HPE MSL LTO-8 SAS Drive Upgrade Kit Q6Q68A

Brand: HPE | Category: Storage Systems

SKU: Q6Q68A | Part #: Q6Q68A | MPN: Q6Q68A

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MSL LTO-8 SAS DRIVE UPGRADE KIT is an HPE Storage Systems solution enabling existing Modular Spectrum Library installations to adopt LTO-8 SAS drive technology. Delivers enhanced performance and capacity per cartridge while leveraging current tape library infrastructure investment.

Key Features:

• LTO-8 native capacity (12TB native, 30TB compressed)
• SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) interface for modern connectivity
• Higher sequential performance than older LTO generations
• Complete drive module with installation hardware
• Backward compatibility with LTO-7 cartridges

Ideal for:

• Modernizing aging tape library infrastructure
• Increasing backup throughput in large enterprises
• Cost-effective archival performance upgrades
• Financial and healthcare sector compliance systems
• Data-intensive organizations with growing backup windows