NEOxl 80
Backup and Archive Made Easy

Intelligent Remote Management

NEO XL-Series remote management provides intelligent, proactive administration and monitoring of the tape library, tape drives and media, ensuring a seamless backup and archive process.

• Provides tape drive and tape cartridge status information
• Enables remote configuration activities
• Alerts users to unusual/suspicious activity that may affect the backup/archive process via email or SNMP traps
• Enables remote firmware upgrades
• Provides remote diagnostics capabilities

• Provides convenient and reliable management of the backup/archive process from anywhere in the world

Expandability/Scalability

NEO Series expandability/scalability features allow you to dynamically adjust your storage capacity and performance as your data storage needs change, adapting to ever-changing environments with a minimal amount of disruption while protecting your original library investment.

• NEO XL-Series can be scaled up to 560 cartridge slots and 42 tape drives, delivering enterprise-class functionality by simply adding up to 6 expansion modules to the base module
• Flexible expandability and scalability allow you to reconfigure multi-module units and redeploy them as needed

• Provides the flexibility to meet changing data storage requirements

Removable Cartridge Magazines

NEO XL-Series removable cartridge magazines provide effortless media handling for loading/unloading of cartridges while facilitating off-line storage for disaster recovery purposes.

• Allows users to conveniently add/remove cartridges in their NEO XL-Series library
• Provides easy off-line handling of multiple cartridges
• Enables convenient off-line/off-site storage of cartridges for disaster recovery purpose
• Ensures more efficient media handling both inside and outside of a NEO XL-Series library

• Reduces administrative overhead by making media handling more efficient and reliable

Upgradable Tape Drives

Avoid those costly upgrades when new tape technologies become available. With NEO XL-Series libraries, you can upgrade your drives and media on the fly. Installing and removing tape drives in is quick and easy. LTO drives maintain backward compatibility to previous generation tapes, so you won't orphan any data during the upgrade process. This approach not only protects your investment, but also minimizes administrative overhead, and reduces service/maintenance costs.

• Users can easily remove/replace tape drives to provide effortless upgrades to next-generation tape drive technologies
• Downtime costs are eliminated by enabling end user replacement of tape drives (no waiting for a service tech to show up)
• Tape drives can easily be added to existing tape libraries for increased performance and efficiency
• Tape drives can be interchanged between NEO XL-Series libraries for increased investment protection

• Protects your original library investment and reduces administrative overhead

Partitioning

NEO XL-Series partitioning capability allows you to configure a single physical library into multiple virtual libraries.

• Improves efficiency of the backup/archive process by enabling multi-tasking within the same library
• Provides you with the flexibility to configure a single NEO XL-Series library to interface with different backup servers, regardless of their connectivity type or application
• Protects your investment by allowing you to simultaneously use a single NEO XL-Series library with a variety of backup software applications

• To maximize efficiency and improve cost of ownership

Effortless Installation and Configuration

Simplified installation and configuration improves efficiency and reduces administrative overhead by ensuring that you can begin your backup and archive process quickly.

• Intuitive management console provides clear, consise guidance on installing and configuring a NEO XL-Series library
• Web-based remote management provides additional levels of detail to easily customize the backup/archive process suited for your particular needs
• Seamless expansion of additional modules, or redeployment of scaled configurations, occurs quickly and efficiently

• To improve efficiency and maximize your investment

Superior Density

The ability to store the maximum amount of data in the minimal amount of rack space ensure the best value for your IT budget.

• Packing up to 500TB of data storage capability and data transfer rates as high as 8.6TB/hr. into a compact 6u form factor provides the most efficient use of valuable rack space
• The ability to scale up to 3.5PB of capacity and 61TB/hr. of data throughput in a single standard 42u rack further takes NEO XL-Series density leadership the next step further

• Reduces cost of ownership and improves efficiency

Proven Reliability

Enterprise-class reliability ensures the availability of your company's most valueable asset … your corporate data.

• With a reliability rating of 2,000,000 load/unload cycles, NEO XL-Series libraries provide the high reliability required by enterprise-class environments.
• Capitalizing on the NEO reputation for reliability, NEO XL-Series tape libraries provide the reliability and redundancy to ensure data availablility.

• Ensures data availability and reduces cost of ownership