actidata ActiLib Kodiak 6807 Scalable LTO Library

The large scalable LTO library: a 6U base module with 80 slots and up to six drives, expandable across a full rack to multi-petabyte, air-gapped retention. The top of the actiData tape range.

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Supplied, installed and supported by Sirap, with local service and genuine LTO media in Malta.

What the Kodiak 6807 is for

The Kodiak 6807 is the large end of the actiData library range, for organisations whose retention runs to many petabytes. The 6U base module holds 80 slots across two magazines, a 10-cartridge mail-slot magazine for bulk media handling, and one to six drives, with dual redundant hot-swap power and a VGA touchscreen operator panel. It scales by adding expansion modules, up to six on a base unit, and in full rack configuration reaches 560 slots and multi-petabyte capacity. This is the tier for a data-heavy operation building a long-term, ransomware-proof archive at scale, where capacity, throughput and resilience all have to grow together. It is the largest option behind the design on our backup and data storage page.

Who it is for

The largest Maltese retention estates: finance and iGaming operators with heavy, long-horizon record-keeping, data-centre and hosting operations, research and media archives, and any business whose tape tier has outgrown the 3U Kodiak 3416. Where capacity needs are smaller, the 3416 or the fixed 2U library are the proportionate choices, and we will say so rather than oversize the estate.

Key features

80 slots per module, to 560 in a full rack. The 6U base takes up to six expansion modules; a full 42U build reaches 560 slots and multi-petabyte capacity.

Up to six drives. High parallel throughput, up to around 6 TB/h native, for backing up and restoring large estates within real windows.

Dual redundant hot-swap power. Two supplies per module, so a power-supply failure never takes the archive offline.

10-cartridge mail-slot magazine. Move batches of media in and out at once, which matters when you are rotating large numbers of tapes offsite.

Touchscreen and secure remote management. A 14.4 cm VGA touchscreen operator panel plus https web management over GbE.

Technical specifications

Specifications confirmed from the actiData Kodiak 6807 technical datasheet. Sirap sizes the base-plus-expansion configuration, drive count, generation and media to your retention and growth plan at quote.

What is in scope from Sirap

A library of this scale is engineered, not delivered. We model the capacity and growth against your retention obligations, plan the base-and-expansion build and drive count for the throughput your backup and restore windows demand, integrate it with your backup, archive and tape-management software, and design the offsite and air-gap regime so a multi-petabyte compliance archive genuinely sits beyond a network attack. With dual redundant power per module and onsite service options to 60 months, it is specified for estates that cannot tolerate a silent archive failure. Supported from Malta.

Often paired with

• DataCore software-defined storage and Synology disk as the fast recovery tier feeding the tape archive.
• Three-phase Eaton power for a continuously running large library.
• The Kodiak 3416 where the estate is large but does not need 6807-scale capacity.

Could this be grant-funded?

A strategic, large-scale retention and continuity investment can align with Malta Enterprise schemes such as the Smart & Sustainable Investment Grant or the Invest measures for larger projects, provided you apply before committing. Read our guide and see if your project qualifies, or talk to a Sirap engineer.

Frequently asked questions

How does the 6807 differ from the Kodiak 3416?
Both are scalable, dual-power libraries. The 3416 is a 3U, 40-slot base taking up to 15 expansions; the 6807 is a 6U, 80-slot base taking up to 6 expansions and up to six drives, built for larger capacity and higher parallel throughput. We pick based on your capacity, throughput and growth, not on always going bigger.

How large can it actually grow?
A full 42U rack configuration reaches 560 slots and multi-petabyte capacity. We plan the expansion path so capacity is added as you need it.

Is tape really the right tier at this scale?
For long-term retention and air-gapped, ransomware-resilient archiving, tape remains the lowest cost per terabyte and the only genuinely offline medium. It is not a fast-restore tier, which is why we pair it with disk for recovery and reserve tape for the deep, durable copy.

Talk to a Sirap engineer

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Tell us your retention scale, growth and recovery targets, and we will design the library, integrate it and support it from Malta.

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