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| Part Number: | N7P36A |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | HPE |
| Backup & Storage: | Tape Drive |
| Model: | 4048, MSL2024 |
| Description: | Buy HPE N7P36A MSL LTO‑7 15000 Drive Upgrade Kit. Genuine part with fast worldwide shipping from Euroland IT Store UK. |
| Availability: | In Stock |
The HPE N7P36A is an MSL LTO-7 Ultrium 15000 drive upgrade kit, designed to add or refresh LTO-7 drive capability inside HPE StoreEver MSL tape libraries. If your MSL library has empty drive bays, an ageing drive due for retirement, or growing nightly backup jobs that a single drive can no longer complete in the window, fitting an N7P36A upgrade kit is the most direct fix: no new library, no media migration, no re-platforming of backup software.
Each LTO-7 cartridge written through the HPE N7P36A holds up to 6TB native and up to 15TB compressed, and adding a second or third drive to an MSL library multiplies parallel throughput so concurrent backup streams finish faster. For organisations committed to LTO-7 media, often with hundreds of cartridges in rotation and offsite storage, the N7P36A extends the life and performance of that entire investment at a modest cost.
The upgrade kit format matters: N7P36A is supplied as a drive module intended for MSL library bays, which keeps installation straightforward for IT teams and avoids the guesswork of matching bare drives to library hardware. You will find it alongside similar kits in our autoloader and library drives range. It sits within the same LTO-7 generation as the StoreEver BB873A and BB874A drives, and cartridges it writes remain readable after a future move to LTO-8.
As a trusted UK supplier of new and refurbished enterprise hardware, Euroland IT Store stocks the N7P36A drive upgrade kit in both conditions, with refurbished units tested before dispatch and covered by warranty, alongside a broad range of HPE hardware. Talk to our team about your MSL model and firmware level, and we will confirm compatibility and provide a quote, including trade pricing for resellers and MSPs maintaining customer libraries.
The HPE N7P36A delivers a rare combination: better backup performance and longer asset life from hardware you already own. Adding a drive to an MSL library lets backup software run more jobs in parallel, pulling overnight backups back inside their window without touching servers, media or policies. Compared with replacing the library outright, an upgrade kit costs a fraction of the price and carries far less project risk. The library, slots, barcode inventory and offsite rotation all stay exactly as they are.
LTO-7 economics remain compelling for retention data, at roughly 15TB compressed per low-cost cartridge that consumes no power on the shelf, and every cartridge removed from the library is an air-gapped copy beyond the reach of ransomware. If your capacity roadmap points beyond LTO-7, the HPE Q6Q68A 30TB LTO-8 MSL 30750 tape drive reads your existing media while doubling per-cartridge capacity, and the HPE R6Q74A MSL LTO-9 45000 drive upgrade kit takes the same library to 45TB compressed per cartridge.
Refurbished N7P36A kits from Euroland IT Store make the numbers even better for out-of-warranty libraries and secondary sites, while new kits are available where procurement requires. Both options ship from UK stock, tested and warranted, with pre-sales compatibility checks against your MSL model.
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