Virtual tape library (VTL) systems use disk
storage to improve backup and restore processes, allowing many
organizations to move from tape to disk backups without
disrupting current practices. High-end VTL systems can utilize
almost 1,000 SATA drives, offering hundreds of terabytes (TB) of
raw storage; all while emulating dozens of tape drives and
thousands of tape cartridges. The following product snapshots
highlight key specifications for a cross-section of VTL
systems/appliances with a minimum of 1 TB of disk capacity and
storage area nework (SAN) connectivity with at least 500 MB per
hour. The following products were selected based on input from
industry analysts and SearchStorage.com editors. Specifications
are current as of
October 2006.
These specifications are periodically updated, and vendors are
welcome to submit their updates and new product specifications to
sbigelow@techtarget.com.
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Product:COPAN Systems Inc.; The Revolution 220T VTL
(1)
Usable Capacity:20.25 TB to 324 TB (compressed
capacity; depending on drives)
Raw Capacity28 TB to 448 TB
# of Drives:Up to 896 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:SATA drive support
Drive Capacity:500 GB SATA
Drive Hot Swap:No
Transfer Rate:2.75 TB/h
Connectivity:Up to four 2 Gb FC ports
Virtual Libraries:1 to 56
Virtual Tape Dives:1 to 56
Virtual Cartridges:4,096 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:October 2005
Base price range:Less than $3.00 per GB
Software:Supported Backup Applications: Atempo Time
Navigator, BakBone NetVault, CommVault Galaxy, CA BrightStor, EMC
Data Manager (EDM), HP Data Protector, IBM Backup Recovery &
Media Services, Legato NetWorker, Oracle Secure Backup, Tivoli
Storage Manager, and Veritas NetBackup/Backup Exec.
Supported Archive Applications: ADIC AMASS, FileTek StorHouse,
Microsoft Removable Storage Manager, SGI InfiniteStorage Data
Migration Facility (DMF), Sun SAM-FS, Veritas Enterprise
Vault
Detailed Specs:http://www.copansys.com/products/revolution_220t.shtml
Vendor URL:http://www.copansystems.com
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Product:Copan Systems Inc.; The Revolution 220TX VTL
(1)
Usable Capacity:101.25 TB to 324 TB
Raw Capacity140 TB to 448 TB
# of Drives:Up to 896 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:SATA drive support
Drive Capacity:500 GB SATA
Drive Hot Swap:No
Transfer Rate:5.2 TB/hour
Connectivity:Up to eight 2 Gb FC ports
Virtual Libraries:5 to 56
Virtual Tape Dives:5 to 56
Virtual Cartridges:8,192 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:October 2005
Base price range:Less than $3.00 per GB
Software:Supported Backup Applications: Atempo Time
Navigator, BakBone NetVault, CommVault Galaxy, CA BrightStor, EMC
Data Manager (EDM), HP Data Protector, IBM Backup Recovery &
Media Services, Legato NetWorker, Oracle Secure Backup, Tivoli
Storage Manager, and Veritas NetBackup/Backup Exec.
Supported Archive Applications: ADIC AMASS, FileTek StorHouse,
Microsoft Removable Storage Manager, SGI InfiniteStorage Data
Migration Facility (DMF), Sun SAM-FS, Veritas Enterprise
Vault
Detailed Specs:http://www.copansys.com/products/revolution_220t.shtml
Vendor URL:http://www.copansystems.com
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Product:EMC Corp.; Clariion DL210 (1)
Usable Capacity:4 TB to 24 TB (72
compressed)
Raw Capacity6 TB to 36 TB
# of Drives:12 to 72 (2)
Drive Types:SATA drive support
Drive Capacity:500 GB SATA
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:380 MB/s
Connectivity:Two/ Three 2 Gb FC host ports, One 2 Gb
Tape Port, One SCSI Tape Port, Two GE NIC Ports
Virtual Libraries:16
Virtual Tape Dives:64
Virtual Cartridges:4,096 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:April 2006
Base price range:Starts at $50,000
Software:http://www.emc.com/interoperability/matrices/EMCSupportMatrix.pdf
Detailed Specs:http://www.emc.com/products/systems/CLARiiON_disk/
Vendor URL:http://www.emc.com
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Product:EMC Corp.; Clariion DL710 (1)
Usable Capacity:5.5 TB – 82.5 TB
Raw Capacity7.5 TB to 112.5 TB
# of Drives:15 to 225 (2)
Drive Types:LC-FC
Drive Capacity:500 GB LC-FC
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:600 MB/s
Connectivity:Four 2 Gb Host Ports, Four 2 Gb Tape Ports,
Two GE NIC Ports
Virtual Libraries:64
Virtual Tape Dives:512
Virtual Cartridges:4,096 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:August 2005
Base price range:Starts at $200,000
Software:http://www.emc.com/interoperability/matrices/EMCSupportMatrix.pdf
Detailed Specs:http://www.emc.com/products/systems/CLARiiON_disk/
Vendor URL:http://www.emc.com
