Tape Storage

Enterprise Class Libraries

Up to 44 tape drives and 3542 slots with a choice of tape technologies

Can be partitioned into multiple virtual tape libraries

Integrated into HP StorageWorks Extended Tape Library Architecture (ETLA), which simplifies the integration of the tape library into a SAN, improves backup reliability and automates the management of the entire library

Business Class Libraries

Up to 16 tape drives and 240 slots with a choice of tape technologies

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

Choice of tape technologies

Direct-attach or over-the-network backup

Rackmount Solutions

Available in 1U or 3U rack-mount

Choose from affordable basic enclosures or high-availability solutions with hot-swap drives

Tape Drives

LTO Tape Drives	Native Capacity & Transfer Rate	Compressed Capacity & Transfer Rate	Worm Capability
HP StorageWorks LTO 5 3280 Full Height Tape Drives	1.5TB	3TB at 1 TB /hr	Yes
HP StorageWorks LTO 5 3000 Full Height Tape Drives	1.5TB	3TB at 1 TB /hr	Yes
HP StorageWorks LTO-4 1840 Full Height Tape Drive	800GB at 120MB/s	1.6TB at 240MB/s	Yes
HP StorageWorks LTO-4 1760 Half Height Tape Drive	800GB	1.6TB at 576GB/hr	Yes
HP StorageWorks LTO-3 960 Full Height Tape Drive	400GB at 80MB/s	800GB at 160MB/s	Yes
HP StorageWorks LTO-3 920 Half Height Tape Drive	400GB	800GB at 432GB/hr	Yes
HP Ultrium 460	200GB at 30MB/s	400GB at 60MB/s	No
HP Ultrium 448 HH	200GB	400GB at 173GB/hr	No
HP Ultrium 232 HH	100GB	200GB at 115GB/hr	No
HP Ultrium 230	100GB at 15MB/s	200GB at 30MB/s	No

LTO Tape Drives	Native Capacity & Transfer Rate	Compressed Capacity & Transfer Rate
HP
HP StorageWorks LTO 5 3280 Full Height Tape Drives	1.5TB at 140MB/sec	3TB at 280MB/sec
HP StorageWorks LTO 5 3000 Full Height Tape Drives	1.5TB at 140MB/sec	3TB at 280MB/sec
HP StorageWorks LTO-4 1840 Full Height Tape Drive	800GB at 120MB/s	1.6TB at 240MB/s
HP StorageWorks LTO-4 1760 Half Height Tape Drive	800GB	1.6TB at 576GB/hr
HP StorageWorks LTO-3 960 Full Height Tape Drive	400GB at 80MB/s	800GB at 160MB/s
HP StorageWorks LTO-3 920 Half Height Tape Drive	400GB	800GB at 432GB/hr

LTO 5 Full & Half Height Drives

	HP StorageWorks LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS Internal Tape Drive (EH899A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS Internal Tape Drive (EH957A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SAS Internal WW Drive (EH860A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 SAS Internal WW Tape Drive (EH919A)	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive (EH847A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS Tape Drive in 1U Rack-mount (EJ014A)
Recording Technology	LTO-5 Ultrium 3280	LTO-5 Ultrium 3000	LTO-4 Ultrium 1840	LTO-4 Ultrium 1760	LTO-3 Ultrium 920	LTO-5 Ultrium 3000
Capacity	3 TB Compressed 2:1	3 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	800 GB Compressed 2:1	3 TB Compressed 2:1
Transfer Rate	1 TB/hr	1 TB/hr	864 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	432 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	1 TB/hr
Host Interface	6 Gb/sec SAS	6 Gb/sec SAS	3 Gb/sec SAS	3 Gb/sec SAS	3 Gb/sec SAS	6 Gb/sec SAS
Buffer Size	256 MB Included	256 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	64 MB Included	256 MB Included
Encryption Capability	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	No	AES 256-bit
WORM Capability	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Form Factor	5.25-inch full-height	5.25-inch half height	5.25-inch full-height	5.25-inch half-height	5.25-inch half-height	1U

