HP MSL6480 Scalable Base Module

Description

Driving the industry in scalability for a better tape solution

The HPE StoreEver MSL6480 tape library preserves your initial capital investment with a single solution that scales seamlessly to accommodate your requirements. You can effortlessly address both your short-term and long-term storage needs and respond to unpredictable growth, service or changes. The MSL6480 tape library has scale-out architecture which allows you to pay as you grow - simply add in new modules to boost capacity and performance without investing in a whole new library. When needed, upgrades are fast and non-disruptive. You can easily manage expansion module installations as they are simple to configure and remove. The MSL6480 features a touch operator control panel with wizards for easy install and configuration.

Reduce administration time - enterprise-class manageability and reliability

The HPE StoreEver MSL6480 tape library will free up your resources with automated, consolidated and simplified data protection and archive capabilities that reduce human intervention and error, adding more to your bottom line. Your administrators can manage, configure and use the library from across the room or across the globe with HPE-unique, web-based remote management and diagnostic tools. Administrators can proactively and intelligently monitor utilization, operational performance and overall life and health of the drives and media that support your data.

Save money - reduce power, cooling, floor space and hardware costs

The HPE StoreEver MSL6480 tape library offers 13 cartridge slots, while providing the high tape drive density per module of any mid-range tape library, providing flexible options to consider for your business. The MSL6480 tape library offers scalability from 80 to 560 slots with a single expandable library, so there's no need to rip and replace as your storage requirements grow. This consolidated solution saves media, servicing, power, cooling, and other management overheads. Partitioning enables even greater asset utilization by consolidating multiple libraries and applications into a single tape library.

Reduce risk - dependable multi-year data protection and security

The MSL6480 tape library will safeguard your data while it's in the library, after export, and when it's offsite with integrated security features. HPE native library-based data encryption and key management capabilities deliver a low-cost data security solution that doesn't require ISV support. Easily transport rugged LTO cartridges off-site for disaster recovery purposes, and use WORM media for protection against accidental overwrite. HPE StoreOpen Linear Tape File System (LTFS) provides file management capabilities, making tape as easy to access and share as disks. Retrieve files from long-term storage without depending on backup software or hardware.