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L180 tape library

The L180 tape library has the capabilities you need today to meet your growing storage demands tomorrow. Its combination of high-speed robotics, support for multiple tape technologies, mixed-media support and a Web-based monitoring interface allows you to do more with your information – and do it with so much less. Less effort. Less space. Less equipment. And most importantly, less money.

The L180 tape library is your long-term business asset. It is reliability you can’t live without and capacity that extends across the enterprise. The L180 tape library puts the right information on the right device with the right access at the right cost.

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Business Benefits 
   Tapes can be physically transported to a remote site or created electronically with an L180 library at the remote location.
   High-speed fixed content distribution systems can utilize the L180 library in a disk-and-tape storage environment controlled by StorageTek® Application Storage Manager® (ASM) software to reduce costs without impacting performance.

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Spec Summary
  
Capacity, native (uncompressed):(maximum configurations 174 cartridges)
T9840B (20 GB/cart) - 3.48 TB
T9840C (40 GB/cart) - 6.96 TB
T9940B (200 GB/cart) - 34.8 TB
LTO Gen 2 (200 GB/cart) - 34.8 TB
LTO Gen 3 (400 GB/cart) - 69.6 TB
SDLT 320 (160 GB/cart) - 27.84 TB
SDLT 600 (300 GB/cart) - 52.2 TB
Number of cartridge slots:84, 140, 174 plus six slots for diagnostic/cleaning cartridges
Number of tape drives / types:1-6 T9840 or T9940 drives
1-10 LTO Gen 2, Gen 3, SDLT 320 and 600
Supported host platforms:UNIX, Windows NT
 
Related Information
Product CollateralTechnical Documents
L180 tape library offering collateral (pdf 162k June 2005)
Implementation Services Mid-Range Tape Library (MTLB) offering collateral (pdf 100K May 2005)
L180 tape library collateral
Compatibility matrix for tape libraries and drives (pdf 1.3MB Mar 2005)
 
 
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Drivers
RSM driver
AIX 4.3.3 and 5L ODM Filesets for OST Driver
All drivers
 
ApplicationsTop

Disaster recovery
The L180 library is an integral part of disaster recovery processes that remotely vault data in tape form. Tapes can be physically transported to a remote site or created electronically with an L180 library at the remote location.

Fixed content distribution
The L180 library can act as a high-volume source for fixed content data, especially when outfitted with fast-access T9840 tape drives. High-speed fixed content distribution systems can utilize the L180 library in a disk-and-tape storage environment controlled by StorageTek® Application Storage Manager® (ASM) software to reduce costs without impacting performance.

Archiving
The L180 library is an efficient, high-capacity repository for archival data. It can be combined with disk systems and ASM software to provide a tiered archival system with performance and capacity customized to the archiving needs of the application.

Backup and restore
The L180 library, configured with tape drives and tape media, provides backup and recovery for for mid-size and larger distributed, Open Systems, UNIX and Windows NT environments. Backup and restore can be consolidated from multiple smaller systems to reduce costs and simplify management.

Features and IT BenefitsTop

Business continuance
For greater uptime, tape drives, fans, power supplies are hot-swappable. Uninterrupted and redundant power supplies are available. No routine maintenance is required.

Improved operation
With throughput rates as high as 2.88 terabytes per hour, the L180 library gives you the speed you need to accelerate backup, restore and archiving.

Investment protection
The L180 library’s Open Systems compatibility gives you a solution that will work now and in the future. This library is a long-term business asset.

Easy management
Intelligent software monitors and collects library statistics. Web-based access allows easy remote monitoring. Streamlined management optimizes your use of space and increases availability.

Mixed-media support
Support of concurrent multiple tape drive technologies let you put the right data on the right device at the right cost. Tape drive technologies include: StorageTek T9840, and T9940, LTO Ultrium
Generations 2 and 3, SDLT.

SAN-readiness
A SAN-ready solution, the L180 library provides two-gigabit Fibre Channel connectivity and support for dynamic world wide naming (dWWN) for the library and Fibre Channel drives.

4D robotics, digital vision system
To keep information moving, the fast 4D robotics and digital vision system let all applications read and write simultaneously, with more than 450 cartridge exchanges per hour.

Fibre, Ultra SCSI interfaces
The L180 library’s native Fibre Channel and Ultra SCSI interfaces provide the right access, no matter what the job.

 
PricingTop

Pricing varies depending on configuration and selected options. Product pricing does not include associated implementation service costs. Contact the "How to buy" help desk at 1-800-275-4785 (01-303-673-2800) for more information.

