Storage Autoloaders & Libraries

The enormous, data-driven potential of emerging technologies such as 5G, AI, ML, and IoT is creating a plethora of opportunities for businesses to transform their operations. The challenge is that though these opportunities abound, they are truly diverse and may require very different storage optimizations. The highly scalable HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Tape Library offers enormous storage density in a cyber resilient, scalable, and flexible form factor, which can start small but grow very big indeed, all the while costing less to run and own than other archival storage alternatives. With its modular design and ability to upgrade and reuse MSL LTO upgrade drive kits, you can cost-effectively store up to 28.8 PB of data. The MSL3040 offers exceptional enterprise features and functionality. It delivers a tape storage solution that addresses long-term data management challenges, while also providing an air-gapped solution against the threat of ransomware.

Features | Highly Scalable for Greater Flexibility

HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Tape Library scales vertically from 40 to 640 cartridge slots to store up to 28.8 PB in a single 19-inch rack simply adding additional modules to boost performance and capacity without the need to invest in a whole new library.

Reduce cost and helps maximize ROI with better utilization of rack space - 600 TB per 1U.

Add between 1 and 48, LTO-9, LTO-8, or LTO-7 half-height SAS or Fibre Channel (FC) Ultrium drives for blazing performance. Drives and expansions are easily installed and configured through fast and non-disruptive upgrades.

Get better answers more quickly. Gain competitive advantage in identifying customer needs, new product development, supply chain, and manufacturing by being able to store and analyze all your unstructured data on-prem and under your control.

Cost Effective Tape Storage Solution

HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Tape Library offers 13 cartridge slots or 600 TB of capacity per 1U of rack space, scaling from 40 to 640 slots with a single expandable library; there is no need to replace it as your requirements grow.

For investment protection, you can reuse LTO-9, LTO-8, or LTO-7 drives from an HPE MSL 1/8 autoloader, MSL2024, or MSL6480 in the HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Tape Library. There are no additional license fees for installing new drives in an existing library.

Partitioning allows each partitioned library to be presented to the host as an independent library, separate from other partitions in the library.

Enterprise-class Manageability and Reliability

With HPE Command View for Tape Libraries (CVTL), HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Tape Library can be managed, configured, and monitored from any remote location through a browser-based interface.

HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Tape Library reduces human intervention and error by freeing up your resources with automated, consolidated, and simplified data protection and archive capabilities adding more to your bottom line.

HPE StoreEver MSL Command View for Tape Libraries - TapeAssure Advanced provides predictive, analytical reporting of health and performance information for all drives and cartridges. It can also be used to track consumption metrics, enabling IT admins to make timely investments.

HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Command View for Tape Libraries Data Verification proactively validates and non-disruptively scans the quality of data stored on LTO tape cartridges, helping ensure the successful retrieval of data.

Easily manage your media both in or out of the library with a standard barcode reader and removable magazines.

The HPE StoreEver MSL Tape Libraries meet the demanding storage requirements of businesses needing unattended tape backup, disaster recovery, low cost long-term archive capability, or protection against cyber attacks such as ransomware. The MSL tape libraries offer a broad choice of storage capacities and technology including LTO-9, LTO-8, or LTO-7 Ultrium tape drives. Web-based remote management capabilities make the MSL tape libraries easy to manage from across the room or across the globe. Quickly manage tape media both in and out of the library with the standard barcode reader and configurable mail slots. Protect important business data from unauthorized access with several data encryption options. Quickly increase capacity and/or performance with simple drive upgrades to manage data growth or move existing MSL tape drive kits between MSL tape libraries for investment protection.

Features | Easy to Manage and Use

HPE StoreEver MSL Tape Libraries allow you to manage, configure, and use the library from across the room or across the globe with the HPE unique web-based remote management and diagnostics. Manage multiple HPE tape libraries from a single pane with Command View for Tape Libraries.

HPE StoreEver MSL Tape Libraries easily manage your media both in or out of the tape library with a standard barcode reader.

HPE StoreEver MSL Command View for Tape Libraries - TapeAssure Advanced provides an intuitive, easy to use dashboard, and advance analytics for predictive analysis to proactively monitor utilization, operational performance, and overall life and health of the library, drives, and media.

