TL2000 Dell PowerVault 2U Tape Library, 24 Slots

The Dell PowerVault TL2000 is a 2U tape library that holds up to 24 tape cartridges and reaches up to 36TB native capacity with LTO-5 media. It is a rack-mount unit with a desktop conversion kit included, it sits in a horizontal orientation only, and a bar code reader is standard.

A Dell TL2000 takes one or two half-height drives, either LTO-3-060 or LTO-4-120 with 3Gb SAS, or LTO-5-140 with 6Gb SAS or FC8. Single full-height drives are also available: LTO-3 with SCSI or FC4, and LTO-4 with 3Gb SAS or FC4. The drive interface is iSCSI, SAS or Fibre Channel, and an iSCSI-to-SAS bridge card connects the TL2000 to an iSCSI 1Gb Ethernet SAN. LTO-5 backs up 504GB per hour per drive, or 1008GB per hour with two drives.

The Dell PowerVault TL2000 tape library is managed from a front operator control panel with an LCD, and through remote web management over a 10/100BaseT connection from any standard browser. Status, diagnostics, logs, configuration, inventory and drive and library firmware updates are available from either interface. Library Managed Encryption is available with LTO-4 and LTO-5 drives, WORM media supports archive copies that cannot be overwritten, and the library keeps read and write compatibility with the prior LTO generation plus read compatibility two generations back.

The TL2000 measures 3.4 in. (87.6 mm) high, 17.6 in. (447.5 mm) wide and 29.13 in. (740 mm) deep, and weighs 34.37 lbs with one drive and no media. Electrical draw is 1.3 amps at 100V AC and 0.7 amps at 240V AC. Supported backup software includes Computer Associates ARCserve, Symantec Backup Exec and CommVault Galaxy. Disk-based PowerVault units such as the MD1200 PowerVault 12-bay SAS expansion enclosure are in Dell storage systems.