HP Announces Availability of the HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 for the HP e3000

by Kriss Rant, Commercial Systems Division

The HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 provides a high availability rack mount solution for HP Surestore DLT80, DAT24(DDS-3), DAT40(DDS-4) and DVD-ROM modules. Dual redundant power supplies, which can be hot-swapped, are available. (These are standard on the factory-integrated version.) The HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 occupies three EIA units of rack space. Individual SCSI connections are provided for each of the four half-height bays. DLT 80 module occupies two bays. SCSI terminators are not provided and must be ordered separately.

A maximum of FOUR half-height modules (DAT24, DAT40 and DVD-ROM) may be ordered with a HP SureStore Tape Array 5300. A maximum of TWO DLT80 modules can be ordered. A combination of ONE DLT80 module and TWO half-height modules may be ordered.

This unit replaces the SMART Storage range of rack mount tape drives.

Supported on HP e3000 A-Class and N-Class servers with MPE/iX 7.0 Express 1 or greater. HP recommends a maximum of two drive modules per SCSI host bus adapter.
Uses standard SCSI-2 68-pin high density SCSI connections.
DDS-3 drive is a SCSI single-ended device and cannot be mixed with LVD devices.
DVD-ROM module is available for software load.
All modules except the DAT24 are Ultra-2 SCSI and can have a maximum cable length of 10m.

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Product Number	Option	Description
C7508A		HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 3U enclosure for field integration
C7508AZ		HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 3U enclosure with dual redundant power supply — factory integrate
C7496A		Tape Array 5300 redundancy kit. Not required for factory integrated module
C7498A		HP Surestore DAT24 DDS-3 tape drive module
C7498A	0D1	Factory integration
C7497A		HP Surestore DAT40 DDS-4 tape drive module
C7497A	0D1	Factory integration
C7499A		HP Surestore DVD-ROM module
C7499A	0D1	Factory integration
C7456A		HP Surestore DLT80 tape module
C7456A	0D1	Factory integration
C2364A		68-pin multi-mode SCSI terminator — order 1 per SCSI bus
C2978A		0.5m 68-pin HDTS-68-pin HDTS SCSI cable for interconnecting two drive modules.
SCSI Cable for A/N-Class Systems
C2361B		1.0-meter 68-pin HDTS — 68-pin VHDCI multi-mode cable
C2362B		2.5-meter 68-pin HDTS — 68-pin VHDCI multi-mode cable
C2363B		10.0-meter, 68-pin HDTS — 68-pin VHDCI cable
C2365B		5.0-meter 68-pin HDTS — 68-pin VHDCI cable

HP Announces Availability of the HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 for the HP e3000

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