PX720

Quantum's revolutionary PX720 tape library raises the bar when it comes to features and functionality. With cutting-edge technology and unmatched versatility, the PX720 seamlessly integrates into a variety of heterogeneous environments. With the ability to scale up with the Capacity on Demand (CoD) feature, the PX720 offers an innovative solution to satisfy the requirements of any IT professional’s immediate needs while providing a clear, cost-effective path for future growth.

The PX720 has fifth generation, time-tested robotics ensure unmatched reliability and uptime. With standard redundant features such as fans and power supplies, IT professionals do not have to choose between high-availability and price. Easily serviced and upgraded from the front or rear of the library, the PX720 was designed to get online and stay online.

It has the ability to easily integrate into a variety of network environments. With multiple connectivity options to choose from and a wide assortment of supported drive types such as SDLT 320, SDLT 600, DLT-S4, LTO-2 and LTO-3, IT professionals can mix and match interfaces (FC, SCSI and GbE) or drive types (nFC and SCSI) to address network consolidation pain-points.

The PX720 supports from 1 to 20 drives and 726 media slots in a single frame and can scale to over 3,600 media slots with the unique Crosslink™ Mechanism. The Capacity on Demand (CoD) feature allows you to buy the capacity you need today and incrementally add capacity as your data requirements increase while Performance on Demand (PoD) allows you to meet changing performance requirements.

The PX720 delivers enterprise class features at a superior value. Innovative features such as Web-based management and monitoring, redundant power supplies and cooling plus installation and training at no additional charge, the PX720 offers IT professionals an exceptional tape library at a price they can afford. Additional cost saving concepts like CoD and PoD, allows you to buy what you need today and upgrade when you need to.

Features Scales up to 726 slots (tapes) in a single frame with up to 3600 slots  Up to 20 drives Up to 502TB capacity Supports SDLT 320, SDLT 600, DLT-S4, LTO-2 and LTO-3,  technology Instant capacity on-demand 1 year warranty

Specifications

Specification Details Host Interface SCSI Ultra SCSI "P" Fast & Wide 68-pin LVD only - Ultra 160 Micro D female connectors Fibre Channel 2Gb Multi-mode optical, LC connector Reliability MTBF 250,000 power-on hours MSBF 3,000,000 load/unload cycles MTTR < 30 minutes Environmental Power 200-240VAC (standard 2N power) Temperature 15 to 32°C operating Humidity 20 to 80% non-condensing operating Physical Dimensions (HxWxD) 75 x 30 x 50 (in) / 191 x 76 x 127 (cm)

Total Tapes and Capacity Ranges

Drives Active Tape Positions Native Capacity (TB) Compressed Capacity (TB) Entry SDLT 320 190 30.4 60.8 SDLT 600 190 57.0 114 DLT-S4 190 152 304 LTO-2 214 42.8 85.6 LTO-3 214 85.6 171 Intermediate SDLT 320 382 61.1 122 SDLT 600 382 115 229 DLT-S4 382 305.5 611.2 LTO-2 430 86.0 172 LTO-3 430 172 344 Full SDLT 320 642 103 205 SDLT 600 642 193 385 DLT-S4 642 513.6 1027.2 LTO-2 726 145 290 LTO-3 726 290 581

Performance

Drive Type 4 Drives (GB/hr) Native/Compressed 8 Drives (GB/hr) Native/Compressed 12 Drives (GB/hr) Native/Compressed 16 Drives (GB/hr) Native/Compressed 20 Drives (GB/hr) Native/Compressed SDLT 320 230 / 461 461 / 922 691 / 1382 922 / 1843 1152 / 2304 SDLT 600 518 / 1037 1037 / 2074 1555 / 3110 2074 / 4147 2592 / 5184 DLT-S4 864 / 1728 1728 / 3456 2592 / 5194 3456 / 6912 4320 / 8640 LTO-2 432 / 864 864 / 1728 1296 / 2592 1728 / 3456 2160 / 4320 LTO-3 1152 / 2304 2304 / 4608 3456 / 6912 4608 / 9216 5760 / 11520