HPE Tape Storage Drives & Libraries

HPE Storage LTO Ultrium Tape Drives span nine generations of Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology, delivering up to 45 TB¹ of storage per cartridge and data transfer rates up to 300 MB/s native. Hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption helps protect sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access to tape cartridges. LTFS, an open format for storing data, makes tape media self-describing and file-based for easy access and management. Data rate matching dynamically adjusts the drive to the host system speed, helping maintain continuous streaming and optimize performance.

HPE Storage MSL Entry-Level Tape Automation delivers secure, reliable, and cost-effective data protection for small and mid-sized environments. Designed for backup, recovery, and long-term data retention, it leverages LTO Ultrium tape technology to provide high-capacity, offline storage that helps protect critical data from ransomware, cyber threats, and accidental deletion. With hardware-based encryption, immutable WORM media, a true physical air gap, and broad compatibility with leading backup applications, it enables organizations to implement a resilient, air-gapped cyber protection strategy. Its compact footprint, simple deployment, and intuitive web-based management make it an ideal solution for organizations seeking enterprise-class data protection while minimizing cost and operational complexity.

The HPE Storage MSL2024 Tape Library delivers secure, reliable, and cost-effective data protection for small to mid-sized environments. Designed to support backup, recovery, and long-term retention requirements, the MSL2024 leverages LTO Ultrium tape technology to provide high-capacity, offline storage that helps protect critical data from ransomware, cyber threats, and accidental deletion. With automated tape handling, hardware-based data encryption, and broad compatibility with leading backup applications, the MSL2024 enables organizations to implement a robust physical air-gapped protection strategy. Simple deployment, web-based management, and a compact 2U design make it an ideal solution for safeguarding data while controlling costs and complexity.

The HPE Storage MSL3040 Tape Library is a scalable, modular data protection solution designed for small to mid-sized environments. It starts with a fully functional 3U base unit that can be equipped with up to three drives and operates as a compact yet powerful backup and archival system. From there, it can scale up to 48U with expansion modules, supporting up to 640 cartridges and 48 half-height LTO tape drives for up to 28.8 PB of compressed storage using LTO-9. Ideal for long-term backup and archiving, it offers data encryption, MSL Vault Partition, multifactor authentication (MFA), and a physical air gap. The HPE Storage MSL3040 Tape Library delivers reliable, secure, and cost-effective storage, making it an excellent choice for businesses needing secure, scalable, and low-cost data retention.

The HPE Storage MSL6480 Tape Library delivers high-capacity, enterprise-class data protection with modular scalability and exceptional cost efficiency. Designed for organizations with rapidly growing backup, archive, and compliance requirements, it expands from 6U in a single base module to 42U with expansion modules. The MSL6480 enhances cyber resilience with integrated encryption, multifactor authentication (MFA), and MSL vault partition, isolating media without the need to remove cartridges from the tape library. Simplified management, flexible partitioning, and broad host compatibility streamline deployment across diverse environments. With reliable LTO performance, long-term media durability, and low total cost of ownership (TCO), the MSL6480 delivers a scalable, secure, and economical solution for modern data retention strategies.

HPE Storage Rack-mount Kits provide a high-density, 1U rack-mounted storage solution for SAS backup and archiving. Each kit supports up to two half-height internal SAS drives, delivering up to 90 TB of storage capacity compressed at 2.5:1 with LTO-9 technology.

Does your data storage capacity outstrip your backup, disaster-recovery, and archive capability? The Spectra Cube Tape Library combines field-proven reliability with storage innovation and gives you access to a full suite of enterprise storage capabilities in a compact footprint. The Spectra Cube Tape Library starts small and expands up to 1670 slots and 50 petabytes (PB) of native capacity with LTO-10 and grows capacity and performance seamlessly without disrupting operations. The Spectra Cube Tape Library can expand up to 30 half-height (HH) or 16 full-height (FT) drives and 1670 Linear Tape-Open (LTO) slots. With the versatile built-in LumOS library management software interface, you have intelligent command, control, and data integrity functionality at the touch of a screen.

Does your data storage capacity outstrip your backup, disaster-recovery, and archive capability? Spectra T950 Tape Library combines field-proven reliability with storage innovation and gives you access to a full suite of enterprise storage capabilities. It delivers powerful library management, superior and proactive data integrity administration, and the outstanding total cost of ownership (TCO) for any tape solution. Once data expands beyond the limits of your initial Spectra T950 configurations, you simply add expansion frames to keep growing. Storage can expand up to 120 drives and 10,020 Linear Tape-Open (LTO) slots in eight frames. With versatile built-in LumOS library management software, you have intelligent command, control, and data integrity functionality at the touch of a screen. Spectra T950, with its compact footprint, is installed in many organizations worldwide to meet their backup, archive, and deep storage requirements.

Does your data storage capacity outstrip your backup, disaster recovery, and archive capability?

The Spectra TFinity Plus Tape Library delivers up to 45 exabytes (EB) of proven storage density packaged in a small footprint and offers scalability and speed to meet the requirements of the most demanding environments. Additional flexibility is provided through support of mixed media, both Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology and TS11xx technology, in the same library. Customers can also access and migrate data from legacy Oracle® T10000 media to both technologies. Using LTO technology, it can expand from 50 to 56,400 slots for 4.3 EB of compressed data. Using TS1170 technology, the library can expand from 45 to 42,930 slots for 6.45 EB of 3:1 compressed data. The tape library can support up to 168 drives with transfer rates of 241.9 TB per hour (725.8 TB per hour compressed) using TS1170 technology.