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L180 tape library internal roboticsL180 tape library front door openL180 tape library rear panel, driveL180 tape library front

 
SpecificationsTop
Performance
 
Throughput per hour, native (uncompressed):(maximum configurations)
T9840B (6 drives, 19 MB/sec) - 410.4 GB/hr
T9840C (6 drives, 30 MB/sec) - 648 GB/hr
T9940B (6 drives, 30 MB/sec) - 648 GB/hr
LTO Gen 2 (10 drives, 30-35 MB/sec) - Up to 1.26 TB/hr
LTO Gen 3 (10 drives, 68-80 MB/sec) - Up to 2.88 TB/hr
SDLT 320 (10 drives, 16 MB/sec) - 576 GB/hr
SDLT 600 (10 drives, 36 MB/sec) - 1.3 TB/hr
Audit time:<4 min
Average cell to drive time:4.0 sec
Capacity
 
Capacity, native (uncompressed):(maximum configurations 174 cartridges)
T9840B (20 GB/cart) - 3.48 TB
T9840C (40 GB/cart) - 6.96 TB
T9940B (200 GB/cart) - 34.8 TB
LTO Gen 2 (200 GB/cart) - 34.8 TB
LTO Gen 3 (400 GB/cart) - 69.6 TB
SDLT 320 (160 GB/cart) - 27.84 TB
SDLT 600 (300 GB/cart) - 52.2 TB
Number of cartridge slots:84, 140, 174 plus six slots for diagnostic/cleaning cartridges
Number of tape drives / types:1-6 T9840 or T9940 drives
1-10 LTO Gen 2, Gen 3, SDLT 320 and 600
Cartridge access port (CAP):Standard, 10-cartridge capacity
Two 5-cartridge removable magazines
Availability
 
Mean exchanges / swaps between failure (MEBF/MSBF):2,000,000
Mean time between failures (MTBF):360,000 hr (full operation)
Mean time to repair (MTTR):<30 min
Non-disruptive serviceability:Hot-swappable drives with power supply and fan, plus Ethernet and serial ports for diagnostics and reporting. Optional Universal Power Supply.
Compatibility
 
Supported host platforms:UNIX, Windows NT
Robotics control interfaces:SCSI-3 media changer command set HVD (default). LVD or HVD SCSI and option of an external FC router
Any Cartridge Any Slot™ technology:Simultaneous non-partitioned support of multiple tape and media types
Management
 
Library Admin software:Remote library monitoring and maintenance (optional)
Library Manager software:Central management, sharing and robotics control for SCSI-attached libraries (optional)
Framework Library Monitor software:Host-based and over SCSI. Monitor and respond to library via leading system management frameworks (SMFs) (optional)
Library Status Tool software:Embedded software for remote monitoring and diagnostics of entire system
SNMP:Embedded SNMP agent that enables remote reporting, monitoring and notification via standard Ethernet connection
Digital vision system:Unique digital vision camera system performs continuous calibration and reads bar codes
Operator panel:User-friendly configuration and diagnostic controls, status display and viewing window
Automatic clean:Dedicated cleaning cartridge slot for tape drive cleaning by library or software command
Automatic self discovery:Self configuring for cells, drives and CAPs
Continuous automation calibration:No periodic maintenance or alignment required
Mechanical
Library
Height:65.1 in (165.4 cm)
Depth:49.3 in (125.2 cm)
Width:28.3 in (71.9 cm)
Unit height:6u* of standard 19 inch rack
Weight:635.0 lb (288.0 kg)
Environmental
Temperature
Temperature (operating):+59° to +90° F (+15° to +32° C)
Temperature (non-operating):+50° to +104° F (+10° to +40° C )
Humidity
Relative humidity (operating):20%-80%
Relative humidity (non-operating):10%-95%
Power
 
Voltage:100-127 VAC, 200-240 VAC @ 50-60 Hz single phase (auto-ranging)
Library (operating maximum continuous - not peak):1.0 A @ 120 V, 0.5 A @ 240 V, 410 BTU/hr
Drives:Drive power consumption varies. Refer to individual drive specifications
Regulatory Compliance
 
Safety:CSA standard CAN/CSA-C22.2, no. 950-95; UL listed to UL 1950, 3rd Edition; GS licensed to EN 60950, 2nd Edition, 1991 + A1, A2, A3, A4
Nemko, Semko, Demko, Finko certified to EN 60950, (1992) A1/A2/A3/A4/A11, EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94; CB test certified
Emissions:FCC #47, part 15, subpart B, class A; VCCI class A European Union CE emissions standards AS/NZS 3548; 1996 (Australia, N.Z.); ICES-003 (Canada)
Immunity:European Union CE immunity standards
 
 
OptionsTop

Number of cartridge slots
84, 140, 174
Plus six slots for diagnostic and cleaning cartridges

Number of tape drives, types
1-6 T9840 or T9940B tape drives
1-10 LTO Ultrium or SDLT.

 

*Rack space is measured in height and expressed as a u. One u is 1.75 in (4.45 cm) in height.


 
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