Family Comparison
MSL4048 Ultrium 960
FC
MSL4048 Ultrium 960 MSL4048 Ultrium 920 MSL4048 Ultrium 448
Number of Drives
1 or 2
1 or 2
1 to 4
1 to 4
Capacity (native)
19.2 TB
19.2 TB
19.2 TB
9.6 TB
Maximum Data
Transfer (native)
288 MB/s ( one drive)
576 MB/s (two drives)
288 MB/s ( one drive)
576 MB/s (two drives)
216 MB/s ( one drive)
864 MB/s (four drives)
86 MB/s (one drive)
346 MB/s (four drives)
Interface
4Gb Native Fibre
Channel
Ultra320 SCSI LVD/SE Ultra320 SCSI LVD/SE
3 Gb/sec SAS
Ultra160 SCSI LVD/SE
HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Tape Libraries
The MSL6000 Tape Libraries offer storage in two enclosures (5U or 10U form factor), in tabletop or rack configurations. The
MSL6000 has the capability for multi-unit scalability. The Libraries support interface connections using Ultra3 LVD SCSI
Interface or Fibre Channel (2 Gb).
See HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Series Tape Libraries QuickSpecs for configuration details:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11863_div/11863_div.HTML
MSL6026
MSL6030
MSL6052
MSL6060
Form Factor
5U
5U
10U
10U
Tape Drives
SDLT 600
Ultrium 460 or 960
SDLT 600
Ultrium 460 or 960
Number of Drives
up to 2
up to 2
up to 4
up to 4
Media Slots
26
30
52
60
Storage per Library, TB
15.6
24
31.2
48
Libraries per rack
8
8
4
4
Storage per Rack, TB
124.8
192.0
124.8
192.0
Interface Connection
Ultra3 LVD SCSI
Interface or
Embedded Fibre (2 Gb)
Ultra3 LVD SCSI
Interface or
Embedded Fibre (2 Gb)
Ultra3 LVD SCSI
Interface or
Embedded Fibre (2 Gb)
Ultra3 LVD SCSI
Interface or
Embedded Fibre (2 Gb)
HP StorageWorks EML E-Series Tape Libraries
With up to 16 HP Ultrium tape drives, the EML E-Series offers native throughput of over 4.6 TB/hr. Through the addition of
expansion modules, the EML E-Series library scales to 16 drives and 442 slots for maximum performance or 8 drives and
505 slots for maximum capacity.
See HP StorageWorks EML E-Series Series Tape Libraries QuickSpecs for configuration details:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12238_div/12238_div.HTML
QuickSpecs
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