Protection and Flexibility

HPE StoreEver MSL Tape Libraries offer various interface options for greater flexibility when installing the tape library into a SAS or FC SAN environment.

HPE StoreEver MSL Tape Libraries offer a wide range of capacity points from 1.1 PB to 28.8 PB of compressed storage capacity using LTO-9 in a variety of rack-ready form factors.

Protect critical business data with MSL encryption options that span from small business to the datacenter. Encryption is available on LTO-9, LTO-8, or LTO-7 tape drives and provides the highest level of security to protect confidential information and address compliance regulations.

Increase capacity and/or performance with simple drive upgrade kits.

HPE StoreEver MSL Entry-level Tape Automation products help SMB customers to meet long-term data retention requirements, as well as provide air-gapped data protection from the growing threat of ransomware. The HPE StoreEver MSL 1/8 autoloader and HPE StoreEver MSL2024 tape library offer broad capacity options including LTO-9, LTO8, or LTO-7 Ultrium drives. HPE CVTL makes the MSL 1/8 autoloader and the MSL2024 tape library easy to manage from any location, mitigating the need for remote office IT staff. Simply manage tape media in and out of the library with the standard barcode reader, configurable mail slots, and removable magazines. If a tape were lost or stolen, protect important business data from unauthorized access with data encryption. Quickly increase capacity and/or performance with tool-free drive upgrades in the MSL 1/8 autoloader or MSL2024 tape library, or move tape drive kits to the MSL3040 or MSL6480 for library scalability and additional enterprise class features.

Features | Exceptional Storage Density, Flexibility, and Protection

360 TB with HPE MSL 1/8 autoloader, 1.1 PB with HPE MSL2024 (2.5:1 compression using LTO-9 tape cartridges).

Protect critical business data from the growing threat of ransomware attacks by providing an air-gap that keeps data offline.

Increase capacity and/or performance with tool-free drive upgrade kits.

Safeguard your data in the library, and when it's offsite with several security encryption offerings. Select from either the low-cost HPE StoreEver MSL encryption kit for small to medium business or leverage larger enterprise encryption options with support of KMIP-compliant encryption key servers.

Easy to Use and Manage

HPE Command View for Tape Libraries (CVTL) provides an easy-to-use web based remote management interface that mitigates the need for remote office IT staff.

Easily manage your media both in or out of the tape autoloader/library with a standard barcode reader and removable magazines.

HPE StoreEver MSL Command View for Tape Libraries - TapeAssure Advanced provides an intuitive, easy to use dashboard and advance analytics for predictive analysis to proactively monitor utilization, operational performance, and overall life and health of the library, drives, and media.

Proven Reliability

HPE Storage tape products work with industry-leading servers, operating systems and backup software. See the HPE Storage compatibility matrix for more information: HPE Storage Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge - SPOCK

Long term data archiving with a specified 30-year media shelf life in normal ambient conditions.

The HPE StoreEver 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader provides cost-effective, easy-to-install, unattended automated tape storage ideal for archiving and for entry-level or remote office automated data backup. The autoloader combines incredible storage density and features into a compact 1U form factor.

Capable of up to 120 TB of compressed capacity in only a 1U form factor, the autoloader is well equipped to offer solutions for data growth. Web-based remote management offers the capability to quickly and easily access, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the autoloader that will reduce dependencies on local IT staff while allowing multiple sites to be supported centrally.

Protect confidential business information with native encryption, ensuring that if a tape is lost or stolen your data is protected from unauthorized access. Proactively monitor utilization, operational performance, as well as life and health information for both the drive and media with HPE TapeAssure.

The HPE StoreEver 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader provides cost-effective, easy-to-install, unattended automated tape storage ideal for archiving and for entry-level or remote office automated data backup. The autoloader combines incredible storage density and features into a compact 1U form factor.

Capable of up to 120 TB of compressed capacity in only a 1U form factor, the autoloader is well equipped to offer solutions for data growth. Web-based remote management offers the capability to quickly and easily access, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the autoloader that will reduce dependencies on local IT staff while allowing multiple sites to be supported centrally.

Protect confidential business information with native encryption, ensuring that if a tape is lost or stolen your data is protected from unauthorized access. Proactively monitor utilization, operational performance, as well as life and health information for both the drive and media with HPE TapeAssure.