HPE StoreEver MSL LTO-9 Ultrium 45000 SAS Drive Upgrade Kit

The HPE R6Q75A is an LTO-9 Ultrium 45000 SAS Drive Upgrade Kit that lets an existing HPE StoreEver MSL tape library grow without replacing the entire chassis. By adding this drive you gain 18 TB of native capacity and up to 45 TB with compression on every cartridge, which means weekly full backups or years of project footage can sit on fewer tapes.

The drive reads and writes both Ultrium 9 and Ultrium 8 media, so you can keep using tapes already in rotation while moving to the next generation. AES-256 hardware encryption protects sensitive data on the fly, and a sustained transfer rate of up to 300 MBps keeps backup windows manageable.

Installation is straightforward. The 5.25-inch, front-accessible design slides into an open bay, and the 12 Gb/s SAS interface plugs into your existing infrastructure. Data centers, branch offices, and media production houses can complete the upgrade in a single maintenance window and start writing to higher capacity cartridges right away. Compatibility with HPE T950 and TFinity full-height sleds offers additional flexibility for mixed environments.

• 18 TB native storage per LTO-9 cartridge, up to 45 TB with compression
• Data transfer speed up to 300 MBps for shorter backup windows
• Reads and writes Ultrium 9 media and maintains backward compatibility with Ultrium 8 cartridges
• AES-256 encryption secures data at rest without external software
• 5.25-inch front-accessible design simplifies installation in existing StoreEver MSL libraries
• 12 Gb/s SAS connection integrates with standard host adapters
• Fits HPE T950 and TFinity full-height sleds for broader deployment options