1. HPE MSL3040 Competitive Deck
HPE Competitive Intelligence Team - CMI
December 2017
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2. Agenda HPE MSL 3040 - Overview HPE MSL3040 vs IBM TS4300
HPE MSL3040 vs Quantum i3
HPE MSL3040 vs Oracle SL150
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3. HPE MSL Overview
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4. SMB & distributed environments
HPE Tape Portfolio
HPE T950
HPE TFinity ExaScale
MSL6480
MSL3040
LTO Ultrium Tape Drive
1/8 G2 Autoloader
MSL4048
MSL2024
Entry level
SMB & distributed environments
Mid-Range
Enterprise
Form factor
Half Height
1U Form Factor
2U Form Factor
4U Form Factor
Scales from 3U-21U
Scales from 6U-42U
47U Form Factor
Max. slots
1 slots
8 slots
24 slots
48 slots
32 slot base module
40 slot expansion module
Scales from slots
Scales from slots
50 to 10,020 LTO slots
45 to 7,614 TS11xx slots
50 to 53,460 LTO slots
45 to 40,680 TS11xx slots
Max. drives 1 2 4
1-21HH
42HH
120 FH
144 FH
Max. capacity
15 TB LTO-7 **
6.25 TB LTO-6**
3 TB LTO-5*
120 TB LTO-7 **
50 TB LTO-6**
24 TB LTO-5*
360 TB LTO-7**
150 TB LTO-6**
72 TB LTO-5*
1.44 PB LTO-8 **
720 TB LTO-7**
300 TB LTO-6**
144 TB LTO-5*
4.08 PB LTO-7 **
1.7 PB LTO-6 **
8.4 PB LTO-7**
3.5 PB LTO-6**
1.68 PB LTO-5*
285.5 PB TS1155**
190.3 PB TS1150**
150.3 PB LTO-7**
62.62 PB LTO-6**
1.52 EB TS1155**
1 EB TS1150**
801.9 PB LTO-7**
PB LTO-6**
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5. HPE MSL 3040 - Overview MSL3040 High scalability
Pay as you grow with the fast, non-disruptive addition of Expansion Modules for expansion of tape slots
Cost Effective tape solution
Existing customers of MSL2024, 4048, and 6480 Tape Libraries can repurpose their existing LTO-7 and LTO-6 drives in the new MSL3040 to leverage their investment
Enterprise-class manageability and reliability
Manage multiple HPE Tape Libraries from a single pane of glass with HPE StoreEver CommandView Tape Library software
Advanced security features
Using the HPE Encryption Kit get the simplest, lowest cost encryption and key management solution available - no additional software required
HPE Secure Manager License provides an additional level of security that lets you control access to the tape library by authorizing specific servers
Achieve higher levels of availability with data path failover and control path failover
MSL3040
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6. HPE MSL3040 Overview Features Benefits Scalability
Start with a 32-slot 3U form-factor Base Library Module, and add up to 6 Expansion Library Modules for a total of 272 slots in a 21U rack form factor
Performance
Scale from 1 to 21 LTO HH Tape Drives and transfer rates of 300 MB/s per LTO-7 Tape Drive native
Software
Manage multiple HPE Tape Libraries from a single pane of glass with HPE StoreEver CVTL
Intelligent, proactive and predictive reporting with HPE StoreEver TapeAssure Advanced
Data Verification
Control and Data path failover
Supports up to 21 library partitions
Customer installable, scalable and serviceable
PSU are 80 PLUS Silver certified.
