Data Protection Tape storage products
To protect against ransomware attacks, the air-gapped security of tape-based backups provide significant advantages as secure, scalable, low-cost storage solutions.
HPE Storage MSL6480 Tape Library
The HPE Storage MSL6480 Tape Library delivers scalable, secure, and cost-efficient data protection for backup and long-term archives. Its modular architecture grows from 80 to 560 slots, ideal for customers planning for expansion. Enhanced with HPE MSL Vault Partition and Multifactor Authentication, the MSL6480 strengthens cyber resilience, supports compliance, and safeguards critical data as storage demands evolve.
What’s New
– HPE MSL Vault Partition introduces policy-driven secure storage area inside the library, isolated from drives and invisible to applications, preventing any intentional or accidental access.
– The new Multifactor Authentication (MFA) enhances security by requiring two-factor user verification, reducing the risk of unauthorized access and ensuring only verified users reach critical data.
HPE Storage MSL 3040 Tape Library
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This HPE Storage MSL 3040 Tape Library includes one LTO-9 SAS Drive and 20 LTO-9 (45 TB) data cartridges along with cartridge labels. Out of the box this library can back up 900 TB of compressed data with a total capacity of 12.6 PB when fully configured.
Spectra T950 Tape Library
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.
HPE Storage MSL Entry-level Tape Automation
HPE Storage MSL Entry-level Tape Automation products helps SMB customers meet long-term data retention requirements while providing air-gapped protection against ransomware threats. The HPE Storage MSL 1/8 Gen3 0-drive Tape Autoloader supports a wide range of capacity options with LTO-9, LTO-8, or LTO-7 Ultrium drives, offering scalable, cost-effective storage for growing businesses. With HPE Command View for Tape Libraries (CVTL) – part of the HPE Storage Tape Library and Management Software family—the MSL 1/8 Autoloader is easy to manage remotely, minimizing the need for on-site IT support. Media management is simplified with an integrated barcode reader, configurable mail slot, and removable magazines. Optional data encryption guards against unauthorized access – even if a tape is lost or stolen. Quickly increase capacity and/or performance with tool-free drive upgrades or move tape drive kits to the MSL3040 or MSL6480 for scalability and additional enterprise-class features.