HPE EH970A EH970B 684882-001 StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 Ex Tape Drive HP

Description:

The HPE EH970A StoreEver LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 external tape drive is used in enterprise backup and archiving systems for secure long-term data storage and recovery. Commonly installed in data centers, backup infrastructures, and IT environments supporting disaster recovery, compliance, and large-scale data retention. Maintenance teams, OEMs, and system integrators use this part for backup system deployment, upgrades, replacement, and ensuring data protection strategies.

Applications:

The HPE EH970A tape drive is widely used in enterprise environments requiring reliable and cost-effective data backup solutions. It is ideal for backup and archiving of large datasets, disaster recovery planning, compliance storage, and long-term data retention, providing high-capacity and secure offline storage for critical information.

Technical Specifications:

• Brand: HPE
• Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): EH970A / EH970B / 684882-001
• Product Type: External Tape Drive
• Technology: LTO-6 Ultrium 6250
• Native Capacity: 2.5TB
• Compressed Capacity: Up to 6.25TB (2.5:1 compression)
• Interface: SAS
• Form Factor: External Desktop Enclosure
• Data Transfer Rate: Up to 160 MB/s (native)
• Encryption: AES 256-bit Hardware Encryption
• Compatibility: HPE StoreEver and compatible backup systems
• Application: Backup, archiving, disaster recovery, data retention

Common Replacements:

• HPE EH969A LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 Tape Drive
• HPE EH972A LTO-7 Ultrium 15000 Tape Drive
• HPE EH957A LTO-6 Ultrium Internal Tape Drive