Allows customers to grow their library capacity by scaling vertically in a single rack
Enterprise software features available at midrange pricing
Ease of use
Customer installable, configurable and upgradable
Flexibility
Supports existing MSL LTO upgrade drive kits
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7. HPE MSL 3040 vs IBM TS3300
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8. IBM TS Overview
IBM® TS4300 Tape Library is designed to store the data securely for long-term
Built around a 3U-high modular base library
Can scale vertically with up to seven modules (including the base library), with expansion for Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium cartridges, drives and redundant power supplies
A single robot manages all modules in the stack
Base library is rack- or tabletop mountable (module expansions are rack-mountable only)
Leverages IBM Spectrum Archive™ for graphical access to data stored in IBM tape drives and libraries by incorporating the IBM Linear Tape File System™ (LTFS) format standard
IBM Spectrum Protect provides management of concurrent copies of content, plus active, inactive and off-site content
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9. HPE MSL 3040 vs IBM TS4300– Specification Comparison
Form Factor 3U
No of Modules 7
Max Drives per module
3 HH
3HH
LTO drive supported
LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8
LTO6, LTO7, LTO8
Maximum configuration
272 slots, 21 drives,
21U
272 slots, 7FH or 21 HH LTO
Expansion ability
40 slot expansion (3U)
Number of expansions 6
Cartridge slots
32 slot base (3U)
Physical Capacity
1.63 PB (LTO-7, 272 slots)
4.08 PB (LTO-7, 272 slots)
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10. HPE MSL 6480 vs IBM TS4300 – Specification Comparison
Interface Options
8Gb Fibre Channel
6Gb SAS
8Gb fibre channel
Partition Support
Up to 21
Encryption
KMIP (1 library encryption license needed)
Encryption Token Kit
Application Managed Encryption (AME)
Library Managed Encryption (KMIP)
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11. IBM TS4300 – Competitive Points
Offers robust software features with common management GUI to manage multiple libraries
Software support: CVTL, Tape Assure Advanced, Data Verification
Supports existing MSL drive kits
IBM does not offer common GUI management options
Customer need to use two manageability solutions, IBM Spectrum Archive and IBM Spectrum Protect
IBM does not have data verification feature
No evidence that IBM supports to use existing drives
IBM does not provide application software with the library (needs to be ordered)
I/O station slots and drives are dedicated to logical libraries and are not shared. It is important to consider this factor when planning logical libraries for the TS4300.
Individual I/O station elements cannot be shared between logical libraries. Importing or exporting cartridges in a logical library without an assigned I/O station requires magazine access, which takes the whole library offline.
HPE MSL 3040
Advantages
IBM TS4300 Limitations
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12. HPE MSL 3040 vs Quantum i3
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13. Quantum Scalar i3 - Overview
Designed for small-to-medium size environments
Provides up to 0.75 in 3U and up to 3 PB in 12U (with LTO-7 drives)
Scale cartridge slots from 25 slots up to 200 with “Capacity on Demand” software licensing and provides compressed capacities from 750 TB up to 6 PB
Support for up to 12 tape drives
Offers iLayer Intelligent Software for system setup and management
Comes with 80 PLUS Certified Power Supplies to minimize power and cooling costs
Provides redundant connectivity for robotics control
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14. HPE MSL 3040 vs Quantum i3 – Specification Comparison
Form Factor 3U
No of Modules 7 4
Max Drives per module
3 HH
LTO drive supported
LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8
Maximum configuration
272 slots, 21 drives,
21U
200 slots, 12 drives
12U
Expansion ability
40 slot expansion (3U)
50 slot expansion (3U)
Number of expansions 6 3
Cartridge slots
32 slot base (3U)
50 slot base (3U)
Base Capacity
(LTO-7 native)
192TB
750TB
Max Capacity with Full Expansion
1.63PB
3 PB
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15. HPE MSL 3040 vs Quantum i3 – Specification Comparison
Interface Options
8Gb fibre channel
6Gb SAS
8Gb fiber channel
Partition Support
Up to 21
Up to 12
Encryption
KMIP and PLK token encryption
FIPS validated. AES 256-bit encryption
Encryption key management: FIPs validated with KMIP support.
AES 256-bit encryption.
