The StorageWorks MSL5026DLX Tape Library by is the latest addition to HP's tape automation products for the mainstream automation segment. It is the first to offer high availability features in this segment with hot plug drives.
StorageWorks MSL5026DLX Tape Library offers 2.08 TB (2:1 compression) of storage, providing the highest capacity in its class in a compact 5U form factor, in Table Top or Rack configuration.
StorageWorks MSL5026DLX Tape Library is scalable to up to 8 units is a Rackmount configuration to provide a maximum of 14.56 TB (2:1 compression) of data backup capacity.
It is qualified with Windows® NT® & Windows 2000, NetWare, Tru64 UNIX® and OpenVMS, on HP's ProLiant and AlphaServer product lines.
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HP StroageWorks MSL5026DLX 's Features:
Feature |
Description |
| Form Factor |
• 5U |
| Tape Drives Supported |
• DLTtape III
• DLTtape IIIXT • DLTtape IV |
| Number / Type of Tape Drives |
• 1 or 2 - 40/80 DLT |
| Data Cartridge Slots |
• 26 (in two removable 13-slot tape cartridge magazines) |
| Maximum Native Data Capacity |
• 1.04 TB |
| Maximum Subsystem Configuration |
• Expandable up to:
- 7 modules
- 14 Drives
- 182 Slots
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| Library Module Sustained Transfer Rate (single drive) |
• up to 43.2 GB/hr |
| Tape Drive Native Sustained Transfer Rate |
• 6 MB/sec |
| Interface |
• Ultra II, Low Voltage Differential / Single-ended (LVD/SE), with VHDCI 68-pin, Micro-D SCSI connectors |
| Supported Servers |
• HP ProLiant servers
• HP UX Servers
• HP AlphaServers |
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