Quantum Scalar i6000 Technisches Handbuch

Planning Guide

Quantum Scalar i6000 Library

6-66882-07 Rev A

ii Scalar i6000 Planning Guide

Scalar i6000 Planning Guide, 6-66882-07 Rev A, May 2013, Product of USA.

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Preserving the World's Most Important Data. Yours., Backup. Recovery. Archive. It’s What We Do., the

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sized. Well-armored, SDLT, SiteCare, SmartVerify, StorageCare, Super DLTtape, and Vision are trademarks

of Quantum.

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Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Contents

Chapter 1 About This Guide and Your Product 1

Product Safety Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Mercury Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Product Regulatory Model Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Explanation of Symbols and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Other Documents You Might Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting More Information or Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2 Description 5

Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Expansion Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Dual-Robot Configurations and Parking Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Library Management Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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I/O Management Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Control Management Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Fibre Channel I/O Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Ethernet Expansion Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Robot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Import/Export Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Tape Drives and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

WORM Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Power System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Host Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Library Control Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Path34

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Aisle Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Webcam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Managing Your Library Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Slot Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Capacity on Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Unlicensed Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Encryption and Key Management Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 3 System Specifications 49

Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Module Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Supported Power Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Module Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Library Connection Types and Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Physical Specifications – Pallet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Pallet Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Physical Specifications – Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Configuration Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Basic Building Blocks59

Examples of Common Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Module Foot Pad Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Module Floor Cutout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

LTO Drive Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Barcode Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Chapter 4 Site Preparations 71

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Physical Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Access Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Required Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

SAN Readiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

NPIV Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Dual Robotics Upgrade Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Gen 2 Single Robotics Upgrade Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

High-density Expansion Module Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Additional Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Scalar i6000 Planning Guide 1

Chapter 1

About This Guide and Your

Product

This guide contains information necessary for site planning prior to the

installation of the Scalar i6000. This guide is intended for anyone

interested in learning about or anyone that needs to know how to plan

for the installation of a Scalar i6000 library.

Caution: Be sure to read all operating instructions in this manual

and in the

System, Safety, and Regulatory Information

Guide

before operating this product.

This guide is intended to be used by system administrators, information

technology professionals, and Quantum professional services and

service personnel who will be involved with the installation of the

library.

Product Safety Statements

This product is designed for data storage and retrieval using magnetic

tape. Any other application is not considered the intended use.

Quantum will not be held liable for damage arising from unauthorized

use of the product. The user assumes all risk in this aspect.

Chapter 1: About This Guide and Your Product

Product Regulatory Model Number

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This unit is engineered and manufactured to meet all safety and

regulatory requirements. Be aware that improper use may result in

bodily injury, damage to the equipment, or interference with other

equipment.

WARNING: Before powering on or using this equipment, read THE

System, Safety, and Regulatory Information Guide

. Keep

the Guide for future reference.

Mercury Statement Projectors, LCD displays, and some multifunction printers may

use lamp(s) that contain a small amount of mercury for

energy-efficient lighting purposes. Mercury lamps in these

products are labeled accordingly. Please manage the lamp

according to local, state, or federal laws. For more information, contact

the Electronic Industries Alliance at www.eiae.org. For lamp-specific

disposal information check www.lamprecycle.org.

Disposal of Electrical

and Electronic

Equipment

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates

that this product should not be disposed of with your

other waste. Instead, it should be handed over to a

designated collection point for the recycling of electrical

and electronic equipment. The separate collection and

recycling of your waste equipment at the time of

disposal will help to conserve natural resources and

ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects

human health and the environment. For more information about where

you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please visit our

Web site at: http://qcare.quantum.com or contact your local

government authority, your household waste disposal service or the

business from which you purchased the product.

Product Regulatory Model Number

The Scalar i6000 model number is: SCi2000

Chapter 1: About This Guide and Your Product

Explanation of Symbols and Notes

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Explanation of Symbols and Notes

The following symbols appear throughout this document to highlight

important information.

WARNING: INDICATES A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION

WHICH, IF NOT AVOIDED, COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR

BODILY INJURY.

Caution: Indicates a situation that may cause possible damage to

equipment, loss of data, or interference with other

equipment.

Note: Indicates important information that helps you make better

use of your system.

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