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Product:EMC Corp.; Clariion DL720 (1)
Usable Capacity:5.5 TB to 82.5 TB
Raw Capacity7.5 TB to 112.5 TB
# of Drives:15 to 255 (2)
Drive Types:LC-FC
Drive Capacity:500 GB (LC-FC)
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:800 MB/s
Connectivity:Eight 2 Gb Host Ports, Eight 2 Gb Tape
Ports, Four GE NIC Ports
Virtual Libraries:128
Virtual Tape Dives:1,024
Virtual Cartridges:8,192 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:August 2005
Base price range:Starts at $200,000
Software:http://www.emc.com/interoperability/matrices/EMCSupportMatrix.pdf
Detailed Specs:http://www.emc.com/products/systems/CLARiiON_disk/
Vendor URL:http://www.emc.com
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Product:EMC Corp.; Clariion DL740 (1)
Usable Capacity:11 TB to 165 TB
Raw Capacity15 TB to 225 TB
# of Drives:30 to 450 drives (2)
Drive Types:LC-FC
Drive Capacity:500 GB (LC-FC)
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:1,200 MB/s
Connectivity:Eight 2 Gb Host Ports, Four 2 Gb Tape
Ports, Four GE NIC Ports
Virtual Libraries:128
Virtual Tape Dives:1,024
Virtual Cartridges:8,192 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:August 2005
Base price range:Starts at $200,000
Software:http://www.emc.com/interoperability/matrices/EMCSupportMatrix.pdf
Detailed Specs:http://www.emc.com/products/systems/CLARiiON_disk/
Vendor URL:http://www.emc.com
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Product:FalconStor; VTL-350 (1)
Usable Capacity:More than 512 TB can be
attached
Raw CapacityUp to 18TB internal, 512TB
external
# of Drives:Up to 24 internal, not limited external
(2)
Drive Types:SATA internal
Drive Capacity:Up to 750 GB internal SATA
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:not available
Connectivity:Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SCSI
Virtual Libraries:Up to 64 per node
Virtual Tape Dives:Up to 512 per node
Virtual Cartridges:Up to 4,096 virtual tape cartridges
per node
Release date:June 2004 (initial release)
Base price range:See vendor
Software:not available
Detailed Specs:http://www.falconstor.com/en/solutions/?pg=Products&sb=VTL
Vendor URL:http://www.falconstor.com
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Product:HP; StorageWorks 1000i Virtual Library System
(1)
Usable Capacity:1.5 TB
Raw Capacity2.0 TB
# of Drives:4 hard drives(2)
Drive Types:SATA
Drive Capacity:500 GB SATA
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Up to 58 MB/s (using maximum number of
drives)
Connectivity:iSCSI
Virtual Libraries:Up to 6
Virtual Tape Dives:Up to 12
Virtual Cartridges:Up to 180 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:May 2006
Base price range:$6100
Software:HP Data Protector, HP Data Protector Express,
CA BrightStor ARCserve, Symantec Backup Exec, Yosemite Backup, and
more (see: www.hp.com/go/ebs)
Detailed Specs:http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/1000vls/index.html
Vendor URL:http://www.hp.com
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Product:HP; StorageWorks 6000 Virtual Library System
(1)
Usable Capacity:2.5 TB to 70.3 TB
Raw Capacity3 TB to 96 TB
# of Drives:12 to 192 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:SATA
Drive Capacity:250 GB or 500 GB SATA
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Up to 600 MB/s (using maximum number of
drives)
Connectivity:2 Gb FC
Virtual Libraries:Up to 16
Virtual Tape Dives:Up to 64
Virtual Cartridges:Up to 1,024 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:May 2005
Base price range:$35,000 to $190,000
Software:HP Data Protector, CA BrightStor ARCserve, EMC
Legato Networker, Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec NetBackup, Tivoli
Storage Manager, and more (see: www.hp.com/go/ebs)
Detailed Specs:http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/6000vls/index.html
Vendor URL:http://www.hp.com
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Product:IBM; Virtualization Engine TS7700 (1)
Usable Capacity:Up to 6TB (18TB with 3:1
compression)
Raw CapacityUp to 9.3TB (uncompressed)
# of Drives:Up to 64 disk drives (four disk RAID
configurations each with up to 16 drives) (2)
Drive Types:15K rpm 146 GB Fibre Channel HDDs
Drive Capacity:146 GB each
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:not provided
Connectivity:Up to Four 4Gbps FICON channels (512
logical paths)
Virtual Libraries:TS3500 Tape Library
Virtual Tape Dives:128 virtual tape drives (up to
sixteen 4 Gbps TS1120 or 3592 Physical Tape Drives)
Virtual Cartridges:500,000 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:September 29, 2006
Base price range:Starting under $500,000
Software:most host tape programs (e.g. CA, TSM, etc.)
