United States$5,000,000+
Inventory Delivered By
J
Jason Miller
5
Expansion module scaled our tape library smoothly.
QU626A
MSL6480 SCALABLE EXPANSION MODULE PL-3C
FEATURED DEAL
Name:
QU626A
- Description:
- MSL6480 SCALABLE EXPANSION MODULE PL-3C
- Rating:
Added to cart 28 times recently
- Availability:
In stock - Ready to Ship
- Brand:
- Hpe
- Condition:
- Warranty:
- 3
- List Price:
$16,200.00
- Price:
$13,298.0017.9% off
Quantity:
1
Business price:
3 Year Extended Warranty
Same-day Shipping
14-Day Money Back Guarantee
Shipping:
Payment:
3 Year Extended Warranty
Same-day Shipping
14-Day Money Back Guarantee
Need Additional Discount on Product?
Request a quote below - Get Exclusive Pricing and Support.
Shipping:
Payment:
TRUSTED, TRIED, PROVEN
Officially Accredited
& Verified By
Next-Gen IT
Solutions Powered By
QU626A Overview
Overview of "QU626A" – QU626A is a high-performance SAN storage system featuring a 4-bay design that supports mixed drive types including SATA HDD, SAS HDD, and SATA SSD, delivering a total storage capacity of 64 TB with RAID configurations including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. It is powered by an Intel Xeon processor with 4 cores and comes with 8 GB of pre-installed DDR4 memory, expandable up to 32 GB.
This unit offers robust connectivity with 10GbE network ports, 4 LAN ports, and a USB 3.0 interface, along with expansion support to scale storage capabilities further. It is equipped with a redundant fan cooling system and a redundant power supply rated at 350W, making it ideal for use in enterprise data centers, virtualization environments, media servers, and SMB backup scenarios.
QU626A price is $13,298.00, a 17.9% saving from the Hpe list price of $16,200.00. QU626A is in stock and available for next-day dispatch. (terms applied)
Request bulk order quote for QU626A for additional pricing. Browse the full Hpe Storage series or explore all Hpe products.
QU626A Specifications
- Product Type
- Storage System
- Storage Type
- SAN
- Form Factor
- Rackmount
- Bay Count
- 4-bay
- Supported Drive Types
- Mixed
- Hot-Swap Support
- Yes
- Max Supported Capacity
- 64 TB
- RAID Support
- RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 10 / JBOD
- CPU Type
- Intel Xeon
- CPU Cores
- 4
- Installed RAM
- 8 GB
- Max RAM Capacity
- 32 GB
- RAM Type
- DDR4
- Network Ports
- 10GbE
- LAN Ports
- 4
- USB Ports
- USB 3.0
- Expansion Support
- Yes
- Cooling
- Redundant Fan
- 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 / Virtualization / Media Server
- Product Name
- QU626A High-Performance Storage SAN
- Height
- 2 inches
- Width
- 17 inches
- Depth
- 20 inches
- Weight
- 15 lbs
QU626A Use Case
Accelerated Enterprise Backup with QU626A-MSL6480 PL-3C
A global data center under tight backup windows deploys the QU626A-MSL6480 Scalable Expansion Module PL-3C to expand to 8 tape drives and 14,000-cartridge slots, reducing nightly backup windows by 40% and ensuring SLA-driven recovery times.
Regulatory-Compliant Tape Archiving for Financial Services
A multinational bank leverages the QU626A-MSL6480 PL-3C to scale its tape library for SEC 17a-4 and GDPR retention mandates, integrating WORM capabilities and AES-256 encryption to achieve audit-ready archives while cutting total cost of ownership by 30%.
Scalable Long-Term Data Retention in High-Performance Computing
An HPC research facility integrates the QU626A-MSL6480 Scalable Expansion Module PL-3C into its cluster to offload petabyte-scale datasets, delivering 12 GB/s parallel streaming throughput, securing raw data long-term and reducing primary storage needs by 60%.
Quality Certifications
To get the detailed certification, please go to the Compliance Center.
Product Comparison Table
 QU626A |  B7B66B |  QU625A |  763840-B21 |  C8S07B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
| Storage Type | SAN | NAS | SAN | SAN | SAN |
| Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount |
| Bay Count | 4-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 8-bay |
| Supported Drive Types | Mixed | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed |
| Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Supported Capacity | 64 TB | 512 TB | 1 PB | 512 TB | 512 TB |
| RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 10 / JBOD | 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 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Installed RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max RAM Capacity | 32 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 |
| Network Ports | 10GbE | 1GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE |
| LAN Ports | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| USB Ports | USB 3.0 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 |
| Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling | Redundant Fan | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan |
| Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant |
| Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 750W | 350W | 750W | 750W |
| Operating System | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | N/A |
| Snapshot Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Cloud Sync Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Virtualization Ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iSCSI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Surveillance Support | No | No | No | No | N/A |
| Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center / SMB / Virtualization / Media Server | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center |
| Product Name | QU626A High-Performance Storage SAN | B7B66B Enterprise NAS | QU625A | 763840-B21 | C8S07B Enterprise SAN Storage |
| Height | 2 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| Width | 17 inches | 17.2 inches | 17.5 inches | 19 inches | 17 inches |
| Depth | 20 inches | 24 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 27 inches |
| Weight | 15 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs | 45 lbs | 35 lbs |
Reviews & Ratings
A
Arif Hussain
4
OEM module integrated without issues.
S
Simon Taylor
5
Reliable library expansion.
M
Mateusz Kaczmarek
3
Easy to install.
R
Roberto Silva
4
Dependable accessory.
Questions & Answers
What is the HP MSL6480 Scalable Expansion Module PL-3C (SKU: QU626A)?
The HP MSL6480 Scalable Expansion Module PL-3C (SKU: QU626A) is an add-on tape library module designed to expand capacity and drive count for the MSL6480 family.
How many tape slots does the MSL6480 expansion module provide?
Each MSL6480 Scalable Expansion Module PL-3C adds 84 additional tape cartridge slots to your existing library chassis.
What tape drive compatibility does the PL-3C support?
The module supports up to 8 LTO-8, LTO-7, LTO-6 or LTO-5 tape drives per module, ensuring backward compatibility with legacy tapes.
What is the maximum native and compressed capacity per module?
At native density, the module delivers up to 1.68 PB and up to 4.2 PB of compressed capacity when populated with LTO-8 media.