X20 Archive Appliance Library & Drive Support List

December 2021

 

LTO Tape Drives

The X20 Archive appliance support the following LTO tape drives:

ManufacturerFC InterfaceSAS InterfaceParallel SCSI Interface
HPELTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7, LTO-6, LTO-5, LTO-4, LTO-3, LTO-2LTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7, LTO-6, LTO-5, LTO-4half-height LTO-3; full-height LTO-4, LTO-3, LTO-2
IBMLTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7, LTO-6, LTO-5, LTO-4, LTO-3, LTO-2LTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7, LTO-6, LTO-5, LTO-4, LTO-3, LTO-2. The IBM LTO-4 SAS drives are certified for use in tape libraries but not as stand-alone (non-library) drives.half-height LTO-3; full-height LTO-4, LTO-3, LTO-2. These IBM SCSI drives are certified for use in tape libraries but not as stand-alone (non-library) drives.
QuantumLTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7LTO-9, LTO-8, LTO-7
Tandberg Datahalf-height LTO-6, LTO-5, LTO-4half-height LTO-6, LTO-5, LTO-4

LTO Tape Libraries

The X20 Archive Appliance supports the following tape libraries. Only libraries with the LTO drives listed above are supported. Note that the X20 only supports up to 2 LTO drives.

ManufacturerModelMax Slots
DellPowervault TL 10009
DellPowervault TL 2000 24
DellPowervault TL 4000 48
DellEMC ML350
HPE1/8 Autoloader G2 8
HPEMSL 202424
HPEMSL 304050
HPEMSL 4048 48
IBMTS2900 9
IBMTS3100 24
IBMTS3200 48
IBMTS3310 50
IBMTS430050
MagStorM10008
MagStorM200024
MagStorM3000E50
NECLL009F9
Oracle (StorageTek)SL2424
Oracle (StorageTek)SL4848
Oracle (StorageTek)SL15050
Overland StorageNEOs Storageloader 8
Overland StorageNEOs T24 24
Overland StorageNEOs T48 48
Overland StorageNEO 2000 30
QualstarQ88
QualstarQ2424
QualstarQ4848
QualstarQ4050
QualstarRLS-835050
QuantumScalar i350
QuantumScalar i650
QuantumScalar i40 40
QuantumScalar i80 50
Tandberg DataT2424