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16. Quantum iLayer/Vision vs HPE StoreEver Manageability
Features
HPE CVTL & TapeAssure Advanced
Quantum
iLayer/Vision
Manage multiple libraries from a single pane of glass
Yes
iLayer – No
Vision - Yes
Modern and easy to use GUI No
Tabular data of health, performance and utilization of drive and media
Health Graphs based on combined results of operational history and current operations
24/7 Dashboard updates
Predictive analytics of drive/media health and life through intelligent diagnostic reporting
“Performance advisor “ for drive usage and performance analysis
Advanced reporting and charting options
Flexible & customizable data viewing
Log support tickets to track historical issues
Licensed
CVTL- Free
TAA - Licensed
iLayer – Free
Vision - licensed
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17. Quantum i3 Library – Competitive Points #1
Library Limitations
Offers compressed capacity of only 6 PB (with LTO-8 cartridges full library)
Offers only 12 drives with 200 slots
Supports partition up to 12 maximum
Expansion supported only up to maximum 4 modules
Offers compressed capacity of PB (with LTO8 cartridges full library)
Offers 21 drives with 272 slots
Supports partition up to 21 maximum
Expansion supported only up to maximum 7 modules
HPE MSL 3040
Advantages
Quantum i3 Limitations
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18. Quantum i3 Library – Competitive Points #2
Manageability iLayer Limitations
Provides only basic manageability of library, drive & tape
Does not offer predictive analytics or performance advice of usage of drive/media
No common interface (Only manages one library at a time)
Cannot display all Quantum libraries from a single view
Reports cannot be saved/printed in library touch screen mode. Customer need to use library explorer windows
Need Drive Resource Utilization Reporting (DRUR) license feature to view/manage tape drive resources
Reports are based on 12 months of historical data includes MB read/write mounts etc
Only Basic Manageability
Additional
Cost
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NOTE: Few contents are based on assumption that i6 follows similar functionalities of i6000.

19. Quantum i3 – Competitive Points #3
Vision Software Limitations
Vision SW not designed for specific to tape library management 1 2
Basic functionality is licensed
Results derived from standard drive notifications such as Tape Alerts rather than in depth analysis of low level drive performance metrics 3 4
Customized graphs are based on only a few parameters 5
System Login to users based on group access privilege
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NOTE: Few contents are based on assumption that i6 follows similar functionalities of i6000.

20. Quantum i3 – Competitive Points #4
EDLM Limitations
Requires a unique, higher cost EDLM dedicated drive
EDLM drives cannot be used for backup/archive purpose
Need Dedicated Drive 01
Customers are required to purchase a bundle including the specific drive, the partition license and an I/O blade
EDLM SW license requires 1 license/library
EDLM LMP needs to be sized properly, for 500 tapes scanning every month, customer needs minimum 3 EDLM drive, Quantum recommends to size LMP 2 extra EDLM drives which is additional cost
Incur Additional Cost 02
Does not perform deep inspection to determine the actual quality of the data (validates that the data can be read) 03
No Deep Inspection of data
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NOTE: Few contents are based on assumption that i3 follows similar functionalities of i6000.

21. HPE MSL 3040 vs Oracle SL150
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22. Oracle StorageTek SL150 - Overview
Capacity:
StorageTek SL150 scales from 30 to 450 LTO slots with a maximum capacity of more than 2.7 PB of native data (using StorageTek LTO 7 tape drives)
Data transfer rate:
32TB per hour (native throughput) with 30 tape drives (LTO 7)
Interface:
StorageTek SL150 offers 8 Gb Fiber Channel and 6 Gb SAS connectivity
Scalability:
Scalable from 30 to 450 cartridge slots enables capacity up to 6.75 PB (compressed)
Expansion modules offer performance and capacity upgradeability
Other features:
Remote management capability and an installation wizard
Supports multiple libraries with up to 8 partitions
Supports a heterogeneous drive environment
StorageTek SL150 modular tape library’s base module provides up to 180 TB (with StorageTek LTO 7 half-height tape drives) and each expansion module adds an additional 180 TB of capacity as your storage needs grow. With two additional tape drives per expansion module, the StorageTek SL150 also allows for increased performance as storage needs grow.
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23. Oracle StorageTek Tape Analytics Software
StorageTek Tape Analytics software provides insights into many drives, medias, and library health attributes to make decisions about the tape environments prior to device failures
Manages the health of a tape environment improves the performance and reliability of existing tape investments and helps executives make informed decisions about future expenditures
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24. HPE MSL 3040 vs Oracle SL150 – Specification Comparison
No of Modules
Max of 6 expansion modules (Total: 1 base and 6 expansions)
Up to 14 expansion modules (2 HH drives/module)
Max Drives per module
3 HH (21 HH maximum)
2 HH drives (max 30 drives)
LTO drive supported
LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7
StorageTek LTO 5, 6, or 7 half-height tape drives
Drives & drive count
1 to 21 LTO HH Tape Drives
1 to 30 half-height drives.
