Dell PowerVault TL2000 vs HPE StoreOnce 3100
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerVault TL2000 is an established 2U automated tape library supporting up to 24 tape cartridges across two removable magazines and up to two half-height LTO tape drives. The HPE StoreOnce 3100 is an entry-level 1U deduplication backup appliance designed for small datacenters and branch offices.
| Dell PowerVault TL2000 | HPE StoreOnce 3100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Jun 2008 | Nov 2015 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 1U rack backup appliance |
| Tape slots | 24 cartridge slots across two removable 12-slot magazines in 2U | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 2 half-height LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7, or LTO-8 tape drives | — |
| Native capacity | Up to 288TB native (720TB compressed) with LTO-8 media | — |
| Host interface | 6Gb/12Gb SAS or 8Gb Fibre Channel host interface modules | — |
| Power supply | Optional redundant hot-plug power supplies | — |
| Form factor | — | 1U rack-mount chassis |
| Raw capacity | — | 8TB raw capacity |
| Usable capacity | — | 5.5TB usable capacity |
| Deduplication ratio | — | Typically 20:1 data reduction ratio |
| Backup speed | — | Up to 1.6 TB/hr with StoreOnce Catalyst |
| Network interfaces | — | 4x 1GbE RJ-45 ports standard with optional 10GbE card |
| Catalyst support | — | StoreOnce Catalyst, VTL, and CIFS/NFS NAS targets |
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