity, all HPE Ultrium
products feature Data Rate Matching (DRM). This allows the tape drive to dynamically and
continuously adjust the speed of the drive, to match the speed of the host or network. This increases
Security
tape has the additional level of protection from the threats to on-line data from viruses, hackers and
cyber-attacks. LTO-6 Ultrium tape drives include hardware based data encryption to prevent
unauthorized access to data at rest and cartridges are available with write-once-read-many (WORM)
capability to prevent accidental overwriting of data archived on the tape. Both WORM and hardware
requirements for policy, regulation, compliance, and centralized key management.
Protect the confidentiality and integrity of your data:
The HPE 1/8 G2 & MSL Encryption Kit provides a library-enabled encryption solution that greatly
enhances data privacy, confidentiality, and integrity of your critical business data while supporting
compliance requirements. While there are a wide range of encryption solutions available, the HPE
1/8 G2 & MSL Encryption Kit is intended to be an easy and affordable library-enabled solution for
small businesses.
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The encryption kit includes two USB key server tokens, product documentation, and firmware
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Serviceability
Modular in design, the MSL Tape Libraries has easily replaceable components minimizing the Mean-
Library and Tape Tools (L&TT) provides easy access to the MSL
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LTO Ultrium Technology
HPE LTO (Linear Tape Open) Ultrium Tape Drives use best of breed technology. By taking the best
ves are in a league of their own. Inclusion of innovative features such as Adaptive Tape Speed (ATS)
investment protection.
Data Rate Matching
Data Rate Matching combines sophisticated buffer management with variable tape drive motor speeds
LTO Ultrium Tape Drive
ATS data transfer rate range (native)
HPE LTO-7 Ultrium 15000
101 to 300 MB/s
HPE LTO-6 Ultrium 6250
54 to 160 MB/s
HPE LTO-5 Ultrium 3280/3000
47 to 140 MB/s
HPE LTO-4 Ultrium 1840
40 to 120 MB/s
support. One encryption kit is needed per library or autoloader and it must be physically accessible
so that the USB token can be inserted into the automation device. One of the two tokens will plug
into the USB port in the autoloader or library and will generate and maintain encryption keys for the
LTO-7, LTO-6, LTO-5 and LTO-4 drives/libraries. The USB key server token uses a hardware
random number generator, password authentication, and digital envelopes for strong encryption
keys and security operations. The encryption kit provides a self-contained solution for autoloaders
and MSL libraries with no additional software, PCs, or servers required or involved.
Protect critical data across an enterprise:
To meet requirements for larger scale encryption key managers, the HPE MSL Tape Libraries
supports KMIP 1.2 compliant key managers. With the purchase of the KMIP Encryption License, the
1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader and MSL libraries will be able to request encryption keys from KMIP 1.2
compliant key managers, for data encryption and key management.
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Time-to-Repair on the unit. Replaceable components include the tape drive, the magazines, the power
supply and the controller board. HPE
error log, generates support tickets, and enables firmware downloads. L&TT can be downloaded for
free at:
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features from other tape technologies and combining them into a single new technology, Ultrium tape
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ensure that Ultrium drives can meet the performance and reliability demands of a library environment.
LTO technology is an open industry standard format; thus data written on HPE Ultrium Tape Drives
can be interchanged directly with Ultrium Tape Drives from other vendors.
HPE LTO tape drives and automation products are founded on the LTO open standard and adhere to
the published LTO format roadmap to generation 8 at 32TB of compressed capacity per cartridge by
Generation 8. With in-built two generation backwards compatibility, LTO customers can be assured of
to match the tape drive transfer rate to the host output. . This feature ensures that the tape drive
continues to stream data regardless of the environment, and brings three big advantages:
• It optimizes performance and maximizes overall efficiency, allowing the drive to respond
immediately to any data speed changes from the host.
• It minimizes rewinding and repositioning of the tape, significantly reducing physical wear and
increasing reliability.
• It minimizes the power requirements for the drive by reducing the number of repositions
needed.
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HPE LTO-4 Ultrium 1760
35 to 80 MB/s
HPE LTO-3 Ultrium 920
26 to 60 MB/s
HPE Ultrium WORM
Critical to the success of data retention policies in highly regulated environments is the ability to store
both rewritable and WORM
idges to easily distinguish and manage both rewriteable and WORM
immediately upon insertion into to the tape drive
HPE Data Protector
HPE Data Protector software automates high performance backup and recovery, from disk or tape,
line of disk and tape family of products, as well as with other heterogeneous storage infrastructures. As
vice. This solution offers the unique advantage of
stest
requirements. Appropriate for medium and large companies in any industry, Data Protector software is
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.
