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C0L99A Overview
C0L99A is a SAN storage system featuring 12 drive bays that support mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, with a total storage capacity of up to 256 TB. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores, and comes with 16 GB of pre-installed ECC DDR4 memory, expandable up to 128 GB.
The system provides interfaces such as USB 3.2, Thunderbolt, Ethernet 10GbE, and Fibre Channel with 4 LAN ports for robust network support and offers expansion capabilities. In addition, it features a redundant fan cooling design and redundant power supplies with a wattage of 350W, making it ideal for SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server use cases.
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C0L99A Specifications
- Product Type
- Storage System
- Storage Type
- SAN
- Form Factor
- Rackmount
- Bay Count
- 12-bay
- Supported Drive Types
- Mixed
- Hot-Swap Support
- Yes
- Max Supported Capacity
- 256 TB
- RAID Support
- RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10
- CPU Type
- Intel Xeon
- CPU Cores
- 8
- Installed RAM
- 16 GB
- Max RAM Capacity
- 128 GB
- RAM Type
- ECC DDR4
- Network Ports
- 10GbE
- LAN Ports
- 4
- USB Ports
- USB 3.2
- Expansion Support
- Yes
- Cooling
- Redundant Fan
- Power Supply
- Redundant
- Power Supply Wattage
- 350W
- Operating System
- Custom OS
- Snapshot Support
- Yes
- Cloud Sync Support
- Yes
- Virtualization Ready
- Yes
- iSCSI Support
- Yes
- Surveillance Support
- No
- Use Case
- SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server
- Product Name
- C0L99A Enterprise SAN Storage System
- Height
- 3 inches
- Width
- 17 inches
- Depth
- 28 inches
- Weight
- 45 lbs
C0L99A Use Case
Regulatory-Compliant Long-Term Archiving for Financial Services
Business scenario: A mid-size bank deploys the C0L99A-HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Tape Drive in a 1U rack mount kit to securely archive transaction logs and client records for 30-year retention under SOX and GDPR mandates. Outcome: Achieves WORM-enabled, AES-256 encryption with 2.5 TB native/6.25 TB compressed capacity, reduces total cost of ownership by 60%, and delivers audit-ready data integrity.
Offsite Disaster Recovery and Rapid System Restoration for Enterprises
Technical scenario: A global manufacturing firm schedules nightly full backups to tape using the C0L99A-HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Tape Drive in a 1U rack mount kit, then ships media to an offsite vault. Outcome: Provides an air-gapped, high-reliability (1e-17 BER) solution with up to 160 MB/s native throughput, enabling sub-hour RTO and reducing downtime costs by 70%.
High-Throughput Data Archival for Media Production Workflows
Operational scenario: A post-production studio archives daily 4K raw footage to tape using the C0L99A-HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Tape Drive in a 1U rack mount kit, integrated with existing backup software via SAS connectivity. Outcome: Supports sustained 400 MB/s compressed transfer speeds, cuts backup windows by 50%, and delivers cost-effective, long-term storage with a 30-year media shelf life.
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Product Comparison Table
 C0L99A |  B7B67A |  EH946C |  P9L71A |  846497-B21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | SAN | NAS | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 12-bay | 24-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 256 TB | 1 PB | 1 PB | 1 PB | 512 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 | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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 | Active | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 350W | 750W | 500W | 500W |
| Operating System | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS |
| Snapshot Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Sync Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtualization Ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iSCSI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Surveillance Support | No | No | No | No | No |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | C0L99A Enterprise SAN Storage System | B7B67A Enterprise Storage Array | EH946C Enterprise Storage System | P9L71A | 846497-B21 Enterprise NAS Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 4 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 20 inches | 25 inches | 28 inches | 24.5 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 55 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
M
Marco Valenti
4
Rack mount kit saved space and simplified access.
S
Simon Fletcher
5
Consistent performance during long backup jobs.
J
Jan Koster
3
OEM quality tape solution.
A
Alex Morgan
4
Very dependable backup hardware.
Questions & Answers
What are the native and compressed capacities of the HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Tape Drive?
The HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Tape Drive offers 2.5 TB native and up to 6.25 TB compressed capacity (2.5:1 ratio).
What data transfer rate does the LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 support?
It supports up to 160 MB/s native and up to 400 MB/s compressed transfer rates for sustained streaming performance.
Which interface does the HPE StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 use?
It uses a SAS 6 Gb/s interface for high-speed connectivity to servers and backup appliances.
Is the LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 backward compatible with previous tape generations?
Yes, it reads and writes LTO-5 media and reads LTO-4 media for seamless integration with existing archives.