Brand: HPE | Category: Storage Systems
SKU: HPE-Q2078AL | Part #: Q2078AL | MPN: Q2078AL
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HPE Q2078AL — HPE LTO-8 30TB RW Custom Label 20-pack Cartridges represent the enterprise-grade tape storage solution built for organisations requiring massive sequential throughput and long-term data retention. The HPE StoreEver LTO Ultrium generation delivers native transfer rates up to 360 MB/s per cartridge, scaling to compressed throughput of up to 900 MB/s at 2.5:1 compression ratio — the performance baseline that underpins modern tape-based backup SLAs. Each cartridge in this 20-pack holds 12 TB native capacity, expanding to 30 TB compressed, giving your infrastructure 240 TB native and 600 TB compressed storage per pack on a single tape length of 960 m. The Q2078AL ships with custom barcode labels, allowing user-defined or pre-printed identification per your order specifications, and maintains backward read compatibility with LTO Ultrium 7 media when deployed on LTO Ultrium 8 drives.
Storage architects and IT procurement teams managing petabyte-scale cold storage programs choose HPE LTO-8 cartridges when they need proven reliability, vendor independence, and a proven cost-per-gigabyte model that tape alone delivers. These read/write cartridges operate across the 10°C to 45°C range during active use and require storage conditions between 16°C and 32°C with 20–80% relative humidity (non-condensing), making them suitable for dedicated tape libraries and climate-controlled archives. The LTO Ultrium 8 generation remains the current standard for organisations standardising on LTO technology, offering a clear migration path without wholesale infrastructure replacement.
| Brand | HPE |
| Category | Storage Systems |
| SKU | HPE-Q2078AL |
| Part Number | Q2078AL |
| Condition | New |
| Capacity | 30TB |
| Form Factor | Cartridge |
| Interface | LTO-8 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | Q2078AL |
| Product Line | HPE StoreEver LTO Ultrium |
| Media Generation | LTO Ultrium 8 |
| Cartridge Type | Read/Write (RW) with Custom Label |
| Pack Quantity | 20 cartridges |
| Native Capacity per Cartridge | 12 TB |
| Compressed Capacity per Cartridge | 30 TB (at 2.5:1 compression ratio) |
| Native Capacity per 20-Pack | 240 TB |
| Compressed Capacity per 20-Pack | 600 TB (at 2.5:1 compression ratio) |
| Native Transfer Rate | Up to 360 MB/s |
| Compressed Transfer Rate | Up to 900 MB/s (at 2.5:1 compression ratio) |
| Tape Length | 960 m |
| Compatible Drive Generation | LTO Ultrium 8 |
| Backward Read Compatibility | LTO Ultrium 7 (read only on LTO-8 drives) |
| Label Type | Custom barcode label (user-defined or pre-printed per order specifications) |
| WORM Support | No (RW variant; separate WORM SKU available) |
| Operating Temperature | 10°C to 45°C (50°F to 113°F) |
| Storage Temperature | 16°C to 32°C (61°F to 90°F) |
| Relative Humidity (Operating) | 20% to 80% (non-condensing) |
| Cartridge Memory | LTO-CM (embedded cartridge memory chip) |
| Form Factor | LTO Ultrium half-inch magnetic tape cartridge |
the HPE Q2078AL - HPE LTO-8 30TB RW Custom Label 20-pack Cartridges suits enterprise data-center storage tiers — all-flash arrays, hyperconverged storage pools (vSAN, Ceph), database backends, and high-throughput backup repositories. The LTO-8 interface is supported by major server platforms.
Key specifications for the HPE Q2078AL - HPE LTO-8 30TB RW Custom Label 20-pack Cartridges: form factor Cartridge; interface LTO-8; 1 to 3 years (HPE manufacturer) support; new condition. Manufacturer part number Q2078AL. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.
The HPE Q2078AL - HPE LTO-8 30TB RW Custom Label 20-pack Cartridges uses a LTO-8 interface in a Cartridge form factor. It's compatible with server platforms that expose this interface — typical deployments include Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, Lenovo ThinkSystem, and Supermicro SuperServer chassis. For specific vendor part-number compatibility, our team validates against the manufacturer support matrix.
