Compaq
StorageWorks ESL9326DX is the enhancement to the existing ESL9326D Enterprise
DLT Library, providing the same component level redundancy for continuous
availability. Featuring up to 16 Compaq 40/80 GB DLT drives, it provides backup
and restore capabilities of up to 13.04 TB of native backup and restore capacity
and 345.6 GB/hr of backup performance, in a 1.06 sq. m of footprint.
The ESL9326DX is an Enterprise Tape Library, with up to 16 Compaq 40/80 GB
DLT drives and 326 slots, offering 13.04 TB of backup capacity (native) of
storage in a 1.06 sq. m foot print, and backup performance of 345.6 GB/hr.
It offers true hot plug capability drives for online replacement and
increase in performance, along with redundant AC power, power supplies, fans
for continuous availability.
It has a passive PCI backplane, for future technology upgrades such as
embedded fibre, NAS capabilities, RAIT and drive mirroring.
It is multi-unit scalable up to five units, and can be scaled with the
ESL9326D and additional ESL9326DX libraries.
It is qualified with Windows 2000 and Windows NT, NetWare, Tru64
UNIX and OpenVMS, as well as Compaq ProLiant and AlphaServer
product lines.
The Compaq StorageWorks ESL9326DX is supported under Compaq Insight
Manager and Compaq Tape Storage Management Console (TSMC).
Benefits at a Glance
Continuous Availability: The ESL9326DX offers best high
availability features in its class with true Hot Plug capability on drive,
and with redundant AC power, power supplies, fans.
Future Upgradeability: Passive PCI backplane, for future technology
upgrades such as embedded fibre and NAS capabilities, RAIT and drive
mirroring.
Reduced Backup Time: The Compaq DLT 40/80 GB provides a backup
speed of 6MB/sec which means less time to backup the same amount of data,
upto 345.6 GB/hr for each unit with 16 drives.
Multi-unit Scalability: Provides a convenient growth path for
increasing data backup needs.
Multiple Platforms Support: Support for Windows 2000/Windows NT, Tru64
UNIX, NetWare and OpenVMS platforms enables flexibility in
heterogeneous environment.
Manageability: Compaq Insight Manager and TSMC provide ease of
management and decreased cost of ownership.
Models
ESL9326DX
Enterprise Library
The
StorageWorks™ ESL9326DX Enterprise Library by Compaq comes equipped
with 326 media slots and up to 16 Compaq DLT 40/80GB tape drives (number
of drives determined by SKU chosen).
The ESL9326DX
comes with a complete 326 slot library system configured with the
associated number of drives, two country specific power cords,
installation and user’s manual, one-piece DLT IV media, one DLT cleaning
tape, and a copy of the Compaq Storage Management Solutions CD.
Customers are required to also purchase the necessary number of host bus
adapters, SCSI cables, DLT media, and applications software licenses in
order to complete the library solution.
Due to the size
and weight of the unit, a pre- sales site survey is required.
Installation
services can be ordered separately on Compaq Services as part of each
library order (requires scheduling with local Compaq Services provider).
Note: Does not
include special site work, which may be required as a result of not
meeting minimum site survey requirements.
What is
Storage Services Bundling?
The Storage
Services Bundling takes the existing storage products along with the
existing services and creates bundles of storage hardware/software and
appropriate services. The increased level of support provides for a
higher level of storage system availability for the customer.
Overview
The Ultimate
in High-Capacity Unattended Backup and Restore
The
StorageWorks ESL9326DX Enterprise Library provides the ultimate in
high-capacity unattended backup and restore for customers with large
server pools serviced by network attached storage devices or storage
area networks. The consolidation of the enterprise’s data into a single
shared storage device requires that these devices provide both high
capacity and high performance. With the consolidation of backup data
into a single device also comes the increased need for redundancy and
high availability. The ESL9326DX can provide years of fully automated
operation for backup save and restore, and hierarchical storage
management of critical data when coupled with a variety of qualified
industry-standard backup application solutions. With 326 slots and up to
16 Compaq 40/80 DLT drives, the ESL9326DX offers up to 13.04 TB of
native data storage and native transfer rates up to 345.6 GB/hr.
The ESL9000
Enterprise Library Family
The ESL9326DX
enterprise library is part of the Compaq ESL9000 class enterprise DLT
library family. With its high availability feature set, the ESL9000
family provides for maximum uptime. Based on PCI backplane architecture,
the ESL9000 family also provides a simple upgrade path for future
"plug-in" features.
High
Availability
As data becomes
more and more mission critical and downtime becomes more costly to the
enterprise, customers are requiring high availability consolidated
storage solutions which offer hot-swappable components and redundancies
of key operating sub-systems (tape drives, controllers, power supplies).
With redundant power distribution, power supplies, and cooling fans,
coupled with "hot pluggable" drive carriers, power supplies and cooling
fan modules, the ESL9326DX offers the best in high availability for
continuous operation.
