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Q2S12A is a high-performance 12-bay NAS system engineered to support mixed drive types including SATA HDDs, SAS HDDs, SATA SSDs, and NVMe SSDs. It delivers a total storage capacity of up to 256 TB with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10, powered by an Intel Xeon processor featuring 8 cores and equipped with 16 GB of pre-installed ECC DDR4 memory that can be expanded up to 64 GB.
Q2S12A provides robust connectivity with a 10GbE network port, 2 LAN ports, and USB 3.2 for versatile external interfacing. It also offers expansion support along with a redundant fan cooling system and a redundant 500W power supply, making it ideally suited for use cases such as SMB backup, enterprise data centers, virtualization, and media server environments.
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In a global financial services data center, IT operations employ HPE LTO-7 Type M Custom-Label TeraPack 10 cartridges (Q2S12A) for nightly incremental and weekly full backups. Each tape delivers 6 TB native (15 TB compressed) capacity and a 30-year archival lifespan, ensuring secure, air-gapped storage of transactional and audit logs. Benefit: Achieves regulatory compliance with automated tiered backup, reduces on-premises storage costs by 60%, and accelerates restore operations for critical financial records.
A genomics research facility uses HPE LTO-7 Type M Custom-Label TeraPack 10 cartridges (Q2S12A) to archive multi-petabyte sequencing datasets generated by high-throughput sequencers. With 15 TB compressed capacity per tape and enterprise-grade media durability, labs maintain cost-efficient off-line vault storage that resists bit-rot and ransomware. Benefit: Secures critical scientific data for decades at a 75% lower TCO versus disk, simplifies long-term retention policies, and ensures reproducibility of research results.
A healthcare network integrates HPE LTO-7 Type M Custom-Label TeraPack 10 cartridges (Q2S12A) into its disaster recovery strategy by duplicating nightly backups and transporting tapes to a secure offsite vault. Each cartridge’s 6 TB native capacity, hardware encryption, and custom labeling streamline chain-of-custody and HIPAA-compliant data handling. Benefit: Delivers an air-gap defense against cyberattacks, enables sub-4-hour RTO for patient records, and reduces offsite storage overhead by 50%.
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 Q2S12A |  Q2015A |  TC444A |  C7975W |  BL540B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | SAN | SAN | NAS | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 16-bay | 24-bay | 12-bay | 24-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 256 TB | 1 PB | 1 PB | 512 TB | 192 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 / RAID 50 / RAID 60 |
| CPU Type | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE / Fibre Channel |
| LAN Ports | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | Redundant Fan | Active | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 500W | 500W | 750W | 750W | 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 | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center / SMB / Virtualization / Media Server |
| Product Name | Q2S12A Enterprise NAS Storage System | Q2015A Enterprise SAN Storage | TC444A High Performance SAN | C7975W Enterprise Storage System | BL540B Storage Array |
| Height | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 4 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 27.5 inches | 28 inches | 27.5 inches | 28 inches | 27.5 inches |
| Weight | 35 lbs | 50 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs |
Custom labeled Type M cartridges simplified library management.
Consistent high capacity performance.
Worked well across all backup cycles.
Clear labels reduced operational errors.
Good media choice for enterprise use.
The HPE LTO-7 Type M TeraPack 10 Cartridge (SKU Q2S12A) is a data storage tape media solution offering 6 TB native capacity (15 TB compressed) per cartridge, designed for high-density, long-term archiving.
Each HPE LTO-7 Type M cartridge holds 6 TB native (up to 15 TB compressed) and supports up to 750 MB/s native transfer rate (1.9 GB/s compressed), ensuring high-speed backup and archival workflows.
Yes, the HPE LTO-7 Type M cartridge is backward compatible with LTO-6 and LTO-5 drives using read-only mode, and forward compatible with LTO-8 drives in read/write mode.
Type M media uses a metal particle formulation for enhanced reliability, longer archive life, and improved data integrity, while maintaining full compatibility with LTO-7 drives.