work with the TS7700 transparently
Detailed Specs:http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/ts7700/index.html
Vendor URL:http://www.ibm.com
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Product:MaXXan Systems Inc.; CipherMax SecureVTL
(1)
Usable Capacity:3.8 TB to 70.3 TB
Raw Capacity5.6 TB to 89.6 TB
# of Drives:Up to 100 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:SATA; SATA II; FC
Drive Capacity:500 GB (SATA/SATA II); 146 GB
FC
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Supported by up to ten 2Gb FC and two
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports
Connectivity:6/20 Gb/s FC with up to 16 concurrent
backup hosts
Virtual Libraries:64 virtual tape libraries (most
vendors) with CipherMax AES-256 encryption
Virtual Tape Dives:512 virtual tape drives (most
vendors) with CipherMax AES-256 encryption
Virtual Cartridges:4,096 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:June 2006
Base price range:$40,000-100,000
Software:Most common backup software, including
Symantec/Legato, Tivoli, CommVault, FalconStor, etc.
Detailed Specs:http://www.maxxan.com/product/virtual-tape.html
Vendor URL:http://www.maxxan.com
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Product:Overland Storage Inc.; REO 9000 (1)
Usable Capacity:2 TB to 10 TB (up to 38 TB using
expansion arrays)
Raw Capacity3 TB to 12 TB (up to 44 TB via expansion
arrays)
# of Drives:Base chassis 12 or 24; (Up to 88 drives via
expansion arrays) (2)
Drive Types:SATA II
Drive Capacity:500 GB SATA II
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Up to 280MB/s (1.0 TB/hour)
Connectivity:Two 2 Gb FC; Two 1 Gb iSCSI
Virtual Libraries:4
Virtual Tape Dives:32
Virtual Cartridges:180 virtual tape cartridges
Release date:October 2004
Base price range:Starts at $23,500
Software:…list of compatible backup software from
vendor…
Detailed Specs:http://www.overlandstorage.com/products/reo9000.html
Vendor URL:http://www.overlandstorage.com
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Product:Quantum Corp.; DX100 Disk-based Backup System
(1)
Usable Capacity:10 TB to 83 TB
Raw Capacity12.8 TB to 102.4 TB
# of Drives:Up to 256 hard drives fully configured (16
arrays) (2)
Drive Types:SATA II
Drive Capacity:400 GB SATA II
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Up to 3.6 TB/hr with three
arrays
Connectivity:2 Gb FC
Virtual Libraries:2 to 16 arrays depending on
configuration
Virtual Tape Dives:1 to 55
Virtual Cartridges:4 to 320 virtual tape cartridges per
array (5,120 for 16 arrays)
Release date:2003
Base price range:Pricing depends on configuration.
Please contact your preferred VAR for pricing
information.
Software:http://www.quantum.com/swcompguide.aspx
Detailed Specs:http://www.quantum.com/Products/Disk-BasedBackup/DX100/Index.aspx
Vendor URL:http://www.quantum.com
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Product:Quantum Corp.; Pathlight VX 650 (1)
Usable Capacity:3.8 TB to 71.5 TB
Raw Capacity4.8 TB to 90 TB
# of Drives:Up to 180 hard drives fully configured (Up
to 12 disk array enclosures) (2)
Drive Types:SATA II
Drive Capacity:320 GB or 500 GB SATA II
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Up to 2 TB/hr fully configured
Connectivity:2 Gb FC
Virtual Libraries:1 to 32
Virtual Tape Dives:not available
Virtual Cartridges:not available
Release date:2003
Base price range:Pricing depends on configuration.
Please contact your preferred VAR for pricing
information.
