HPE MSL3040 LTO-9 Fibre Channel Tape Drive Upgrade Kit

Data centers and enterprise IT teams running HPE StoreEver MSL3040 tape libraries can expand capacity and performance with this LTO-9 Fibre Channel drive upgrade kit. The half-height drive delivers up to 18 TB native capacity per cartridge and up to 45 TB compressed, making it a practical choice for long-term archival, backup, and disaster recovery workflows.

Key specifications

• Drive technology: LTO Ultrium 9
• Interface: 8 Gb Fibre Channel
• Native capacity: 18 TB per cartridge
• Compressed capacity: up to 45 TB (2.5:1)
• Native transfer rate: up to 400 MB/s
• Compressed transfer rate: up to 1000 MB/s
• Form factor: half-height (HH)
• Encryption: AES 256-bit hardware
• WORM support: yes
• Read compatibility: LTO-9, LTO-8 (read-only), LTO-7 (read-only)
• Buffer size: 1 GB
• Media type: LTO Ultrium 9 data cartridge
• Hot-swappable within compatible library: yes
• Kit contents: LTO-9 Fibre Channel drive, documentation

Why choose it

This drive upgrade brings the latest LTO generation to your MSL3040 library, doubling native capacity compared to LTO-8 while maintaining backward read compatibility. Hardware encryption and WORM support help meet compliance and security requirements without sacrificing throughput.

Ideal use cases

• Expanding backup capacity in existing MSL3040 libraries
• Long-term archival of large datasets
• Regulatory compliance with WORM media
• High-throughput backup windows requiring fast transfer rates

Good to know

The drive is field-installable and hot-swappable, minimizing downtime during upgrades. It uses standard LTO-9 media and is compatible with HPE StoreEver MSL3040 tape libraries.