Qualstar Libraries - Overview
- LTO libraries and autoloaders for SAS and FC
- from the 8 slot 1 U autoloader to the scalable 80 slot library
- up to 560 tape slots and 42 tape drives
- LTO-8, LTO-9
Qualstar Libraries - fully customized for your business:
Product information
EUROstor offers autoloaders and libraries of the well-known manufacturer Qualstar, and with them a complete portfolio of backup systems for any specific needs, ranging from 8 slot autoloaders up to libraries with hundreds of slots.
The LTO-9 series can store 18 TB uncompressed and up to 45 TB compressed per tape. This means, for example, that a 2 U system with 24 cartridges can keep more than 1 PByte of data (compressed) in direct access.
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Model overview
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Model | Q8 Entry Level | Q24 Compact | Q40 Scalable Mid-Range | Q80 Scalable Enterprise |
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Interface options | SAS and FC | SAS and FC | SAS and FC | SAS and FC |
Standard tape drives | 1 | 01. Jan | 1 | 1 |
Optional tape drives | N/Z | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Active cartridge slots | 8 | 24 | 40 | 80 |
Supported LTO formats | LTO-7, LTO-8, LTO-9 | LTO-7, LTO-8, LTO-9 | LTO-7, LTO-8, LTO-9 | LTO-7, LTO-8, LTO-9 |
Base unit capacity (LTO-9) uncompressed / compressed | 144 TB / 360 TB | 432 TB / 1080 TB | 720 TB / 1800 TB | 1,44 PB / 3,6 PB |
Native data transfer rate per drive | 300 MB/s | 300 MB/s | 300 MB/s | 300 MB/s |
I/O Port | 0 or 1 | 0 or 1 | 0 or 5 | 0 or 10 |
Height | 4,45 cm (1U) | 8,89 cm (2U) | 13,34 cm (3U) | 26,67 cm (6U) |
Width | 44,70 cm | 44,70 cm | 48,26 cm | 47,5 cm |
Depth | 73,91 cm | 73,91 cm | 87,12 cm | 89,15 cm |
Weight (without cartridges) | 11,34 kg | 15,42 kg | 25,08 kg | 40,82 kg |
Power supply | – 240 VAC / 80 W (max) | 240 VAC / 300 W (max) | – 240 VAC / 230 W (max) | – 240 VAC / 350 W (max) |
Optional expansion modules | N/Z | N/Z | 6 | 6 |
Additional cartridge slots | N/Z | N/Z | 240 (with 6 expansion modules) | 480 (with 6 expansion modules) |
Maximum compressed capacity with LTO-9 | 360 TB | 1080 TB | 13,60 PB | 25,2 PB |