HP MSL6000 Key Features, Customer Benefits, Family Comparison, Form Factor, Tape Drives Supported

QuickSpecs

HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Tape Library

Overview

Key Features	Scalable up to 16 drives and 240 slots
	Flexible in terms of choice for tape drive technology and library interface
	Investment protection for performance and capacity needs
	Manageable
	Reliable
	Extensive compatibility testing
	Agility in storage and movement of data
	RoHS compliant
Customer Benefits	Multi-unit stacking allows the library to grow with changing storage requirements for up 16 drives
	and 240 slots using either MSL6000 or MSL5000 Tape Libraries.
	Available with a broad choice of tape technologies including Ultrium 960, Ultrium 460, and
	SDLT600; and with either an Ultra320 LVD-SCSI or 4Gb Fibre Channel interface (Ultrium 960
	only).
	Upgrade to a new drive technology by simply installing a drive upgrade kit into an existing library
	chassis.
	A controller-based architecture allows direct-attach configurations to easily move to a SAN
	environment via an interface card upgrade.
	User-friendly GUI control panel and web interface make library management easy from any
	remote or local location.
	Tape libraries provide consistent backup and automatically change tapes with a robotics rating of
	2 million Mean Swaps Between Failures (MSBF).
	Works with industry-leading servers, operating systems and backup software.
	(http://www.hp.com/go/ebs)
	For dedicated import/export of data cartridges, each library includes one to two configurable mail
	slots, along with two to four removable magazines, dependent upon library configuration.
	Meets lead-free initiatives required for EU compliance.
Family Comparison	MSL6030 Tape Library	MSL6026 Tape Library	MSL6060 Tape Library	MSL6052 Tape Library
Form Factor	5U	5U	10U	10U
Tape Drives Supported	Ultrium 960	SDLT600	Ultrium 960	SDLT600
	Ultrium 460		Ultrium 460
Max Drives per Unit	2	2	4	4
Max Capacity per Unit	12 TB	7.8 TB	24 TB	15.6 TB
(native)	(with Ultrium 960)		(with Ultrium 960)
Max Number of Units	8	8	4	4
Stacked
Max Data Transfer Rate	576 GB/hr	259 GB/hr	1.1 TB/hr	518 GB/hr
per Unit (native, max	(with Ultrium 960)		(with Ultrium 960)
drives)
Interface	Ultra320 SCSI LVD/SE	Ultra160 SCSI LVD/SE	Ultra320 SCSI LVD/SE	Ultra160 SCSI LVD/SE
	Ultra160 SCSI LVD/SE	2Gb Fibre Channel	Ultra160 SCSI LVD/SE	2Gb Fibre Channel
	4Gb Fibre Channel		4Gb Fibre Channel
	2Gb Fibre Channel		2Gb Fibre Channel

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