Dell EMC TL Tape Technical Specifications
The Dell EMC PowerVault TL Series LTO Automated Tape Libraries offer affordable and easy to use tape automation for data protection backup. The TL2000 and TL4000 desktop models are designed for small businesses offering either 2-drive 24-cartridge slot ATLs or 4-drive 48-cartridge ATLs. Supported connections are iSCSI, 8GB FC or 6GB SAS.
Model TL2000 | Conectivity | Server Compatibility | General Characteristics | Qty of Drives Supported | LTO Tape Drives Supported | Encryption |
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TL2000 | ISCSI, 8GB FC OR 6GB SAS | Dell, x86 IBM legacy, Lenovo and HP servers | 24-cartridge slot, 2U rack mountable or desk top automatic tape autoloader. Supports Read of N-2 and write of N-1 generations back. | Supports 1 FH tape drive or 2 HH tape drives | LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8 (LTO-8 only reads back 1 generation) | Supported LTO4 and higher |
Model TL4000 | Conectivity | Server Compatibility | General Characteristics | Qty of Drives Supported | LTO Tape Drives Supported | Encryption |
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TL4000 | ISCSI, 8GB FC OR 6GB SASC | Dell, x86 IBM legacy, Lenovo and HP servers | 48-cartridge slot, 4U rack mountable or desk top automatic tape autoloader. Supports Read of N-2 and write of N-1 generations back. | Supports 2 FH tape drives, or 4 HH tape drives | LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8 (LTO-8 only reads back 1 generation) | Supported LTO4 and higher |
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