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X20-S LTO Appliance, licensed to support an LTO library with up to 25 slots and one LTO SAS drive. The X20-S has a 4-core Xeon processor, 16 GB RAM, two 1 GbE network ports, SSD system disk and 3.84 TB SSD cache volume. It runs Windows 11 Pro.

X20-S Overview

The X20-S Appliance is a 1 RU rack-mounted unit that manages an LTO library with one or two LTO drives.

Manages a library with up to 2 SAS LTO drives.
Manages unlimited externalized LTO cartridges
Mounts LTO archive as SMB share
Archiving and restoring is like writing to and reading from disk
Automatically replicates LTO Cartridges
LTFS or TAR Formats
Fast internal SSD cache
Easy migration to later LTO generations
Runs Windows 11 Pro
Requires minimal operator intervention

Warranty: 12 months, which includes overall remote system support from XenData, onsite support for the X20 appliance (excluding the disks) from HPE, advanced exchange for the disks and all software upgrades issued by XenData during the support period.

Base System Specification

Management Software:
XenData Archive Series software, LTO Server Edition and XenData Alert Module

Supported LTO library configuration:
A single LTO library with up to 25 active slots and one LTO drive is supported.
The XenData software license may be upgraded to support up to two LTO drives and
additional library slots.

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 11, Professional Edition

Processor: 4-core Xeon E Processor

RAM: 16 GB
Managed Local Disk Cache 3.84 TB SSD

System Disk: 480 GB SSD
Connections to LTO library 2 x SFF-8644 12 Gb/s SAS ports

Base Model Network Ports: Two 1 GbE ports

Optional Additional Network Ports: Two 10 GbE ports

Network Protocols: CIFS/SMB and FTP

USB Connections: Two USB 3.0 in rear; one USB 3.0 on front

Number of Power Supplies: One | A second redundant power supply may be added.

Power: 100 – 240 V; 50 – 60 Hz

Peak Power Requirements: 500 Watts

19 Inch Rack Form Factor: 1U

Depth 15.05 inches (382 mm)

Weight: 17.4 lbs. (7.9 Kg) maximum

Rack Rails: Included

Optional Upgrades


PN	Description	Price

101049	Dual port 10 GbE network adapter HPE 530SFP+ pre-installed in server. This adds two 10 GbE ports and uses one PCIe slot. Optical transceivers (SKU 101081) not included.	$688

101081	SFP+ 10 Gb/s LC Short Range Transceiver for insertion in SKU 101049, 101092 or 201092. Quantity 2 is required to use both ports in the adapter.	$255

101145	Dual port 10 GbE network adapter for use with CAT6 or UTP cabling. Uses one PCIe slot.	$885

239009-0	X20-S additional 3.84 TB SSD cache disk, pre-installed in appliance and configured in RAID0. Warranty: 12 months advanced exchange	$1,380

239009-1	X20-S additional 3.84 TB SSD cache disk, pre-installed in appliance and configured in RAID1 (mirrored). Warranty: 12 months advanced exchange	$1,380

239010-1	X20-S additional 480 GB system SSD, pre-installed in appliance and configured in RAID1 (mirrored). Applicable to item 239008-02. Warranty: 12 months advanced exchange	$550

X20-2DRIVE-LM	Perpetual software license upgrade for the X20 to support a library with two LTO drives. Includes 12 months of support for the upgrade.	$2,150

X20-25/50-LM	Perpetual software license upgrade for the X20 to increase the number of LTO slots within the managed library from 25 to 50. Includes 12 months of support for the upgrade.	$2,500

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