HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Scalable Library Gen2

The HPE StoreEver MSL3040 Scalable Library Gen2 is a second-generation enterprise tape automation platform built around LTO-9 technology, delivering up to 45TB native capacity per cartridge and up to 67.5TB compressed per slot. The library ships in a 6U chassis accommodating up to 40 tape slots and two LTO-9 half-height SAS/FC drives natively, with a modular expansion path to 280 slots and 12 drives across multiple 6U expansion modules — enabling organizations to scale from tens of terabytes to petabyte-class archives without replacing base infrastructure. The Gen2 architecture introduces a redesigned robotics subsystem with enhanced picker reliability, a new embedded controller with AES-256 hardware encryption acceleration, and native WORM (Write Once Read Many) media support certified to SEC 17a-4 and FINRA compliance frameworks.

Targeted at media and entertainment studios, hyperscale backup environments, financial services archives, healthcare long-term retention, and government compliance vaults, the MSL3040 Gen2 addresses the growing requirement for immutable, air-gapped storage tiers that are physically isolated from ransomware attack surfaces. The library integrates seamlessly with HPE StoreOpen Standalone, Veeam, Commvault, Veritas NetBackup, IBM Spectrum Protect, and leading ISV backup ecosystems via LTFS (Linear Tape File System) and standard VTL interfaces. The embedded HPE Command View TL management software provides a unified GUI and RESTful API for automation, drive diagnostics, cartridge inventory, and encryption key lifecycle management.

The Gen2 model introduces enhanced hardware-based key management interoperability with HPE Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM) and third-party KMIP-compliant key servers, ensuring that encryption keys remain fully separated from tape media for maximum security posture. The library supports dual-redundant power supplies, hot-swap drive magazines, and an active-active I/O station design that allows continuous cartridge ingestion without interrupting ongoing read/write operations. Sustainability improvements in Gen2 include a low-power standby mode that reduces idle draw by up to 30% compared to Gen1, aligning with enterprise data center energy efficiency mandates.

Ideal for

• Long-term compliance archiving for financial institutions requiring SEC 17a-4 WORM-certified immutable records retention at petabyte scale
• Air-gapped ransomware-resilient backup tier for enterprise environments needing physically isolated, offline recovery points immune to network-borne threats
• Media and entertainment digital asset preservation for 4K/8K raw footage, requiring high-density, low-cost-per-terabyte cold storage with LTFS direct file access
• Healthcare and life sciences PACS archive offload, enabling long-term DICOM image retention that meets HIPAA and GDPR data retention obligations
• Government and defense classified data vaulting leveraging AES-256 hardware encryption with KMIP-compliant external key management for multi-classification environments
• Hyperscale cloud backup tiering where object storage data is migrated to tape for the deepest archive tier, reducing operational storage expenditure while maintaining restore SLAs

Technical specifications

Available from Omnixon Global. Submit an RFQ and our team will confirm configuration and availability for your order.