HP StoreEver ESL G3 QP002A User Manual
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Standard Features
Scalability
Capacity on demand from 100 to 12,006 tape cartridges and 1 to 192 tape drives
Scale from a choice of base configurations in increments of 100 slots
Bulk import/export station for faster cartridge load and unload
Library frames/expansion modules are in a standard 19-inch rack form factor
Scale from a choice of base configurations in increments of 100 slots
Bulk import/export station for faster cartridge load and unload
Library frames/expansion modules are in a standard 19-inch rack form factor
High Availability
Dual-robotics for continuous access to data
Redundant power supplies
Protect against connectivity failover through Control Path and Data Path failover
3 million MSBF
Redundant power supplies
Protect against connectivity failover through Control Path and Data Path failover
3 million MSBF
Manageability
Manage multiple libraries from a single pane of glass using Command View TL
Intuitive web GUI
Receive predictive and proactive status and alerts from TapeAssure. Monitor drives, library and media health for
dependable data storage
Leading library management tools for monitoring, configuration, upgrading, and troubleshooting
Automated Media Pool delivers flexible partitioning to meet data growth requirements without reconfiguring software
applications
Intuitive web GUI
Receive predictive and proactive status and alerts from TapeAssure. Monitor drives, library and media health for
dependable data storage
Leading library management tools for monitoring, configuration, upgrading, and troubleshooting
Automated Media Pool delivers flexible partitioning to meet data growth requirements without reconfiguring software
applications
Security
Hardware based data encryption through HP's Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM), or by license to SafeNet's KMIP
compliant encryption key manager
compliant encryption key manager
Longevity
Ideal for archiving cold or active data with a media shelf-life of up to 30 years
Lowest cost per Gbyte for longer term storage, no on-going power or energy requirement
Portable, high density storage, small footprint with up to 6.35TB of compressed data on a single LTO-6 data cartridge
StoreOpen/LTFS for ease of use and assured interchange
Lowest cost per Gbyte for longer term storage, no on-going power or energy requirement
Portable, high density storage, small footprint with up to 6.35TB of compressed data on a single LTO-6 data cartridge
StoreOpen/LTFS for ease of use and assured interchange
Customer Benefits
Capacity on demand
Only buy what you need today and add storage capacity as you need it
Investment protection - scale up to 75 PBs without disruption to ongoing data protection
More storage capacity in less floor space
Tape consolidation through capacity, performance, partitioning and high availability results in a lower total cost of
ownership.
Investment protection - scale up to 75 PBs without disruption to ongoing data protection
More storage capacity in less floor space
Tape consolidation through capacity, performance, partitioning and high availability results in a lower total cost of
ownership.
Continuous data protection
The Libraries' dual-robotics capability means you can have continuous access to your active data; the ESL G3 is the
smallest form factor dual-robotics library available today.
Increased library uptime by providing library LUN control failover and drive port to port failover
High SAN availability since management traffic stays out of the data path
smallest form factor dual-robotics library available today.
Increased library uptime by providing library LUN control failover and drive port to port failover
High SAN availability since management traffic stays out of the data path
Reduced cost of ownership
Easier to manage multiple libraries from a single pane of glass
Enhanced manageability from any location.
Proactive and predictive library maintenance supported by HP TapeAssure and HP Library and Tape Tools
Delivers best-in-class interoperability with Enterprise Backup Solutions (EBS)
Flexible partitioning means that media can be assigned to partitions as data storage needs grow without reconfiguring
software applications
Enhanced manageability from any location.
Proactive and predictive library maintenance supported by HP TapeAssure and HP Library and Tape Tools
Delivers best-in-class interoperability with Enterprise Backup Solutions (EBS)
Flexible partitioning means that media can be assigned to partitions as data storage needs grow without reconfiguring
software applications
Enhanced data security
Provides a high level of encryption security, with compression, for strong backup data privacy to secure confidential
QuickSpecs
HP StoreEver ESL G3 Tape Libraries
Overview
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