Introduction

The enormous, data-driven potential of emerging technologies such as 5G, AI, ML, and IoT is creating a plethora of opportunities for businesses to transform their operations. The challenge is that though these opportunities abound, they are truly diverse and may require very different storage optimizations. The highly scalable HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Tape Library offers enormous storage density in a cyber-resilient, scalable, and flexible form factor, which can start small but grow very big indeed, all the while costing less to run and own than other archival storage alternatives. With its modular design and ability to upgrade and reuse MSL LTO upgrade drive kits, you can cost-effectively store up to 28.8 PB of data. ^[1] The MSL3040 offers exceptional enterprise features and functionality. It delivers a tape storage solution that addresses long-term data management challenges, while also providing an air-gapped solution against the threat of ransomware.

What is new supporting point:
The MSL3040 tape library now supports up to 15 expansion modules, scaling up to a capacity of 28.8 PB ^[2]
MSL3040 tape library 48U spooling kit is now available. This enables existing MSL3040 customers to add additional expansion modules (see QuickSpecs for more details)

Performance

Product type

Storage auto loader & library

Media type

Tape Cartridge

Interface

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

Internal

No

Form factor

3U

Standard interfaces

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

Storage media types supported

LTO-9

Product colour

Black

Security algorithms

256-bit AES

Number of slots (max)

640

Storage

Native capacity

900 TB

Data transmission

Burst transfer rate

300 MB/s

Weight & dimensions

Width

482 mm

Depth

133 mm

Height

873 mm

Logistics data

Harmonized System (HS) code

84719000