LTO 4 Full Height Drives

	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SAS Internal WW Drive (EH860A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SAS External Tape Drive (EH861A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SCSI Internal WW Tape Drive (EH853A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SCSI (1) in 3U Rack-mount Kit (EH926A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 SCSI Tape Array Module (EH856A)
Recording Technology	LTO-4 Ultrium 1840	LTO-4 Ultrium 1840	LTO-4 Ultrium 1840	LTO-4 Ultrium 1840	LTO-4 Ultrium 1840
Capacity	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1
Transfer Rate	864 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	864 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	864 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	864 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	864 GB/hr Compressed 2:1
Host Interface	3 Gb/sec SAS	3 Gb/sec SAS	Ultra320 LVD SCSI	Ultra320 LVD SCSI	Ultra320 LVD SCSI
Buffer Size	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included
Encryption Capability	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit
WORM Capability	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Form Factor	5.25-inch full-height	5.25-inch full-height	5.25-inch full-height	3U	5.25-inch full-height

LTO 4 Half Height Drives

	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 SAS Internal WW Tape Drive (EH919A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 SAS External Tape Drive (EH920A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 SCSI Internal Tape Drive (EH921A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 SCSI External Tape Drive (EH922A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 SAS (1) in 1U Rack-mount Kit (EH946A)	HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1760 SAS (1) in 1U Rack-mount Kit (EH946B)
Recording Technology	LTO-4 Ultrium 1760	LTO-4 Ultrium 1760	LTO-4 Ultrium 1760	LTO-4 Ultrium 1760	LTO-4 Ultrium 1760	LTO-4 Ultrium 1760
Capacity	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1	1.6 TB Compressed 2:1
Transfer Rate	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1
Host Interface	3 Gb/sec SAS	3 Gb/sec SAS	Ultra320 LVD SCSI	Ultra320 LVD SCSI	3 Gb/sec SAS	Ultra320 LVD SCSI
Buffer Size	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included
Encryption Capability	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit
WORM Capability	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Form Factor	5.25-inch half-height	5.25-inch half-height	5.25-inch half-height	5.25-inch half-height	1U	1U

HP LTO 3 Full Height Tape Drives

	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 SCSI Internal Tape Drive (Q1538A)	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 SCSI External Tape Drive (Q1539B)	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 SCSI (1) in 3U Rack-mount Kit (Q1595B)	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 SCSI Tape Array Module (Q1540A)
Recording Technology	LTO-3 Ultrium 960	LTO-3 Ultrium 960	LTO-3 Ultrium 960	LTO-3 Ultrium 960
Capacity	800 GB Compressed 2:1	800 GB Compressed 2:1	800 GB Compressed 2:1	800 GB Compressed 2:1
Transfer Rate	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	576 GB/hr Compressed 2:1
Host Interface	Ultra320 LVD SCSI	Ultra320 LVD SCSI	Ultra320 LVD SCSI	Ultra320 LVD SCSI
Buffer Size	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included	128 MB Included
Encryption Capability	No	No	No	No
WORM Capability	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Form Factor	5.25-inch full-height	5.25-inch full-height	3U	5.25-inch full-height

HP LTO 3 Half Height Tape Drives

	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive (EH847A)	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 SAS External Tape Drive (EH848A)	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 SCSI Internal Tape Drive (EH841A)	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 SCSI External Tape Drive (EH842A)	HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 SCSI (1) in 1U Rack-mount Kit (EH903A)
Recording Technology	LTO-3 Ultrium 920	LTO-3 Ultrium 920	LTO-3 Ultrium 920	LTO-3 Ultrium 920	LTO-3 Ultrium 920
Capacity	800 GB Compressed 2:1	800 GB Compressed 2:1	800 GB Compressed 2:1	800 GB Compressed 2:1	800 GB Compressed 2:1
Transfer Rate	432 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	432 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	432 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	432 GB/hr Compressed 2:1	432 GB/hr Compressed 2:1
Host Interface	3 Gb/sec SAS	3 Gb/sec SAS	Ultra320 LVD SCSI	Ultra320 LVD SCSI	Ultra320 LVD SCSI
Buffer Size	64 MB Included	64 MB Included	64 MB Included	64 MB Included	64 MB Included
Encryption Capability	No	No	No	No	No
WORM Capability	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Form Factor	5.25-inch half-height	5.25-inch half-height	5.25-inch half-height	5.25-inch half-height	5.25-inch half-height

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