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HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive
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EH958B Overview
EH958B is a high-performance SAN storage system featuring 24 drive bays that support SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD drives. It delivers a total storage capacity of up to 256 TB with robust RAID support including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, powered by Intel Xeon processors and pre-installed with 16 GB of DDR4 memory, expandable up to 64 GB. The system offers Ethernet and Fibre Channel interfaces with 10GbE network ports, expansion capabilities, a redundant power supply rated at 350W, and an active cooling system.
Designed specifically for demanding enterprise environments, EH958B is ideally suited for SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications. Its integrated redundancy and scalability ensure seamless, uninterrupted operations in mission-critical settings, making it an essential solution for businesses that require reliable, high-speed storage.
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EH958B Specifications
- Product Type
- Storage System
- Storage Type
- SAN
- Form Factor
- Rackmount
- Bay Count
- 24-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
- 64 GB
- RAM Type
- DDR4
- Network Ports
- 10GbE
- LAN Ports
- 4
- USB Ports
- USB 3.0
- Expansion Support
- Yes
- Cooling
- Active
- 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 / Media Server / Virtualization
- Product Name
- EH958B Enterprise Storage Array
- Height
- 4 inches
- Width
- 17 inches
- Depth
- 28 inches
- Weight
- 50 lbs
EH958B Use Case
Regulatory Compliance Archiving in Financial Services with EH958B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive
In a mid-sized investment bank generating 5 TB of daily transaction logs, the EH958B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive delivers WORM-enabled, long-term archiving to meet SEC and FINRA retention mandates. Benefit: Guarantees 30-year immutable records, lowers storage costs by 70%, and simplifies audit readiness.
Disaster Recovery and Backup for Enterprise IT Using EH958B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive
A global manufacturing firm performs nightly incremental and weekly full backups of 20 TB of ERP and CAD data to off-site vaults using the EH958B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive. Benefit: Achieves up to 4:1 compression, accelerates restore windows to under 4 hours, and ensures robust business continuity.
High-Capacity Media Archiving for Broadcast Studios with EH958B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive
A post-production studio archives 100 TB of 4K and 8K video assets on the EH958B-HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive, leveraging 1 500 MB/s throughput and 30-year shelf life for reliable digital preservation. Benefit: Reduces on-premise storage footprint by 60%, maximizes asset longevity, and streamlines content retrieval for future projects.
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Product Comparison Table
 EH958B |  BB913A |  QU625A |  P9L72A |  E7X53B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAN | NAS |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 24-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 256 TB | 1 PB | 1 PB | 512 TB | 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 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 | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 500W | 350W | 750W | 750W |
| 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 / Media Server / Virtualization | Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / SMB / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center / SMB / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | EH958B Enterprise Storage Array | BB913A Storage System | QU625A | P9L72A Enterprise SAN Storage System | E7X53B Enterprise NAS |
| Height | 4 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 24 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches |
| Weight | 50 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs | 50 lbs | 45 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
P
Petri Aaltonen
4
Stable SAS connectivity and consistent writes.
G
Giorgio Lombardi
5
OEM tape drive worked flawlessly.
J
Jan Willem Vos
3
Great for archival storage.
M
Marek Lis
4
Trusted enterprise backup solution.
Questions & Answers
What is the HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS External Tape Drive (SKU: EH958B)?
The HPE StoreEver LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 is a half-height external tape drive with a 6 Gb/s SAS interface designed for high-performance backup and archive applications.
What are the native and compressed capacities of LTO-5 Ultrium 3000?
The drive delivers 1.5 TB of native capacity per cartridge and up to 3.0 TB with 2:1 hardware compression.
What data transfer rates can I expect from this tape drive?
The LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 offers up to 140 MB/s native and up to 280 MB/s compressed sustained data transfer rates.
Which connectivity interface does the HPE StoreEver LTO-5 use?
It uses a 6 Gb/s external SAS interface, delivering reliable, high-speed connectivity to servers and tape libraries.