Q6Q63A HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Expansion Module

Q6Q63A is the HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Scalable Library Expansion Module. It is a 3U rack-mount module that activates 40 more slots in an MSL3040 tape library and holds up to 3 half-height tape drives and 40 cartridges. It contains no tape drives when it arrives.

The kit holds rack-mount hardware, a getting started poster and the module interconnect cable. Neither the standard power supply nor the redundant one is included. A power supply is needed only when drives are installed in the module, and the redundant unit is hot-swappable; the upgrade power supply kit is Q6Q64A. The module is TAA compliant.

Base modules Q6Q62A and Q6Q62B take up to 6 expansion modules, for 272 or 280 cartridges. With S0D78A installed they take up to 15, for 632 or 640 cartridges. Expansion modules can sit above the base module (up to 7) or below it (up to 8), and a fully expanded library reaches 640 slots and 48 half-height drives.

Drives for the library include the LTO-8 Ultrium 30750 FC drive upgrade kit Q6Q67A and the LTO-9 Ultrium 45000 SAS drive upgrade kit R6Q75A. Drive interfaces are 8Gb Fibre Channel, 12Gb/s SAS for LTO-9 and 6Gb/s SAS for LTO-8.

One 40-slot module holds 720 TB native or 1.8 PB compressed (2.5:1) with LTO-9, and 480 TB native or 1.2 PB compressed with LTO-8. Three drives in one module move up to 3.24 TB per hour native. Out of the box the module measures 5.24 x 18.98 x 35.04 in (13.3 x 48.2 x 89.0 cm) and weighs 33.07 lb (15 kg).

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