HPE MSL3040 Tape Library Scalable base model with no drives & 40 Tape Slots Q6Q62C

The HPE StoreEver MSL3040 tape library (Q6Q62C) is an LTO Ultrium tape library only (no tape drives) with 40 licenced LTO tape slots and space for up to 3 HPE MSL LTO tape drives. The HPE MSL3040 tape library package includes the library, documentation, and a rack or rail kit for this 3U library and a 1-year next-business-day warranty. These can be HPE MSL SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) or FC (Fibre Channel) tape drives, as the library itself can take either drive, as the drives are connected through a cable from the rear of the tape library’s drives to a SAS or FC HBA card installed in the server, PC or an adapter or other appliance to connect to the network. The HPE MSL3040 LTO Ultrium tape library includes a 1-year Basic Next Business Day (NBD) warranty that covers any HPE MSL LTO Ultrium tape drives installed in this library from the date of purchase. You can extend this warranty up to 3 years, or to 5 years if you purchase new, and it covers all installed tape drives. This includes any MSL LTO tape drives you still have from previous HPE tape libraries that are still operational. The only tape drives currently available new for HPE LTO Ultrium tape libraries are the HPE MSL LTO-7, HPE MSL LTO-8 and HPE MSL LTO-9 tape drives.

Scalability: The scalable base library unit supports up to 3 tape drives and 40 tape slots. You can then add up to 6 additional library units, creating up to 280 tape slots and up to 21 LTO-7/Ultrium 7, LTO-8/Ultrium 8, or LTO-9/Ultrium 9 tape drives.

Power supply upgrade kit: This option lets you add a redundant power supply.

Extended warranty: Upgrade the library's warranty from the HPE 1-year Next Business Day (NBD) Warranty to an HPE 3-year Foundation Care Next Business Day (NBD) Response Warranty or an HPE 3-year Foundation 24x7 Response Warranty. A 5-year version of either warranty is also available.

Partitioning: This lets each partitioned library appear to the host as an independent library, separate from other partitions in the library.

HPE TapeAssure Advanced: This proactively and intelligently monitors utilisation, performance, and the overall life and health of the library, drives, and media.

Encryption: The MSL3040 library offers an encryption licence and a key manager for added security. 

HPE Secure Manager License: This adds an extra layer of security by letting you control access to the tape library and authorise specific servers. It improves reliability by blocking disruptive traffic from unauthorised hosts.

High availability path failover: This uses host drivers, along with library and drive firmware, to manage multiple paths across multiple SANs. It presents a single drive or robot path to applications and automatically transfers commands to an alternate path if the original one is lost.

Please note that this is the maximum you would pay. We must request the actual price from HPE using your company or personal information (depending on who is purchasing the tape hardware), and it is usually lower than this. AI and cloud providers are buying up all the tape drive hardware, and prices change frequently as a result. Please email us the equipment’s physical address, along with your purchasing details and requirements, and we will get you the best price we can.