StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System

Highest Scalability, Performance, and Availability

Oracle’s StorageTek SL8500 modular library system, the world’s first exabyte storage system, enables heterogeneous data consolidation and multi-generation media support in an ultra-dense footprint.

Provides up to 100,000 slots and 2,100 PB (2.5:1 compression)
Enables consolidation with mixed media support for heterogeneous environments
Manages data growth without disruption and ensures 24×7 availability
Provides modular, scalable capacity for growth and regulatory compliance
Saves with 50% less floor space and reduced power and cooling

Long-term data retention, archive, and backup
Consolidation and high data growth environments
Mission-critical and technical computing applications

Oracle StorageTek SL8500 User’s Gude Oracle StorageTek SL8500 System Assurance Guide

Feature	Benefit
Non-disruptive growth to over two exabytes of compressed data capacity (with 2.5:1 compression)	Seamless scalability for even the largest data requirements
Fully redundant and hot-swappable components	Reduce planned and unplanned downtime
Intelligent partitioning, sharing, and managing	Simplify storage management and increase in-library utilization
“Any Cartridge Any Slot” mixed media support	Optimize media investments by utilizing varied technologies side by side
RealTime Growth and pay as you grow scalability	Pre-install capacity to reduce downtime, but contain costs by only paying incrementally for the capacity you require