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HPE StoreEver 1/8 G2 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS tape autoloader
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BL536B is a SAN storage system engineered for high performance and reliability. It features a 12-bay drive enclosure supporting mixed drive types including SATA, SAS, SSD, and NVMe, with a total storage capacity of 1 PB and robust RAID support options such as RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10.
BL536B is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and comes with 16 GB of pre-installed memory (upgradeable to 64 GB using DDR4), and offers interfaces like USB 3.2, 10GbE Ethernet, and Fibre Channel. It also includes expansion support, redundant fan cooling, and a redundant power supply rated at 750W, making it ideal for use cases such as SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications.
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A regional bank deploys the BL536B-HPE StoreEver 1/8 G2 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS tape autoloader to automate nightly incremental backups and monthly full-image backups of core banking systems. The result: sub-hour Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), secure off-site air-gap storage, and full audit trails that satisfy stringent financial regulations.
A national television network uses the BL536B-HPE StoreEver 1/8 G2 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS tape autoloader to catalog and store multi-terabyte HD video files from daily shoots. Outcome: 70% lower total cost of ownership versus disk, rapid indexed retrieval, and durable 30-year data integrity for content repurposing and rights management.
A large hospital group integrates the BL536B-HPE StoreEver 1/8 G2 LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS tape autoloader into its Electronic Health Record (EHR) archive workflow. Benefit: encrypted, WORM-capable tapes with built-in audit logs ensure 99.999% data durability, fully meeting HIPAA and HITECH retention requirements while minimizing operational costs.
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 BL536B |  C0H20SB |  AK381A |  C7975AC |  EH957SB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | SAN | NAS | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 16-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 1 PB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 256 TB |
| RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 |
| CPU Type | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 350W | 350W | 500W | 350W |
| Operating System | N/A | N/A | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS |
| Snapshot Support | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Sync Support | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtualization Ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iSCSI Support | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Surveillance Support | N/A | No | No | No | Yes |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | BL536B Enterprise Storage System | C0H20SB Storage System | AK381A Enterprise SAN Storage System | C7975AC Storage System | EH957SB Storage Array |
| Height | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3.4 inches | 3 | 3 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 | 17 inches |
| Depth | 20 inches | 20 inches | 28.5 inches | 27 | 28 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs | 60 lbs |
Autoloader simplified tape rotation and daily backups.
Reliable LTO-5 performance.
Easy to configure and manage.
Good choice for small teams.
Satisfied overall.
The HPE StoreEver BL536B is a 1U rack-mount autoloader with a built-in LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS tape drive and an eight-slot magazine for automated backup and archiving.
With eight slots and LTO-5 media rated at 1.5 TB native (3 TB compressed), the BL536B provides up to 12 TB of native capacity and 24 TB of compressed storage.
The LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 delivers up to 140 MB/s native throughput and up to 280 MB/s compressed, ensuring high-speed backup and restore operations.
The BL536B autoloader connects via a dual-port 6 Gb/s SAS interface for reliable, high-performance data transfer to HPE servers and storage.