Overview
 

The HP StorageWorks ESL9000 Series Tape Libraries provide a highly reliable backup and restore solution for mission critical data storage requirements of high-end enterprise customers. The ESL9000 Series Tape Libraries provide component level redundancy, high availability, and enterprise level capacity in a compact footprint for direct SCSI and SAN environments. The ESL9000 Series Tape Libraries provide years of fully automated operation for backup, save and restore, of critical data when coupled with a variety of qualified industry standard backup application solutions. With the Ultrium 960 drives, ESL Libraries offer up to 238 TB of native capacity. The HP StorageWorks Interface Manager and Command View for ESL tape libraries is the next step is HP's Extended Tape Library Architecture, itself a key component of HP's Adaptive Enterprise strategy.

Features
 
  • Manageable: ESL9000 with the Extended Tape Library Architecture decreases both costs and administrative work through enhanced manageability from any location

  • Upgradeable: offers investment protection with an upgrade path scalable in both drive and cartridge count

  • Serviceable: makes repairs a breeze with hot-swappable drives, power supplies, and fans

  • Reliable: high availability, enterprise features with N+2 power supplies and cooling fans

  • Open: supports multiple operating systems, including HP-UX, Windows, Solaris, AIX

Specifications
 

Overview

Features 01

HP StorageWorks ESL9000 now supports the Ultrium 960 tape upgrade kit

Features 02

Support for WORM media (using an Ultrium 960 FC tape drive) providing a simple and secure method for archiving compliant data to meet regulatory agency requirements

Chassis description

Free Standing

Native capacity description

88.8 TB (Ultrium 960)

Compressed capacity description

176.8 TB (Ultrium 960)

I/O port description

two, 4-slot fixed magazines

SCSI interface description

Ultra3 SCSI LVD, 68HD Interconnect

Compatible operating systems description

HP-UX; AIX; Linux; NetWare; OVMS; Tru64; Solaris; Windows

Mount type description

Free standing

Warranty

1-year, next-day, on-site, limited warranty for the ESL 9000 series enterprise tape library, hardware, plus 9x5 phone support for the duration of the warranty; All drive modules and interface controllers have a 1-year, parts exchange, limited warranty, with next business day response, plus 9x5 phone support for the duration of the warranty

Service & support options description

Software Installation and Start Up Service; 3 years of HP Software Support 24 x 7

 

Business Value
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HP StorageWorks ESL Libraries coupled with the HP StorageWorks Extended Tape Library Architecture -- saves time and decreases costs through best-in-class library management, ease-of-use, reliability, and advanced features.

 

 

 

 

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