PivotStor released an LTO-4 tape library with an SAS interface. The PivotStor AP Series LTO-4HH SAS libraries can interconnect up to 128 devices via the SAS interface, which operates at 3 Gbit/s on a point-to-point basis, according to the vendor. The older SCSI interface allows up to 15 devices at 3.2 Gbit/s, but since devices have to share that bandwidth, throughput drops.
The PivotStor tape library costs about $13,000 for a single-drive, 2U unit with 24 slots. It can scale to about $39,400 for a dual-drive, 8U unit with 96 slots.
Sun took the wraps off a series of archiving solutions today, including the CIS Infinite Store Archive System, touted by Sun as a "multi-tiered archive appliance" with policy-making features built in. The preconfigured, racked system comes with a Sun Fire server and a choice of Sun's StorageTek 6140 Fibre Channel array for online storage; 6140 SATA array for midline; and various lower-end StorageTek tape drives for nearline storage. Total capacity is 16 Tbytes to 60 Tbytes. Pricing is about $130,000.
Sun also unveiled the Sun StorageTek SL3000, a midrange tape library designed to play "little brother" to the mammoth SL8500. Only it's not so little -- weighing in at over 2,000 pounds, it offers a maximum 24.2 Tbytes/hour throughput, equipped with up to 56 tape drives and 3,000 tape cartridges.
The SL3000 (priced from $68,000) handles LTO4 tape drives as well as a new StorageTek T9840D drive with an improved access time and integral encryption (priced at $38,000 per drive). There's a Crypto Key Management system (KMS) to go with it (priced at $8,000), which also works with HP LTO and other Sun tape products.
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