HP LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 1.5TB Native 3TB Compressed SAS 5.25-inch Half-Height Internal Tape Drive – EH957B

HP LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 1.5TB Native 3TB Compressed SAS 5.25-inch Half-Height Internal Tape Drive

The HP EH957B is an LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 half-height internal tape drive offering 1.5TB native and 3TB compressed storage capacity with SAS interface connectivity. Delivering native transfer speeds of up to 142.22 MB/s and compressed speeds of up to 291.27 MB/s, it provides enterprise-grade backup, archival, and disaster recovery performance for rack servers and tower workstations equipped with a 5.25-inch half-height drive bay and SAS HBA.

Key Specifications

• Part Number / MPN: EH957B
• Manufacturer: HP
• Model: LTO-5 Ultrium 3000
• Generation: LTO-5 (Linear Tape-Open 5)
• Interface: SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)
• Form Factor: 5.25-inch, Half-Height (1/2H) Internal
• Native Capacity: 1.5TB (per cartridge)
• Compressed Capacity: 3TB (at 2:1 compression)
• Native Transfer Rate: 142.22 MB/s
• Compressed Transfer Rate: 291.27 MB/s

Performance

• Native Data Rate: 142.22 MB/s
• Compressed Data Rate: 291.27 MB/s
• Native Capacity: 1.5TB per LTO-5 cartridge
• Compressed Capacity: 3TB per LTO-5 cartridge
• Buffer Size: 256MB

Features

• LTO-5 read/write support
• LTO-4 read/write backward compatibility
• LTO-3 read-only backward compatibility
• Hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption support
• WORM (Write Once Read Many) support
• Tape partitioning (LTFS support)
• Linear Tape File System (LTFS) compatible
• SAS 6Gb/s interface

Connectivity

• Interface: SAS 6Gb/s (Serial Attached SCSI)
• Connector: SAS SFF-8482
• Form Factor: 5.25-inch Half-Height internal bay
• Power: Standard 4-pin Molex or SATA power connector

Physical & Environmental

• Form Factor: 5.25-inch Half-Height (1/2H)
• Operating Temperature: 10°C to 45°C
• Condition: Refurbished

Compatibility

• Compatible with HP ProLiant servers and tower workstations with 5.25-inch half-height bays
• Requires SAS HBA or SAS-capable server backplane
• Compatible with LTO-5, LTO-4 (R/W), and LTO-3 (read-only) cartridges
• Supported by major backup software including Veritas NetBackup, Veeam, and HP Data Protector