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QuickSpecs
Product Highlights
Easy Installation
Ease of use with LTFS and
HP StoreOpen
Partitioning
Proven Reliability
Longevity
Disaster Recovery and
Security
The MSL Tape Libraries are shipped as a rack-ready unit. The rack mount hardware included with the
library allows installation in a variety of HP racks. For more information on the HP rack offerings, please
see the following URL: http://h18004.ww1.hp.com/products/servers/platforms/rackandpower.html
LTFS and HP StoreOpen provide a self-describing file system on a HP LTO cartridge, which enables the
combined archiving benefits of application independence, transportability, and protection from
obsolescence.
The MSL Tape Libraries now include the ability to be configured as a partitioned library. Most MSL Libraries
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 utilization of the MSL library.
NOTE: The MSL 8048 can only be partitioned into a maximum of two partitions, while the MSL8096 can be
partitioned into four partitions.
With a rating of 2,000,000 robot load/unload cycles, the MSL Tape Libraries provides necessary high
reliability for today's demanding environment. To improve reliability and longevity, all HP 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 performance,
reduces mechanical wear on the tape drive and extends tape life.
Organizations need to be confident that their data in archive is still there when they need it. LTO tape
media is specified with a 30 year shelf life in normal ambient conditions.
Removable media also has the advantage that data is held 'offline' which means that archive data on 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 data encryption
features help organizations to comply with increased data security regulations
DA - 13258 Worldwide — Version 36 — January 18, 2013
HP StoreEver MSL2024/MSL4048/MSL8048/MSL8096
Tape Libraries
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