Capacity
(native)
192 TB (LTO-7, 32 slots)
1.63 PB (LTO-7, 272 slots)
180TB (LTO-7, 30 slots)
720TB (LTO-7, 120 slots)
Performance
3.24TB/hr. (with 3 LTO7 drives)
8.2 TB/hr. (native capacity) with 8 LTO-7 drives
Partition Support
Up to 21 logical partition supported
Up to 8
Slots
32 – 272 slots
30 – 450 slots (from base module to maximum configuration)
Interface Options
8Gb fibre channel for library control and data
6Gb SAS
8Gb FC or 6Gb SAS
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25. Oracle StorageTek SL150 – Competitive Points #1
Library
Base module starts with 32 slots and can expand up to 272 slots
Supports 3 HH LTO drives per module and maximum of 21 HH drives
Since any drives from other MSL family can be used, it gives investment protection
Supports up to 21 logical partition
Library
Base module offers only 30 slots with only 2 drives per module
Drives from other StorageTek cannot be used in SL150
Supports only up to 8 partition
Expansion must occur below the base module could make accessing and viewing the user interface difficult
HPE MSL 3040
Advantages
Oracle SL150 Limitations
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26. Oracle StorageTek SL150 – Competitive Points #2
Capacity
Offers more base capacity of 384TB (with native LTO8 drives and 3264 TB (with full expansion)
High Availability
Offers high availability with data and control path failover (with LTO6 drives)
Encryption
The MSL3040 offers native library based encryption solution without requiring support from any ISV with encryption key manager support
Capacity
Offers less base capacity of 360TB (with native LTO8 drives and 3600 TB (with full expansion)
High Availability
SL150 tape storage library does not offer high availability (all communication with the host via a single, unified, control/data path only).
Both data and commands are sent to the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or
Fiber Channel data interface
Encryption
Oracle SL150 requires supports from Oracle Key Manager or an ISV
HPE MSL 3040
Advantages
Oracle SL150 Limitations
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27. Oracle StorageTek SL150 – Competitive Points #3
Manageability
Manage multiple HPE Tape Libraries from a single pane of glass with HPE StoreEver CommandView Tape Library software
Offers intelligent, proactive and predictive reporting with HPE StoreEver TapeAssure Advanced
Multipath
Higher levels of availability with data path failover and control path failover
Ports are connected and both are active but the driver selects between them and uses them one at a time
Manageability
Admin needs to navigate multiple screens in the remote mgmt. interface to check if library is operational
Media health screen data does not show the health of cleaning cartridge and older read only cartridge
Multipath
SL150 tape storage library communicates with the host via a single, unified, control/data path
Both data and commands are sent to the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or Fiber Channel data interface
HPE MSL 3040
Advantages
Oracle SL150 Limitations
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28. Oracle StorageTek SL150 – Competitive Points #3
HPE CVTL Advantages
Oracle StorageTek Tape Analytics Software
CVTL shows the drives for a particular selected library under different zones based on their performance and utilization.
CVTL provides data verification for tapes in the datacenter.
CVTL predicts health of Tape and Drive life and shows the newly introduced tapes into the datacenter.
Graphical view available per library and admin can generate PDF reports with screen print capabilities.
Drive performance against each loaded tape and shows the native and estimated host transfer rate.
CVTL provides utilization details on daily average and per support ticket shows percentage time for accessing drive.
CVTL shows the number of new tape cartridges used/introduced since a particular time period.
Offers only basic health of drives/media and does not offer any trending or prediction of health of drives and does not show newly introduced tape.
Shows drive’s performance against the system average only.
Reports can be exported only to Excel.
Occupied storage slots and empty slots are shown in different graphs.
Shows read and write MB and average read write MB for drives and tapes.
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29. Thank you Dhana (dhanasekaran.d@hpe.com)
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