The DX5000 Virtual Tape Library brings true enterprise-class tape emulation to the mid-sized enterprise - in a high-density rack mount design and at a groundbreaking price. Its comprehensive, appliance-like design makes it easy to integrate into existing environments without special installation requirements.

• Up to 19TB usable capacity (12TB raw)
• A compact, cost-efficient design puts motherboard, RAID controller and storage in a single rack-mount chassis
• Industry-leading performance

The DX5000 Virtual Tape Library provides a wide range of configuration options and flexibility, including iSCSI and FC connectivity options and partitioning into multiple VTLs or available disk volumes. High-availability features include hot-swappable drives. And the DX5000 features Optyon hardware-based 2:1 Data Compression, a unique feature from Quantum. It enables you to back up to virtual tape at high speed, utilizing compression to maximize capacity without compromising performance.

Monitor and manage your entire data protection environment from a single window
StorageCare Vision is a consolidated management tool for Quantum tape and disk devices, as well as backup applications, host system and switches from industry leading vendors.

With StorageCare Vision® from Quantum, you can monitor and manage your entire data protection environment from one convenient window – giving you complete visibility into all the layers of your data protection infrastructure. StorageCare Vision puts an end to juggling multiple management tools and interfaces when troubleshooting, generating reports, optimizing, and fine tuning your data protection environment.

The DX5500 includes a Guardian One-year On-site standard warranty. The warranty can be extended to three years at an affordable price. Additional service contracts upgrading response levels to 5x9x4 and 7x24x4 are also available. Professional Installation and Integration services can be purchased through Quantum. Please check with a Quantum representative for availability in your region.

The DX5000 is supported by StorageCare™ Guardian. Guardian enables Quantum to proactively monitor the health of Quantum systems over the internet and uses intelligent diagnostics data to remotely service the equipment if issues arise. StorageCare™ Guardian offers highly reliable backups and faster problem resolution at no extra cost. Guardian is easy to install and can be downloaded online. Get Guardian today!

* Guardian One-year On-site: With StorageCare™ Guardian installed, 5x9 next day on-site target response for the chassis, raid controllers and Optyon adapters; and Rapid Exchange for the power supplies, fans and disk drives. DX5500 software warranty is one-year 5x9 telephone support. Warranty support will be commercially reasonable effort if StorageCare™ Guardian is not installed.