HP will unveil today two new products aimed at small and medium businesses the StorageWorks MSL4048, a new tape library and the StorageWorks VLS1002i a new virtual tape library.
The MSL4048 View image can mount up to 4 half-height LTO-2 or 2 LTO-3 tape drives in a 4U chassis that can load 48 cartridges.
The library, that connects to a server machine via SCSI,offers a bar code reader and 4 mailboxes for loading media. The MSL4048 is available immediately for a list price starting at $11,300.
The VLS1002i,View image the second device in today's announcement is a 1U virtual tape library that mounts 4 SATA drives in RAID 5 configuration for a total capacity of 1.5 TB.
The VLS1002i has iSCSI connectivity and can emulate LTO-2 based devices. The library will begin shipping in June at a list price of $6,099.
In the same announcement HP is also disclosing new options for its entry-level backup application, the StorageWorks Data Protector Express, that include the ability to backup replicas created by the ProLiant Data Protection Storage Server and support for one-button disaster recovery.
Data Protector Express is available immediately and has a list price of $979.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 24, 2006 06:11 AM
