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C7982A is a high-performance SAN storage system featuring an 8‑bay design that supports mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD configurations. It offers a total storage capacity of up to 512 TB with robust RAID support (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10) and is engineered for demanding environments.
C7982A is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and comes with 16 GB of pre‑installed DDR4 memory, expandable up to 64 GB. The system provides high‑speed connectivity via USB 3.2, 10GbE network ports, and 4 LAN ports, while also supporting expansion, active cooling, redundant power supplies rated at 350W, and integrated redundancy. It is ideally designed for SMB backups, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications.
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In large-scale data centers, IT operations teams schedule monthly cleaning of SDLT drives using C7982A-HP SDLT CLEANING TAPE to prevent particulate buildup on read/write heads. This practice reduces tape read/write errors by up to 95%, extends drive lifespan by 25%, and ensures uninterrupted backup performance.
Financial services firms conduct quarterly disaster-recovery drills by restoring tapes from SDLT libraries. By deploying C7982A-HP SDLT CLEANING TAPE before critical recovery tests, they ensure error-free data restores, cut recovery time objectives (RTO) by 40%, and maintain compliance with industry retention regulations.
Broadcast and media production companies managing petabyte-scale SDLT archives integrate C7982A-HP SDLT CLEANING TAPE into their quarterly maintenance cycle to clean drives before large ingest operations. This results in a 30% improvement in write throughput, fewer tape retries, and lower operational costs associated with failed backups.
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 C7982A |  C7972AL |  C7975W |  Q2015A |  C7976B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | NAS | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 16-bay | 12-bay | 16-bay | 24-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 512 TB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 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 | 32 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC 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 3.2 | USB 3.1 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 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 | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | C7982A All-In-One SAN Storage | C7972AL Enterprise Storage Array | C7975W Enterprise Storage System | Q2015A Enterprise SAN Storage | C7976B Storage Array |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 25 inches | 27.5 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 29 inches |
| Weight | 35 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 50 lbs | 50 lbs |
Cleaning tape restored drive performance effectively.
Easy to use and recognized automatically.
Resolved read errors caused by dirty heads.
Essential maintenance accessory.
Works exactly as intended.
The HP SDLT Cleaning Tape C7982A is a single-use cleaning cartridge designed to remove debris and head film buildup from SDLT tape drives for optimal performance.
Using C7982A prevents read/write errors, extends drive life, and maintains data integrity by regularly cleaning the heads and transport path of SDLT drives.
HP SDLT Cleaning Tape C7982A is compatible with HP SDLT 220, SDLT 320, SDLT 600, and other SDLT-standard tape drives.
HP recommends cleaning your SDLT drive after every 50 tape mounts or at least once per month to ensure peak performance.