Software:http://www.adic.com/adicSupportShell.jsp?Page=supportCertificationMatrix
Detailed Specs:http://www.adic.com/adicProductShell.jsp?section=10041&item=123505&Page=/us/products/adicAllCollateral.jsp&collateral=DS
Vendor URL:http://www.adic.com
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Product:Sepaton Inc.; S2100-ES2 Virtual Tape Library
(1)
Usable Capacity:4.8 TB to 1,176 TB
Raw Capacity5.6 TB to 1,344 TB
# of Drives:Up to 2,688 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:SATA II
Drive Capacity:400 GB and 500 GB SATA II
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Up to 4,800 MB/sec
Connectivity:16 FC host ports
Virtual Libraries:1,536 virtual tape libraries
Virtual Tape Dives:1,536 virtual tape drives
Virtual Cartridges:5,300,000 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:Currently available
Base price range:Starting at $44,000
Software:Atempo Time Navigator; BakBone NetVault; CA
BrightStor, ARCserve Backup; CommVault Galaxy; EMC Legato
NetWorker; HP OpenView Storage Data Protector; IBM Tivoli Storage
Manager; Kodak Carestream PACS; Symantec NetBackup, Symantec Backup
Exec, Oracle Secure Backup, and SyncSort Backup Express
Detailed Specs:http://www.sepaton.com/products/s2100-es2.php
Vendor URL:http://www.sepaton.com
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Product:Sun Microsystems Inc.; StorageTek VTL
Appliance Plus Series 1000 (1)
Usable Capacity:6 TB to 42 TB
Raw Capacity8 TB to 56 TB
# of Drives:Up to 112 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:SATA, SATA II
Drive Capacity:500 GB SATA/SATA II
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Up to 400 MB/s (using maximum number of
drives)
Connectivity:Up to 12 Gb FC
Virtual Libraries:16
Virtual Tape Dives:128
Virtual Cartridges:2,048 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:Currently available
Base price range:Starting at $140,000 to
$280,000
Software:EMC Legato; EMC Data Manager; Veritas
NetBackup; Veritas Backup Exec; IBM TSM; CommVault Galaxy; CA
ArcServe; CA BrightStor Enterprise Backup; HP Data Protector;
Syncsort Backup Express; BakBone NetVault; Atempo
TimeNavigator
Detailed Specs:http://www.sun.com/storagetek/tape_storage/tape_virtualization/vtl/
Vendor URL:http://www.sun.com
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Product:Sun Microsystems Inc.; StorageTek VTL
Appliance Plus Series 2000 (1)
Usable Capacity:6 TB to 170 TB
Raw Capacity8 TB to 224 TB
# of Drives:Up to 448 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:SATA, SATA II
Drive Capacity:500 GB SATA/SATA II
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Up to 700 MB/s (using maximum number of
drives)
Connectivity:Up to 28, 2Gb FC port
Virtual Libraries:Up to 64
Virtual Tape Dives:Up to 512
Virtual Cartridges:Up to 4,096 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:Currently available
Base price range:Starting at $180,000 to
$780,000
Software:EMC Legato; EMC Data Manager; Veritas
NetBackup; Veritas Backup Exec; IBM TSM; CommVault Galaxy; CA
ArcServe; CA BrightStor Enterprise Backup; HP Data Protector;
Syncsort Backup Express; BakBone NetVault; Atempo
TimeNavigator
Detailed Specs:http://www.sun.com/storagetek/tape_storage/tape_virtualization/vtl/
Vendor URL:http://www.sun.com
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Product:Sun Microsystems Inc.; StorageTek VTL
Appliance Plus Series 3000 (1)
Usable Capacity:6 TB to 170 TB
Raw Capacity8 TB to 224 TB
# of Drives:Up to 448 hard drives (2)
Drive Types:SATA, SATA II
Drive Capacity:500 GB SATA/SATA II
Drive Hot Swap:Yes
Transfer Rate:Up to 1400MB/s (using maximum number of
drives)
Connectivity:Up to 56, 2 Gb FC ports
Virtual Libraries:Up to 128
Virtual Tape Dives:Up to 1,024
Virtual Cartridges:Up to 8,192 virtual tape
cartridges
Release date:Currently available
Base price range:Starting at $270,000 to
$870,000
Software:EMC Legato; EMC Data Manager; Veritas
NetBackup; Veritas Backup Exec; IBM TSM; CommVault Galaxy; CA
ArcServe; CA BrightStor Enterprise Backup; HP Data Protector;
Syncsort Backup Express; BakBone NetVault; Atempo
TimeNavigator
Detailed Specs:http://www.sun.com/storagetek/tape_storage/tape_virtualization/vtl/
Vendor URL:http://www.sun.com
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