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C7977A
HPE LTO-7 ULTRIUM 15TB RW DATA CARTRIDGE PL-7A
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C7977A Overview
C7977A is a high-performance SAN designed for enterprise storage needs, featuring a 16-bay drive enclosure that supports a mixed array of SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD options. It offers up to 1 PB of total storage capacity with advanced RAID support including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and pre-installed 16 GB of ECC DDR4 memory that can be expanded to 64 GB.
Built for demanding environments, C7977A comes with interfaces such as USB 3.2 and 10GbE Ethernet, complemented by 4 LAN ports and robust expansion support. Its redundant 750W power supply coupled with a redundant fan cooling system ensures high reliability, making it ideal for SMB backup, enterprise data center applications, virtualization, and media server use cases.
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C7977A Specifications
- Product Type
- Storage System
- Storage Type
- SAN
- Form Factor
- Rackmount
- Bay Count
- 16-bay
- Supported Drive Types
- Mixed
- Hot-Swap Support
- Yes
- Max Supported Capacity
- 1 PB
- 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
- 64 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
- 750W
- 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
- C7977A Enterprise Storage Array
- Height
- 4 inches
- Width
- 17 inches
- Depth
- 28 inches
- Weight
- 35 lbs
C7977A Use Case
Regulatory-Compliant Long-Term Archival for Healthcare Records
In a multi-hospital network, IT administrators deploy the C7977A-HPE LTO-7 Ultrium 15TB RW Data Cartridge to securely archive 500 TB of electronic health records. By leveraging high cartridge capacity and built-in AES-256 hardware encryption, the organization meets HIPAA and GDPR retention mandates while reducing on-premises storage costs by 60%. Offline, air-gapped media delivers a final line of defense against ransomware and ensures audit-ready compliance.
High-Performance Video Asset Management for Media & Entertainment
A post-production studio uses C7977A-HPE LTO-7 Ultrium 15TB RW Data Cartridges to back up 200 TB of 4K raw footage every night. The solution’s sustained 300 MB/s throughput and WORM support accelerate ingest windows and guarantee immutable masters of final cuts. This workflow slashes nearline storage expenses by 75% and delivers rapid restores for client deadlines, optimizing operational efficiency and resource utilization.
Resilient Disaster Recovery in Financial Services
A regional bank integrates C7977A-HPE LTO-7 Ultrium 15TB RW Data Cartridges into its 3-2-1 backup strategy for core transaction databases. Daily offsite replication using encrypted LTO-7 media ensures high-speed, tape-to-tape transfers between primary and recovery sites. This approach cuts replication windows in half, lowers total cost of ownership, and provides an air-gapped recovery tier to satisfy stringent financial continuity regulations.
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Product Comparison Table
 C7977A |  EH847B |  C7972AL |  AH862A |  C7976B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16-bay | 24-bay | 16-bay | 12-bay | 24-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 512 TB |
| RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / JBOD | 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 | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.1 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 750W | 750W | 500W | 350W |
| 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 | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | C7977A Enterprise Storage Array | EH847B | C7972AL Enterprise Storage Array | AH862A Enterprise NAS | C7976B Storage Array |
| Height | 4 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 26.5 inches | 27.5 inches | 28 inches | 29 inches |
| Weight | 35 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 30 lbs | 50 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
H
Hira Nawaz
4
No read or write errors during daily jobs.
P
Pascal Girard
5
Media quality has been excellent so far.
O
Ovais Tariq
3
Stable performance across multiple rotations.
L
Leonard Cross
4
Dependable tape choice for enterprise archives.
Questions & Answers
What is the native and compressed capacity of the HPE LTO-7 Ultrium 15TB RW Data Cartridge (C7977A)?
The HPE LTO-7 Ultrium C7977A offers 6 TB native capacity and up to 15 TB compressed capacity (2.5:1), delivering high-density, cost-effective data storage.
What are the data transfer speeds of the HPE LTO-7 Ultrium C7977A cartridge?
The HPE LTO-7 cartridge supports up to 300 MB/s native and up to 750 MB/s compressed data transfer rates, enabling fast backup and restore operations.
Is the HPE LTO-7 Ultrium C7977A cartridge backward compatible with earlier drive generations?
Yes, the HPE LTO-7 cartridge is backward compatible in read mode with LTO-6 drives and in write mode with LTO-5 drives, ensuring seamless integration with existing libraries.
How many times can I overwrite data on the HPE LTO-7 Ultrium C7977A cartridge?
You can reliably overwrite data on the HPE LTO-7 cartridge thousands of times, thanks to its robust media formulation and precision servo tracking.