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Q2078A
LTO-8 30TB RW DATA CARTRIDGE PL PL-7A
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Q2078A Overview
Q2078A is an enterprise-grade SAN storage system designed for high-demand data center environments. It features a robust 24-bay design that supports a mixed array of drive types, including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, allowing for a total storage capacity of up to 1 PB. The system supports multiple RAID configurations such as RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, and JBOD to ensure data integrity and performance, while being powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 8 cores and pre-installed 16 GB of ECC DDR4 memory, upgradeable to 64 GB.
Q2078A offers extensive connectivity with interfaces including USB 3.2, Ethernet (10GbE), and Fibre Channel support, ensuring high-speed data transfer across networks. With expansion support, redundant power supplies featuring a 500W rating, and active cooling, this storage system is optimized for virtualized environments, media servers, and SMB backups — making it ideal for enterprise data centers where reliability and scalability are paramount.
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Q2078A Specifications
- Product Type
- Storage System
- Storage Type
- SAN
- Form Factor
- Rackmount
- Bay Count
- 24-bay
- Supported Drive Types
- SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD
- Hot-Swap Support
- Yes
- Max Supported Capacity
- 1 PB
- RAID Support
- RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / RAID 50 / RAID 60 / JBOD
- 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
- Active
- Power Supply
- Redundant
- Power Supply Wattage
- 500W
- Operating System
- Custom OS
- Snapshot Support
- Yes
- Cloud Sync Support
- Yes
- Virtualization Ready
- Yes
- iSCSI Support
- Yes
- Surveillance Support
- Yes
- Use Case
- Enterprise Data Center
- Product Name
- Q2078A Enterprise SAN Storage
- Height
- 3.5 inches
- Width
- 17.5 inches
- Depth
- 27.5 inches
- Weight
- 55 lbs
Q2078A Use Case
Enterprise Financial Data Compliance and Archival
In a multinational banking environment, the Q2078A-LTO-8 30TB RW Data Cartridge PL PL-7A provides secure, encrypted offline storage for end-of-day transaction logs and customer records. By leveraging its high-capacity 30 TB native (up to 75 TB compressed) write capability and hardware AES-256 encryption, financial institutions achieve regulatory compliance with GDPR, SOX and PCI DSS. Benefit: Significantly reduced on-premises storage costs and risk of data breach, with immutable retention periods for audit-ready, long-term archiving.
Media & Entertainment High-Resolution Footage Archiving
A post-production studio uses Q2078A-LTO-8 30TB RW Data Cartridge PL PL-7A to archive multi-terabyte 4K/8K video projects during peak production cycles. The tape’s 360 MB/s native throughput (up to 900 MB/s compressed) accelerates backup windows, while WORM mode ensures master copies remain tamper-proof. Benefit: Reliable, scalable archive solution that frees up high-performance storage arrays, lowers total cost of ownership, and guarantees long-term preservation of cinematic assets.
Scientific Research Big Data Lifecycle Management
A genomics research institute employs Q2078A-LTO-8 30TB RW Data Cartridge PL PL-7A to store petabyte-scale DNA sequencing datasets. Tightly integrated with their tape library and tiered storage management software, cartridges are rotated offsite for disaster recovery and cataloged via LTFS indexing for rapid retrieval. Benefit: Cost-effective archival of large-scale datasets with minimal footprint, industry-leading media durability of 30+ years, and simplified data governance for collaborative research.
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Product Comparison Table
 Q2078A |  TA739A |  Q2S12A |  Q2002A |  Q2078MC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | NAS | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 24-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay | 24-bay | 16-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | SATA HDD / SATA SSD | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 256 TB | 256 TB | 512 TB | 256 TB |
| RAID Support | 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 / RAID 50 / RAID 60 / JBOD | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / RAID 50 / RAID 60 / JBOD |
| 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 | 128 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | 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 | 500W | 750W | 500W | 350W | 500W |
| 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 | Q2078A Enterprise SAN Storage | TA739A Enterprise NAS | Q2S12A Enterprise NAS Storage System | Q2002A Storage System | Q2078MC Enterprise Storage System |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17.5 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 27.5 inches | 28.0 inches | 27.5 inches | 28 inches | 28.0 inches |
| Weight | 55 lbs | 25 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
H
Hooria Khalid
4
No issues during extended backup jobs.
S
Stefan Muller
5
Reliable media for enterprise archives.
Y
Yasir Jamil
3
Consistent write speeds.
A
Anthony Reed
4
Strong option for LTO-8 deployments.
Questions & Answers
What is the native and compressed capacity of the Q2078A LTO-8 data cartridge?
The Q2078A LTO-8 cartridge delivers 12 TB of native capacity and up to 30 TB with 2.5:1 compression.
Which tape drives and libraries are compatible with the Q2078A cartridge?
The Q2078A is compatible with all LTO-8 drives and backward-compatible LTO-7 drives and libraries that support Ultrium generation 8 media.
What data transfer rates does the LTO-8 Q2078A cartridge support?
When used in an LTO-8 drive, the Q2078A supports sustained native transfer rates up to 360 MB/s (900 MB/s compressed).
How reliable is the Q2078A media for long-term archiving?
The Q2078A is rated for a 30-year archival life, over 10,000 load/unload cycles and a bit error rate of 1×10⁻¹⁷ under recommended conditions.