Sun StorageTek SL500 Modular Library System

Sun StorageTek SL500 Library System

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Specifications

The Sun StorageTek SL500 Modular Library System is the most flexible rackmounted solution on the market. It provides you with the simplicity, reliability, and scalability you need to manage growth, accelerate consolidation, and reduce costs in small- to medium-sized business or corporate environments.


Key Specifications

  • Scales from 30 to 575 LTO cartridge slots, 24 to 94 mixed LTO and SDLT/DLT-S4 slots, and up to 18 full-height tape drives
  • Over 460 TB capacity in a standard 19" rack-mount cabinet
  • Hot-swappable drives and redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans
  • Heterogeneous attach and mixed-media support
  • Native Partitioning enables up to 8 partitions and facilitates consolidation
Performance
Throughput per hour, native (uncompressed)
  • LTO 3 (18 drives; 68-80 MB/sec) - over 5 TB/hr
  • LTO 4 (18 drives; 120 MB/sec) – over 7 TB/hr
  • SDLT 600 (18 drives; 36 MB/sec) – over 2 TB/hr
Capacity
Capacity, native (uncompressed) (maximum configuration 575 cartridges; mixed media - maximum configuration 494 cartridges)
  • LTO 2 (200 GB/cart) - 115 TB
  • LTO 3 (400 GB/cart) - 230 TB
  • LTO 4 (800 GB/cart) – 460 TB
  • SDLT 600 (300 GB/cart) - 148 TB

Number of cartridge slots
  • 30-575 slots (LTO)
  • 24-494 slots (Mixed Media)
  • Base module: 50 total LTO cartridge slots, 42 total Mixed Media Slots
  • Drive expansion module: 93 LTO slots, 77 Mixed Media slots
  • Cartridge expansion module: 120 additional LTO cartridge slots; 98 additional slots Mixed Media (without CAP)

Number of tape drives Base module: 1-2 drives
Expansion module: up to 4 drives
Total library: 1-18 drives

Cartridge access port (CAP) * Base module, 5-cartridge capacity (LTO), 4-cartridge capacity (mixed media)
Availability
Mean exchanges/swaps between failure 2,000,000

Mean time to repair < 30 min

Non-disruptive serviceability Hot-swappable drives, Ethernet and serial ports for diagnostics and reporting. Redundant hot-swappable power supplies with redundant fans
Compatibility
Supported host platform Solaris, UNIX, Windows, Linux

Robotics control interfaces Robotics control interfaces Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)-3 Media Changer command set: low-voltage differential (LVD) or Fibre Channel

Any Cartridge Any Slot technology Simultaneous non-partitioned support of multiple tape and media types
Management
Digital vision system Unique digital vision camera system that performs continuous calibration and reads bar codes

Operator panel Optional user-friendly configuration and diagnostic controls, status display and viewing window

Automatic clean Configurable cleaning cartridge slot for tape drive cleaning by library or software command

Automatic self-discovery Self-configuring for cells, drives and cartridge access ports

Continuous automation calibration No periodic maintenance or alignment required

StorageTek Library Console (SLC) Partitioning via SLC allows for up to 8 partitions by the cell, side or module. Reporting also available.
Mechanical
Base module (minimum configuration)
  • Height: 14.0 in. (35.6 cm)
  • Depth: 33.14 in. (81.1 cm)
  • Width: 18.9 in. (48.0 cm)
  • Unit height: 8u**
  • Weight: 76.4 lb (34.56 kg)

Drive expansion module (minimum configuration)
  • Height: 14.0 in. (35.6 cm)
  • Depth: 33.14 in. (81.1 cm)
  • Width: 18.9 in. (48.0 cm)
  • Unit height: 8u**
  • Weight: 59.0 lb (26.9 kg)

Cartridge expansion module (minimum configuration)
  • Height: 14.0 in. (35.6 cm)
  • Depth: 31.62 in. (80.3 cm)
  • Width: 18.9 in. (48.0 cm)
  • Unit height: 8u**
  • Weight: 44.2 lb (20.1 kg)
Environmental
Temperature
  • Operating: +50° to +104° F (+10° to 40° C)
  • Non-operating: +50° to +104° F (+10° to 40° C)

Relative humidity
  • Operating: 20% to 80%
  • Non-operating: 10% to 95%
Power
Voltage 100–127 VAC, 200–240 VAC @ 50–60 Hz single phase (auto-ranging)

Library (operating max. continuous - not peak) 1.42 A @ 120 V or 0.75 A @ 240 V, 614 BTU/hr

Drives Drive power consumption varies. Refer to individual drive specifications.
Regulatory compliance
Electromagnetic compatibility FCC (47 CFR 15, Subpart B) Class A; CE (EN55022 Class A, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3); VCCI (CISPR 22) Class A; Canada (ICES-003) Class A; Australia / New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR22); Taiwan BSMI (CNS13438 Class A and CNS14336)

Safety UL 60950-1; CAN/CSA 22.2 No. 60950-1; EN60950-1
Notes
*CAP slots can be configured as data cartridge slots ** Rack space is measured in height and expressed as a u. One u is 1.75 in (4.45 cm) in height