Scalar i500

The Scalar i500 Tape Library is the intelligent library platform that gives growing midrange storage environments faster, easier and more reliable data protection.  It combines modular design with continuous robotics to provide industry-leading scalability, performance and reliability.  Designed with Quantum's iPlatform architecture and iLayer management approach, the Scalar i500 makes backups  easier to manage.  Its proactive monitoring and remote diagnostics can reduce service calls by 50% and shorten issue resolution times by 30%.  The Scalar i500 is designed to integrate easily with disk backup making it the perfect library for next-generation backup architectures.  IT managers can be assured they will have reliable, high- performance backups, assured restores and effective long term protection for years into the future, no matter how storage needs evolve.

The Scalar i500 management features were designed with midrange backup needs in mind.  The  user- friendly setup wizards make it simple to install.  Partitioning, remote monitoring and automated diagnostics capabilities make it easy to operate and maintain.   Native support for Storage Resource Management (SRM) tools using the SMI-S interface standard means users can include Scalar i500 libraries, even those in remote locations, within their managed storage environments along with their disk and fabric resources.

The Scalar i500 offers industry-leading RAS features designed to meet the availability requirements of the most demanding midrange data centers.  Hot swap drives are standard on all models.  A full 2N power option protects the library and all drives from any single point of failure in the power system.  Its capacity-on-demand scalability lets it grow without interruption as user data grows and flexible design makes it easy to add new modules and its single, continuous robotics system provides fast, reliable cartridge transfer under the widest possible range of conditions.  The Scalar i500 combines modular scalability with single-robotics simplicity, reliability and performance.

Features Scales from 36 to 402 slots (tapes) Up to 18 drives Up to 643TB capacity Supports LTO-3 and LTO-4 technology Instant capacity on-demand 5 slots per/sec inventory speed Auto-discovery and auto-calibration of all components for rapid configuration 1 year warranty

Specifications

Specification Details Operation Drive Interface SCSI-2/SCSI-3 LVD; Storage Networked 4Gb FC interface option Library Interface SCSI-2/SCSI-3 LVD; integrated FC interface option Inventory Speed 55 seconds for average 5U config; 110 seconds for average 14U config Configuration Auto-discovery and auto-calibration for installed or added components (modules, drives, magazines, tapes, etc.) Import/Export Up to 54 (LTO) positions in removable magazines Reliability Library MCBF Greater than 2,000,000 Power Optional 2N power for all systems and drives Library MTTR 30 minutes Diagnostics Embedded monitoring of major subsystems, self-diagnostic procedures and policy- based e-mail and pager alerts to system administrators and Quantum Global Services Module Upgrade Any storage module may be added in 30 minutes; customer installable drive, fan, power supply and slot upgrades Environmental Power 100-240VAC; 50-60Hz Temperature 10 to 40°C operating Humidity 20 to 80% non-condensing operating Physical 5U Base System 8.6 x 17.4 x 31.4 (in) / 21.9 x 44.2 x 79.8 (cm) --- 66 (lb) / 30 (kg) 14U Base System 24.4 x 17.4 x 31.4 (in) / 61.9 x 44.2 x 79.8 (cm) --- 125 (lb) / 56.8 (kg) 23U Base System 40.1 x 17.4 x 31.4 (in) / 101.9 x 44.2 x 79.8 (cm) --- 184 (lb) / 83.6 (kg) 9U Expansion Module 15.8 x 17.4 x 31.4 (in) / 40 x 44.2 x 79.8 (cm) --- 59 (lb) / 26.8 (kg) Drive 8.9 x 13 x 16.4 (in) / 22.6 x 33 x 41.7 (cm) --- 10 (lb) / 4.6 (kg) Power Supply 8.9 x 13 x 16.4 (in) / 22.6 x 33 x 41.7 (cm) --- 5 (lb) / 2.3 (kg)

Total Tapes and Capacity Ranges

Base System Options Active Tape Positions LTO-3 Max Capacity (TB) LTO-4 Max Capacity (TB) 5U, 14U, 23U 36 28.8 57.6 14U, 23U 82 65.6 131.2 14U, 23U 92 73.6 147.2 14U, 23U 128 102.4 4656 23U 174 139.2 278.4 23U 218 174.4 348.8 32U 266 212.8 425.6 32U 310 248.0 496.0 41U 358 286.4 572.8 41U 402 321.6 643.2 9U expansion modules hold up to 92 tapes.  At installation, users may select slot activation levels of 0, 46, 90 or 92 positions.

Drive Capacity and Performance

Drive Type Cartridge Capacity Native / Compressed  (GB) Drive Throughput Native / Compressed (MB/sec) Data Buffer (MB) File Access  Time (sec) LTO-4 800 / 1600 120 / 240 128 51 LTO-3 400 / 800 80 / 160 128 68

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