Technical Details for Exabyte 430

Exabyte 430 ... VXA-2 or M2 tape drives and 30 data cartridges, providing continuous, reliable, unattended data storage options. The 430 tape library is designed to accommodate either VXA-2 or M2 tape drives. While system architecture, available bandwidth and budget determine the right drive solution, overall, the 430 library offers an attractive return on investment.

The 430 occupies just five rack units and two cubic feet, maximizing valuable data center space. Designed to provide a flexibile automated storage solution, the library allows users to add drives and cartridges as their data storage needs grow. For high-performance SAN environments, the 430 is the industry's only midrange library with native Fiber Channel interface (M2 only). This native FC interface eliminates costly, error-prone FC bridges and reduces performance bottlenecks. Exabyte's award-winning M2 and VXA-2 drives are field-replaceable, making them easy to maintain and upgrade, protecting the user's investment. The intuitive operator interface guides users through library and drive functions, ensuring an easy to use, highly efficient storage solution.