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HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS External Tape Drive
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EH900B Overview
EH900B is a high-performance SAN storage system engineered with an 8-bay design that supports a mix of SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drive types, delivering a total storage capacity of 1 PB. It provides robust data protection through RAID configurations including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 without any extraneous features.
This enterprise-grade system is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and comes with 16 GB of DDR4 memory, expandable to 64 GB. It features connectivity via USB 3.2, 10GbE Ethernet, and Fibre Channel interfaces, offers expansion support, redundant power supply rated at 350W, and redundant fan cooling—ideal for enterprise data centers, virtualization, media server applications, and SMB backup solutions.
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EH900B Specifications
- Product Type
- Storage System
- Storage Type
- SAN
- Form Factor
- Rackmount
- Bay Count
- 8-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
- 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
- Enterprise Data Center
- Product Name
- EH900B Enterprise Storage System
- Height
- 3 inches
- Width
- 17 inches
- Depth
- 28 inches
- Weight
- 45 lbs
EH900B Use Case
Regulatory-Compliant Long-Term Archiving for Financial Data with EH900B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS External Tape Drive
A global financial institution deploys the EH900B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS External Tape Drive to archive multi-terabyte transaction logs and customer records. Featuring 1.5 TB native (3.0 TB compressed) capacity per cartridge and WORM support, it guarantees SEC, FINRA and GDPR compliance while reducing on-premises storage costs by 60 %. Outcome: Secure, tamper-proof data retention with rapid retrieval and lower total cost of ownership.
Secure Medical Imaging Retention for Healthcare Providers Using EH900B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS Tape Drive
A regional hospital integrates the EH900B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS External Tape Drive into its PACS environment to store high-resolution DICOM scans and patient records. With up to 140 MB/s native transfer speed and 30-year archival reliability, it ensures HIPAA-compliant data integrity and offloads primary storage. Outcome: Enhanced patient data security, simplified long-term retention, and a 50 % reduction in active storage expenditures.
Efficient High-Definition Media Backup for Broadcast and Post-Production with EH900B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS External Tape Drive
A post-production studio employs the EH900B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS External Tape Drive to back up 4K raw footage and CGI renders across multiple projects. Its 280 MB/s compressed throughput and scalable tape library integration streamline large-scale content archiving. Outcome: Reliable offsite backups, accelerated disaster recovery workflows, and reduced network backup windows by 70 %.
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Product Comparison Table
 EH900B |  B7B66B |  BB915A |  B7B64A |  H6G71B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | SAN | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 512 TB | 512 TB | 1 PB | 1 PB |
| 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 50 / RAID 60 | 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 | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 1GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 750W | 500W | 750W | 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 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization |
| Product Name | EH900B Enterprise Storage System | B7B66B Enterprise NAS | BB915A Storage System | B7B64A Enterprise Storage System | H6G71B Enterprise Storage System |
| Height | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.2 inches | 17.3 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 24 inches | 28.0 inches | 28 inches | 30 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 75 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
M
Marco Balestri
4
Fast restores and stable operation.
P
Philip Turner
5
OEM drive integrated smoothly.
K
Kari Miettinen
3
Reliable tape solution.
F
Fernando Lopes
4
Good for long term archives.
Questions & Answers
What is the HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 SAS External Tape Drive?
The HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 is an external SAS tape drive designed for high-performance backup, archive, and long-term data retention in enterprise environments.
What are the native and compressed capacities of the LTO-5 Ultrium 3280?
The drive offers 1.5 TB native capacity and up to 3.0 TB with 2:1 compression per cartridge, optimizing storage efficiency for large data sets.
What sustained data transfer rates does the LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 deliver?
The drive delivers up to 140 MB/s native and up to 280 MB/s compressed sustained data transfer rates over the SAS interface.
Which interface does the HPE LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 use?
It uses a dual-port 6 Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface for high throughput and redundant connectivity.