Every generation of LTO Ultrium since LTO-3 tape drives feature the ability to archive and store data
in a read-only, 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, LTO Ultrium provides the ability to archive large amounts of data for periods of up to 30
years in a secure, untampered state. Ultrium tape drives include support for
media providing for a secure, long-term archiving solution into any data protection strategy. LTO
Ultrium WORM provides the following advantages:
• A single drive to support all backup and archiving needs
• Two distinctive tape cartr
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 HPE WORM media that can store up to 6.25 TB (2.5:1 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
Ultrium WORM media, some LTO Ultrium tape drives from other manufacturers may not include
read and write support for LTO Ultrium WORM media. For non-HPE 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
NOTE: While all HPE LTO-7, LTO-6, LTO-5, LTO-4, and LTO-3 Ultrium tape drives support LTO
software
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 Hewlett Packard Enterprise market-leading
an integral component of the fast-growing Hewlett Packard Enterprise software portfolio, which
includes storage resource management, archiving, replication, and device management software, Data
Protector software also fully integrates with the HPE management solutions, allowing managing data
protection as an essential element of an overall IT ser
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 fa
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
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the ideal solution to reduce IT costs and complexity while remaining reliable and scalable to grow from
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HPE StoreOpen Automation is a free downloadable application that extends the LTFS capability to
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HPE StoreEver Archive
80% of your data is rarely or never accessed after 90 days of creation. However, the business value of
term retention? HPE StoreEver Archive Manager Software Solutions creates an intelligent archive
oftware Solutions stores data in the Linear Tape File System (LTFS) open standard,
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HPE Library and Tape
The MSL Tape Libraries are supported on HP's industry-leading diagnostic tool - HPE Library and
Tape Tools (L&TT). L&TT is a single, convenient program that is easy to install and simple to operate.
L&TT's intuitive user interface eliminates the need for training and deploys in less than five minutes.
This robust diagnostic tool is designed fo
administrator. It ensures product integrity through self
concerns. Additional information on L&TT plus download information can be found at:
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HPE Storage Media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you use HP-branded cartridges in the MSL Tape
HPE
single server environments to the largest distributed enterprise infrastructures.
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HPE StoreOpen
Automation
Manager
HPE Autoloaders, HPE MSL and ESL Tape Libraries. By simply mounting the tape autoloader or library
as a file system, the intuitive HPE StoreOpen Automation interface makes it easier to copy, rename,
create or move files. When a cartridge folder is selected for use, that tape is automatically moved to an
available tape drive.
When two drives are present, HPE StoreOpen Automation supports tape-to-tape operations. HPE
StoreOpen Automation takes advantage of other standard HPE Tape Library features including data
encryption and HPE TapeAssure.
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much of this data means it still has to be retained and readily available over extended periods of time.
Imagine the efficiencies and risk reduction you could achieve by moving this static data from your tier
1 production environment to an intelligent archive optimized for easy access, low cost and reliable
longby combining the accessibility of flash with the economics, scalability and reliability of tape. It enables
you to easily save, search, and retrieve data directly from a cost effective and self-protecting HPE
StoreEver archive tier. HPE StoreEver Archive Manager Software Solutions lets you easily identify and
migrate inactive data from your primary storage and backup cycle automatically and based on policy.
You can maintain transparent access to your data, even after it has been archived. HPE StoreEver
Archive Manager S
supporting data transportability and long-term data accessibility.
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Tools
r both the experienced professional and the untrained
-diagnostics and fast resolution to device
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Libraries to assure the highest level of protection for your valuable data. The test program for Hewlett
Packard Enterprise media is the most thorough and comprehensive in the industry.
All HPE 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 Hewlett Packard
Enterprise brand specification for media is consistent quality. Through the testing of thousands of
drives and HPE cartridges, the ideal formulation for backup performance is defined and then
continuously monitored. This hugely resource-intensive process is unique to Hewlett Packard
Enterprise and affords deep insight into the HP+HPE 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. Correctly labeling your media will allow the library to
quickly determine media and drive compatibility.
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Factory Express
Portfolio for Servers and
HPE Factory Express offers configuration, customization, integration and deployment services for HPE
and factory supported configurations. Factory Express offers service packages for simple configuration,
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Compatibility
HP's extensive compatibility testing program assures that your HPE MSL Tape Libraries work with
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Storage
servers and storage products. Customers can choose how their factory solutions are built, tested,
integrated, shipped and deployed. Customization must comply with all relevant product specifications
racking, installation, complex configuration and design services as well as individual factory services,
such as image loading, asset tagging, and custom packaging. Hewlett Packard Enterprise products
supported through Factory Express include a wide array of servers and storage: HPE Integrity, HPE
ProLiant, HPE ProLiant Server Blades, HPE BladeSystem, and HPE 9000 servers as well as MSA,
VA7xxx, EVA, and XP disk arrays, rackable tape libraries and configurable network switches.
Type of service support varies by platform and product family. For more information on Factory
Express services for your specific server model or storage device please contact your sales
representative or go to:
leading servers, operating systems, and backup applications - and not just those sold by HP. The MSL
libraries work seamlessly in many environments, making them especially suitable if you have a mixed
system environment. For the latest list of servers, workstations, operating systems, and backup
software that support the MSL tape libraries, check the HPE Data Agile BURA Compatibility Matrix
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