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HP StoreEver MSL2024 and MSL4048 Tape Libraries
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HP Storage Media
HP recommends that you use HP-branded cartridges in the MSL Tape Libraries to assure the highest
level of protection for your valuable data. The test program for HP media is the most thorough and
comprehensive in the industry.
All HP cartridges must satisfy an exhaustive battery of additional tests that relate directly to real life
situations, where real data and real businesses are at stake. The benefit of the HP brand specification
for media is consistent quality. Through the testing of thousands of HP drives and HP cartridges, the
ideal formulation for backup performance is defined and then continuously monitored. This hugely
resource-intensive process is unique to HP and affords deep insight into the HP+HP backup solution
for a wide range of environments and duty cycles. Your best choice for ease of support and maximum
dependability is to use HP-branded Ultrium cartridges at all times. Correctly labeling your media will
allow the library to quickly determine media and drive compatibility.
Factory Express Portfolio
for Servers and Storage
HP Factory Express offers configuration, customization, integration and deployment services for HP
servers and storage products. Customers can choose how their factory solutions are built, tested,
integrated, shipped and deployed. Customization must comply with all relevant product specifications
and factory supported configurations. Factory Express offers service packages for simple
configuration, racking, installation, complex configuration and design services as well as individual
factory services, such as image loading, asset tagging, and custom packaging. HP products supported
through Factory Express include a wide array of servers and storage: HP Integrity, HP ProLiant, HP
ProLiant Server Blades, HP BladeSystem, and HP 9000 servers as well as MSA, VA7xxx, EVA, and XP
disk arrays, rackable tape libraries and configurable network switches.
Type of service support varies by platform and product family. For more information on Factory
Express services for your specific server model or storage device please contact your sales
representative or go to: http://www.hp.com/go/factory-express.
Compatibility
HP's extensive compatibility testing program assures that your HP MSL Tape Libraries work with
leading servers, operating systems, and backup applications - and not just those sold by HP. The MSL
libraries work seamlessly in many environments, making them especially suitable if you have a mixed
system environment. For the latest list of servers, workstations, operating systems, and backup
software that support the MSL tape libraries, check the HP Data Agile BURA Compatibility Matrix
(Formerly EBS) at: www.hp.com/go/BURAcompatibility.
Server Compatibility
The MSL Tape Library is supported on a wide range of HP systems. For details of which MSL Libraries
work with which systems, including third-party systems, reference the HP Data Agile BURA
Compatibility Matrix (Formerly EBS) at: hp.com/go/BURAcompatibility for the latest hardware
compatibility information.
OS Support
Reference the HP Data Agile BURA Compatibility Matrix (Formerly EBS) for the most up-to-date OS
compatibility information at: hp.com/go/BURAcompatibility.
Software Support
Reference the HP Data Agile BURA Compatibility Matrix (Formerly EBS) for the most up-to-date
software compatibility information at: hp.com/go/BURAcompatibility.