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Q2020A is a NAS storage system offering 8 drive bays that accept SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD configurations with a maximum capacity of 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 RAM upgradeable to 64 GB.
The system features multiple interfaces including USB 3.2, 10GbE Ethernet, and Fibre Channel connectivity for network access. With hot-swap drive support, expansion capabilities, redundant power supply rated at 350W, active cooling, and suitability for SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server applications, Q2020A delivers robust and versatile performance.
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IT operations teams deploy Q2020A-HP SDLT II 600GB Data Cartridges in a scalable tape library for nightly full and incremental backups of databases and virtual machines. The native 600 GB capacity (up to 1.5 TB compressed) reduces media swaps by 40%, accelerates restores to meet RTOs under 2 hours, and minimizes business disruption.
Compliance officers archive transaction logs, audit trails, and legal-hold records on WORM-compatible Q2020A-HP SDLT II 600GB Data Cartridges to fulfill SEC, FINRA, and GDPR mandates. Tamper-proof tape storage with automated indexing ensures multi-year retention, reduces eDiscovery retrieval time by 50%, and lowers long-term storage costs.
Post-production studios and engineering firms use Q2020A-HP SDLT II 600GB Data Cartridges in automated tape vaults to archive 4K/8K video, CAD files, and large datasets. High throughput and native 600 GB capacity cut cost-per-TB by up to 70% while enabling on-demand restores and secure, long-term asset preservation.
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 Q2020A |  C7976BL |  AH199A |  C7972AN |  Q2001A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | NAS | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 8-bay | 24-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 256 TB | 1 PB | 256 TB | 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 50 / RAID 60 / JBOD | 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 | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 | 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 | 750W | 750W | 350W | 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 | Yes | No | No |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center / Media Server / Virtualization / SMB | Enterprise Data Center / SMB / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q2020A Enterprise NAS | C7976BL Storage Array | AH199A | C7972AN | Q2001A Enterprise SAN |
| Height | 4 inches | 7 inches | 4 inches | 2 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 19 inches | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Depth | 28 inches | 28 inches | 29 inches | 24 inches | 28.2 inches |
| Weight | 15 lbs | 75 lbs | 25 lbs | 30 lbs | 45 lbs |
HP SDLT II tape delivered excellent capacity and speed.
Reliable enterprise grade backup media.
Handled heavy workloads well.
High quality cartridge.
Very satisfied with performance.
The HP SDLT II 600GB Data Cartridge (SKU: Q2020A) offers 600 GB native capacity and up to 1.2 TB with 2:1 compression.
It delivers up to 36 MB/s native and 72 MB/s compressed throughput when used with compatible HP SDLT II tape drives.
The Q2020A cartridge is compatible with HP StorageWorks SDLT 600/400, SDLT 600, SDLT 7000 series drives and autoloaders supporting SDLT II media.
Yes, the SDLT II cartridge supports backward compatibility with most HP DLT and SDLT I tape drives for seamless media reuse.