Q6Q67A HPE StoreEver MSL LTO 8 Ultrium 30750 FC Drive Upgrade Kit

The Q6Q67A HPE StoreEver MSL LTO-8 Ultrium 30750 FC Drive Upgrade Kit is a critical performance enhancement component designed for the HPE StoreEver MSL3040 and MSL6480 Tape Libraries. This upgrade kit integrates eighth-generation Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology, providing a substantial leap in storage density and data transfer efficiency.

Equipped with an 8Gb Fibre Channel (FC) interface, it is specifically tailored for seamless integration into high-speed Storage Area Networks (SANs), offering the low-latency connectivity required for enterprise-scale backup environments.

As data volumes continue to grow, the Q6Q67A serves as a cost-effective path for organizations to modernize their tape infrastructure. By transitioning to LTO-8, users benefit from increased capacity per tape and advanced reliability features, ensuring that long-term archival data remains secure and accessible while maintaining a compact data center footprint.

• Enhanced Capacity: The Ultrium 30750 technology offers a native storage capacity of 12TB per cartridge, which expands up to 30TB when utilizing 2.5:1 hardware compression.
• Rapid Data Transfer: With native transfer speeds of up to 300 MB/s, this drive kit minimizes the duration of backup windows, allowing for more frequent data protection cycles without impacting production performance.
• Investment Protection: The LTO-8 drive maintains backward read/write compatibility with LTO-7 media. Furthermore, it supports LTO-7 Type M (M8) media, allowing for an increased capacity of 9TB on new LTO-7 cartridges.
• Robust Security Protocols: To safeguard against unauthorized access and ensure regulatory compliance, the drive features built-in AES 256-bit hardware encryption and supports WORM (Write-Once-Read-Many) media for immutable data storage.

No. Beginning with the LTO-8 generation, the industry standard changed. LTO-8 drives are backward compatible only one generation (LTO-7). They cannot read or write to LTO-6 or earlier media.

The Q6Q67A can initialize new, unused LTO-7 cartridges as "Type M" (M8) media. This increases the native capacity of a standard LTO-7 tape from 6TB to 9TB, providing a middle-ground capacity boost.

Yes, the HPE StoreEver MSL series is designed for modularity. The Q6Q67A is a "hot-plug" style module that can be inserted into the rear drive bays of the MSL3040 or MSL6480 libraries, typically requiring only minimal configuration via the library management interface.

• Secure Transit: Every drive kit is shipped in specialized, moisture-resistant, and anti-static packaging. Multi-layered cushioning is utilized to protect the high-precision optical and mechanical components of the LTO-8 drive.
• Global Distribution: We provide expedited international shipping options. All units are assigned a unique tracking number at the time of dispatch to allow for real-time monitoring of the delivery status.
• Documentation: International orders are accompanied by a full set of commercial invoices, packing lists, and certificates of origin as required for efficient customs processing. All hardware complies with CE and RoHS standards.