Date: 26-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/storage/tape_storage/tape_virtualization/vtlplus/specs.xml

Sun StorageTek Virtual Tape Library Plus

Specifications

Once you install Sun StorageTek VTL Plus 1.0 or the new StorageTek VTL Plus 2.0, you'll never again back up directly to tape.

Key Specifications

Higher availability assures completed backups and protected data
Enhanced performance assures faster backup, smaller backup windows, and more successful backups
Advanced configuration: up to 2 servers active/active, 8 FC front-end ports, 32 host connections (series 3000)

Details

Performance
Connectivity
Capacity
Additional Information

Performance
	VTL Plus 1.0	VTL Plus 2.0
Aggregate Throughput	VTL appliance series 1140: Up to 350 MB/sec VTL appliance series 2540: Up to 700 MB/sec VTL appliance series 3540: Up to 1400 MB/sec	VTL appliance series 1200: Up to 800 MB/sec VTL appliance series 1202: Up to 1600 MB/sec VTL appliance series 2600: Up to 1200 MB/sec VTL appliance series 3600: Up to 2400 MB/sec
Connectivity
	VTL Plus 1.0	VTL Plus 2.0
FC ports front-end/total	VTL appliance series 1140: 2/6 VTL appliance series 2540: 4/12 (up to 8/28) VTL appliance series 3540: 8/24 (up to 16/56)	VTL appliance series 1200: 4/10 VTL appliance series 1202: 8/20 VTL appliance series 2600: 8/16 VTL appliance series 3600: 16/32

Servers/Nodes	VTL appliance series 1140: 1 VTL appliance series 2540: 1 VTL appliance series 3540: 2 (Active/Active)	VTL appliance series 1200: 1 VTL appliance series 1202: 2 (Active/Active) VTL appliance series 2600: 1 VTL appliance series 3600: 2 (Active/Active)
Capacity
	VTL Plus 1.0	VTL Plus 2.0
Raw	VTL appliance series 1140: 8 to 56 TB VTL appliance series 2540: 8 to 224 TB VTL appliance series 3540: 8 to 224 TB	VTL appliance series 1200: 12 to 224 TB VTL appliance series 1202: 12 to 448 TB VTL appliance series 2600: 12 to 896 TB VTL appliance series 3600: 12 to 896 TB

Usable	VTL appliance series 1140: 6 to 42 TB VTL appliance series 2540: 6 to 168 TB VTL appliance series 3540: 6 to 168 TB	VTL appliance series 1200: 8 to 160 TB[1] VTL appliance series 1202: 8 to 320 TB[1] VTL appliance series 2600: 8 to 630 TB[1] VTL appliance series 3600: 8 to 630 TB[1]

Virtual tape libraries / drives / cartridges - Maximum	VTL appliance series 1140: 16 / 128 / 2048 VTL appliance series 2540: 64 / 512 / 4096 VTL appliance series 3540: 128 / 1024 / 8192	VTL appliance series 1200: 128/1024 /65,536 VTL appliance series 1202: 256/2048 /131,072 VTL appliance series 2600: 128 /1024 /65,536 VTL appliance series 3600: 256/2048 /131,072
Additional Information
	VTL Plus 1.0	VTL Plus 2.0
Software options	IP replication (compression and encryption options) Tape caching (physical lib integration) Secure tape (encryption on physical tape) ACSLS basic support iSeries/AS400 attach NDMP support Call Home

Warranty	Two year, 24x7, four-hour-response warranty for hardware Premium software maintenance recommended

[1] Usable capacity based on best current estimates

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