Sun StorageTek Virtual Tape Library Prime (VTL Prime) System

Simple and Efficient

Designed with simplicity in mind

StorageTek VTL Prime makes it easy to take advantage of the benefits of de-duplication. The system is fully certified to work with leading backup software and integrates easily into your existing backup infrastructure.

Choose the model that’s right for you

StorageTek VTL Prime gives you a choice of five pre-configured systems offering different capacity points to meet various backup sizes. This enables you to choose the right solution for your needs.

There are three low-end models that utilize the Sun Fire X4200 server and Sun StorageTek 2540 Arrays and two higher-performance models that utilize the Sun Fire X4600 server and Sun StorageTek 6140 Arrays.

The high-performance servers and disk arrays are optimized for virtual tape and configured for streaming workloads.

Simplifies enterprise-wide backups

With StorageTek VTL Prime, you can simplify complex, enterprise-wide backup processes and protect against natural disasters by doing backups locally and replicating the data to the central office. What’s more, this process can be fully automated via backup and replication policies.

Permits multiple simultaneous backups

StorageTek VTL Prime saves time by permitting multiple backups to occur simultaneously. The software presents the disk drives to the operating environment as tape resources, enabling you to use the standard settings in your current backup application without modification.

You can consolidate the management and provisioning of backup data by emulating tape devices across your backup application, and also add new workloads without affecting the configuration.

Industry-Leading Price/Performance

Award-winning servers and storage

Award-winning Sun servers and powerful Sun StorageTek storage systems drive StorageTek VTL Prime’s de-duplication performance, enabling you to reduce data volumes at a lower cost per gigabyte than the competition.

High performance and high quality

All StorageTek VTL Prime systems are subjected to the industry’s most rigorous testing and qualification process. This assures you of the highest performance and reliability in the most demanding environments.

Block-based data de-duplication

StorageTek VTL Prime utilizes a block-based approach to find and eliminate redundant data. When the system sees a repeated block of data, it stores a pointer to the original object, instead of storing the block again. This frees disk space, reduces storage acquisition costs, and enables longer intervals between storage capacity upgrades.

More powerful than single-instance store technology

Because StorageTek VTL Prime works at a block level, it’s much more powerful and efficient than single-instance store technology, which only looks for duplicate files. In addition, offline data reduction has no impact on backup performance

Lower Capital and Operational Costs

Extend your retention periods

StorageTek VTL Prime lets you keep more data online for longer periods of time, reducing costs. The system can also reduce your replication bandwidth, providing additional cost savings. With typical data reductions ranging from 10:1 to 20:1, the storage savings can add up fast.

Reduced administrative expense

The simplicity and efficiency of StorageTek VTL Prime also helps you save money by reducing manual oversight and human intervention. The system also drives down management costs by automating the management of physical and virtual resources.

Save on storage resources

With its massive capacity and data-reduction capabilities, StorageTek VTL lets you make more efficient use of your resources, enabling you to delay or defer additional storage purchases. Plus, you can deploy your current storage infrastructure to support other initiatives.