HP StorageWorks 12000 Gateway Virtual Library System User Guide (AH814-96018, December 2012)

Up to six nodes can be added to a Gateway for a total of eight nodes in a single Gateway. You
can increase capacity by purchasing capacity licenses, each of which adds licensing for one
additional external array LUN and increases maximum external capacity by up to 2 TB.
Adding nodes and licenses increases the Gateway storage capacity as shown in Table 1 (page
11). Adding nodes also increases the performance. See the HP StorageWorks VLS12200 Virtual
Library System Quickspec on the HP web site (http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/disk_storage/
disk_to_disk/vls/vls_gateway/index.html) for performance data.
Table 1 VLS Gateway Capacity
Maximum capacity without expansion LTUsNodes
50 TB2
70 TB3
90 TB4
110 TB5
130 TB6
150 TB7
170 TB8
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