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UPG KIT MSL LTO8 SAS DRIVE NO DEAL REG PRICING PL-3C
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Q6Q68A is a high-performance NAS storage solution featuring 12 drive bays that support a mixed range of drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, SATA SSD, and NVMe SSD, with a total storage capacity of up to 1 PB and robust RAID support covering RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10. Its design is optimized for enterprise data centers while also providing reliable support for virtualization, SMB backup, and media server applications.
Q6Q68A comes equipped with an Intel Xeon processor (8 cores) and 16 GB of pre-installed ECC DDR4 memory expandable up to 64 GB, and offers connectivity through USB 3.2 and 10GbE network ports. The system also features redundant fan cooling, a redundant 750W power supply, and expansion support within a sleek rackmount form factor, ensuring maximum reliability and scalability for mission-critical environments.
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In a global retail enterprise consolidating five datacenters, IT teams upgrade to the Q6Q68A-UPG KIT MSL LTO8 SAS Drive to replace legacy LTO-6 hardware. The solution delivers 12 TB native (30 TB compressed) capacity per cartridge and sustained 300 MB/s throughput, cutting full-site backup windows by 50% and reducing recovery time objectives (RTO) below two hours, while halving tape library footprint and total cost of ownership.
A post-production studio integrates the Q6Q68A-UPG KIT MSL LTO8 SAS Drive into its MSL tape library to manage daily 4K RAW footage, ingesting up to 10 TB per hour. This upgrade boosts tape ingest rates by 40%, provides 30 TB compressed capacity per cartridge, and delivers enterprise-grade reliability for long-term preservation—enabling the studio to archive months of high-res footage on 100 tapes and meet tight post deadlines.
A regional hospital leverages the Q6Q68A-UPG KIT MSL LTO8 SAS Drive to enforce 10-year retention policies for patient imaging and electronic health records. With offline, air-gap tape storage and WORM capabilities, the solution ensures regulatory compliance, mitigates ransomware risk, and reduces archival costs by 60% compared to disk-based systems, while delivering 30 TB of compressed capacity per tape for secure, cost-effective data preservation.
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 Q6Q68A |  C7972A |  BL535B |  Q2002A |  Q2078A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | NAS | NAS | SAN | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 12-bay | 8-bay | 16-bay | 24-bay | 24-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 1 PB | 512 TB | 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 5 | 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 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 2 | 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 | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Active |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 750W | 500W | 750W | 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 | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Use Case | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | Q6Q68A Enterprise Storage NAS | C7972A Enterprise NAS Storage System | BL535B Storage Array | Q2002A Storage System | Q2078A Enterprise SAN Storage |
| Height | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.3 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches |
| Depth | 27 inches | 18 inches | 28.4 inches | 28 inches | 27.5 inches |
| Weight | 45 lbs | 25 lbs | 45 lbs | 45 lbs | 55 lbs |
SAS drive upgrade installed cleanly and improved overall backup throughput.
Recognized immediately by the library with no configuration issues.
Stable performance under heavy backup loads.
A straightforward upgrade for expanding tape performance.
Dependable kit for MSL LTO-8 upgrades.
The Q6Q68A upgrade kit contains a half-height LTO-8 SAS tape drive, drive sled, mounting hardware, internal SAS cable, and firmware update for HP StorageWorks MSL libraries.
Q6Q68A is certified for HP StorageWorks MSL2024, MSL4048, MSL8040, and MSL G3 libraries running firmware PL-3C or later.
An LTO-8 SAS drive delivers up to 12 TB native and up to 30 TB compressed per cartridge.
The LTO-8 SAS drive achieves up to 360 MB/s native and up to 900 MB/s compressed throughput.