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QuickSpecs
Features in more detail
Best in class reliability
Hardware Data
Encryption for added
security
Supports broad list of HP tape libraries, drives and cartridges
Scalable analytics features supporting longer horizon data and entry level to enterprise class tape
libraries with thousands of cartridges
Track and monitor media as it's added to the library.
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As data becomes more and more mission critical, and downtime becomes more costly to the enterprise,
customers are requiring high availability consolidated storage solutions which offer hot-plug components
and redundancies of key operating subsystems (tape drives and power supplies). With redundant power
distribution and power supplies the HP ESL Tape Libraries offer the best in high availability for continuous
operation. HP ESL G3 also offers 3 million MSBF (mean swaps between failure) for both single and multi-
frame solutions.
Additional reliability features are delivered by the HP LTO Ultrium tape technology with dynamic data rate
matching functionality - see below.
To greatly enhance data privacy, HP ESL G3 Tape Libraries are now available with LTO-6 Ultrium 6650,
LTO-5 Ultrium 3280, and LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 hardware encrypting tape drives for secure high
performance backups meeting consortium specifications for LTO-6, LTO-5 and LTO-4. HP Data Protector
Software can enable the drive encryption and provide basic key management capabilities. Additional
information regarding ISV's supporting hardware encryption is available on the HP Enterprise Backup
Solution website at: www.hp.com/go/ebs. The encryption on LTO-6, LTO-5 and LTO-4 media occurs with
or without compression, and without speed or capacity penalties.
LTO-6, LTO-5 and LTO-4 uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with the longest and most secure
keys -- 256 bits. AES-256 is implemented within Galois Counter Mode (GCM). This is a method of increasing
AES security by efficiently adding Message Authentication Codes to ensure the integrity of the backup data
stored on tape. The HP LTO-6, LTO-5 and LTO-4 tape drive(s) are designed to be compliant with the
standard for tape drive security (IEEE 1619.1).
Encryption key management support via HP Data Protector Software and other ISV backup applications,
through HP's Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM) appliance or by license to SafeNet's 'KeySecure' - a
KMIP compliant encryption key manager. Licenses to other select 3rd party KMIP compliant encryption key
management solutions will become available in the coming months.
ESKM: HPs Enterprise Secure Key Manager reduces your risk of a costly data breach and reputation
damage while improving regulatory compliance with a secure centralized encryption key management
solution for HP LTO-6, LTO-5 and LTO-4 enterprise tape libraries (EML & ESL). In addition, the ESKM
provides strong auditable security and reliable lifetime key archival. The ESKM and LTO-6/LTO-5/LTO-4
drive encryption in the ESL G3 Tape Library provides a complete and secure privacy solution to protect
customers' confidential data.
For further information on the ESKM please visit:
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