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Overview

Integrating seamlessly into existing backup applications and processes, the HP StorageWorks 6000 Virtual Library System accelerates backup performance in complex SAN environments while improving overall reliability. Emulating popular tape libraries and tape drives, the HP 6000 Virtual Library System matches the existing data protection environment, removing the need to change backup software or monitoring policies. By emulating multiple tape drives simultaneously, more backup jobs can be done in parallel resulting in reduced backup times. Additionally, because the data resides on disk, single file restores are exceptionally fast. The HP 6000 Virtual Library System simplifies your SAN environment by providing more virtual devices, reducing the complexity of shared storage while maintaining the manageability of a single system.

Features

Emulates popular tape drives and libraries: By emulating HP ESL E-Series and HP StorageWorks MSL tape libraries as well as HP 1/8 autoloaders, the HP StorageWorks 6000 Virtual Library system integrates seamlessly into existing backup and recovery processes and applications
Certified with leading backup software packages: The HP 6000 Virtual Library System is certified under the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Backup Solution with leading backup applications to ensure that integration into your environment is simple
Up to 600 MB/s throughput: The HP 6000 Virtual Library System provides aggregate performance of over 550MB/s and single stream performance of up to 150MB/s
Scales capacity and performance: Scale capacity and performance easily with the addition of capacity upgrade kits
Compression: The HP 6000 Virtual Library System includes user-enabled comprion allowing the effective capacity to double

Specifications

Overview
Features 01	Seamless integration into current backup and recovery processes: The HP 6000 Virtual Library System is deployed, managed and operated just like a tape library minimizing disruptions to your environment
Features 02	Improved backup and recovery performance: Because of its ability to receive many data streams at the same time, the HP 6000 Virtual Library System maximizes the number of simultaneous backup jobs thus reducing your backup window. Restore jobs happen very quickly as the data remains on disk; eliminating tape movement and mounting time
Features 03	Investment protection through scaling both capacity and performance: As environments and needs change, so does the VLS6000. As capacity is added to the VLS 6000, performance also increases. And, when new SATA hard drives are available, the upgrade is as simple as migrating the data off your VLS 6000, replacing the old HDDs with the new and rebooting - twice the capacity for only the cost of the new hard disk drives.
Features 04	Platform Migration: As your performance needs increase, migration services enable upgrade to a different HP StorageWorks 6000 Virtual Library System platform without any data loss
Features 05	Efficient use of storage capacity: Compression enables up to 2 times the amount of data to be stored in the VLS6000. The compression engine can be enabled or disabled as the environment requires
Features 06	Reliability: While the HP 6000 Virtual Library Systems contain reliable hardware featuring hot plug disk drives, standard redundant power supplies and fans as well as RAID 5 protection, the real reliability is for your data protection process. Simplifying the process by which storage is shared means fewer errors occur, allowing your process to run more smoothly and faster
Features 07	Compatibility HP's Enterprise Business Solutions (EBS) assures that your HP StorageWorks 6000 Virtual Library System works with leading servers, operating systems, and backup applications - and not just those sold by HP. Based on a foundation of extensive interoperability testing, EBS 1-2-3 provides a step-by-step methodology for designing, configuring, and implementing your SAN ensuring HP VLS6000 Virtual Library System will work seamlessly in many environments
Features 09	Server Compatibility: The HP StorageWorks 6000 Virtual Library Systems are supported on many popular industry servers including HP ProLiant and HP-UX servers
Features 10	OS Support: HP provides extensive support on most major operating systems
Weight, metric description	VLS6100 & VLS6500 - node: 16.78 kg; Disk Enclosure: 24.6 kg; VLS6800 - Node: 29.9 kg; Disk Enclosure: 24.6 kg
Warranty	1-year, next-day, on-site, limited warranty for the HP StorageWorks VLS6000 hardware, plus 9 x 5 phone support for the duration of the warranty
Service & support features	1-year, next-day, on-site, limited warranty for the HP StorageWorks VLS6000 hardware, plus 9 x 5 phone support for the duration of the warranty; all hard drive modules have a 1-year, parts exchange, limited warranty, with next business day response, plus 9 x 5 phone support for the duration of the warranty
Service & support options description	HP Installation and Startup for HP StorageWorks; SAN Implementation Service (HA124A1)
Sustained performance, transfer rates description	VLS6105: 2.5 TB - 140 MB/s; 5.0 TB - 280 MB/s; VLS6510: 5.0 TB - 280 MB/s; 7.5 TB - 420 MB/s; 10.0 TB - 560 MB/s; VLS6840: 10.0 TB - 450 MB/s; 12.5 TB to 20.0 TB - 530 MB/s; 22.5 TB to 40 TB - 575 MB/s
I/O port description	VLS6100: Two 2Gb Fibre Channel Ports (LC connectors, auto-negotiating); VLS6500: Four 2Gb Fibre Channel Ports (LC connectors, auto-negotiating); VLS6800: Four 2Gb Fibre Channel Ports (LC connectors, auto-negotiating)
Chassis description	VLS6100: 3U - total installed form factor; VLS6500: 5U - total installed form factor; VLS6800: 12U - total installed form factor
Native capacity description	VLS 6105: 2.5 TB; VLS 6109: 4.4 TB; VLS 6510: 5 TB; VLS 6518: 8.8 TB; VLS 6840: 10 TB; VLS 6870: 17.6TB

Business Value

Backup and recovery that integrates seamlessly into your existing environment providing improved performance and reliability of your data protection process.