Hot
Pluggable Drives
The ESL9326DX
uses "hot pluggable" DLT drive carriers, allowing drives replacement and
additional DLT drives to be added for capacity expansion without
interrupting backup and restore functions. These hot pluggable drive
trays allow for easy scalability of performance, as well as provide an
easy upgrade path towards future DLT drive technologies.
Note: The ESL9326DX accepts
only library ready drives specifically modified for use in the ESL9326DX
library.
Proven
Reliability
Using DLT tape
drives, and proven library robotics with a rating of 1,000,000
load/unload cycles, the ESL9326DX provides the necessary high
reliability.
Proven DLT
Technology
Digital Linear
Tape uses a proven linear recording technology, a highly accurate tape
guide system, and a read after write LZ correction system to provide
high-capacity, high reliability data backup and restoration. DLT has
fast become the industry-standard secondary storage tape format for
departmental and enterprise backup. The Compaq 40/80 DLT drives used in
the ESL9326DX can read previous versions of DLT cartridges (DLT tape IV,
DLT tape IIIxt and DLT tape III).
Manageability
The ESL9326DX
library configurations are fully supported through Compaq Insight
Manager™, providing information to administrators for both robotic,
tape status changes, and fault status of redundant components (high
availability fault status requires use of CIM 4.90 or later). Compaq
TSMC (tape storage management console) software provides diagnostics and
easy firmware upgrade capabilities. Other data and automation
manageability features, including multi-host direct connectivity, are
provided via specific third-party applications software packages.
Multi-unit
Scalability
The ESL9326DX
has the capability for multi-unit scalability, up to 5 libraries can be
scaled together in a "virtual library" using Passthrough kit to provide
a maximum of 80 drives and 1630 cartridges*
*Current software
limitations restrict support to 32 drives.
(Zero drive
configuration also available for custom field configuration)
Maximum
configuration
16 Compaq 40/80
DLT drives, 326 cartridge slots
Native transfer
rates up to 345.6 GB/hr
With Multi-unit
Scalability
Storage
Capacity
Supports 326
DLT IV cartridges for compressed capacity up to: 13.04 TB native,
26.08 TB
compressed (2:1)
With Multi-unit
Scalability
65.2 TB native,
130.4 TB compressed (2:1)
Input/Output
Port
2 x 6 slot
removable magazines
Initialization Time
< 9 minutes
Tape Access
Time
< 33 seconds
Swaps
135 swap/hour
Electrical
Specifications
AC Voltage
Auto-range to
domestic and international AC voltages
AC Voltage
Range:
90 to 132 VAC
or 180 to 264 VAC, single phase
Nominal:
100 to 120 VAC
or 220 to 240 VAC
Line Frequency
Range:
47 to 63Hz
AC Receptacle:
IEC-320 C19
Type 100-120V / 200-240V, 50/60 Hz, 20A / 16A (5-20P plug for U.S. and
Canada)
Power
Consumption
VA Maximum
1,600W
Acoustic
Noise
Noise Power
Emission Level
Idle
7.8 bels
Operating
8.1 bels
Reliability
(Library Only)
MTBF
250,000 hours
MSBF
1,000,000
load/unload cycles
*Current software
limitations support up to 32 drives.
Regulatory
Compliance
Safety
UL1950, CSA
C22.2 950, EN 60950:1992/A11, IEC
60950:1992/A11, DHHS/FDA (US CFR21 part 1040, Class 1 laser),
EMI
EN
60825:1994/A11, NOM-019-SCFI-1998, GOST-R
FCC Part 15 Class A, CISPR Publication 22 Class A, ICES-003 Class A,
VCCI Class 1, SMA AZ/NZS 3548 Class A
EMC
EN6100-3-2,
EN50082-1:1992, EN50022:1994
Warranty
(3-1-1)
Three-year warranty, first year, on-site next day response, years two &
three parts exchange.
Additional
Warranty protection can be purchased for all ESL9326DX DLT Library
products.
Note: Certain restrictions
and exclusions apply. Consult the Compaq Customer Support Center for
details.
Compaq
Installation and Carepaqs
Compaq Services
provides a three-year, limited warranty, fully supported by a worldwide
network of resellers and service providers and lifetime toll-free 7 x 24
hardware technical phone support. In addition, available service
offerings include a full range of CarePaq packaged hardware and software
services:
Installation and start up
Extended coverage hours and enhanced response times
System management and performance services
Compaq
Service & Warranty Support
Additional
Warranty protection and/or Compaq Installation packages can be purchased
for the ESL9326DX DLT Library products:
Software
Product Services
Standalone telephone support
Rights to a new license
Media and documentation updates
Hardware
Product Services
Installation services
On-site Maintenance (includes warranty support)
Response time upgrades during the warranty period
Post-warranty coverage
RAID setup and performance consulting via statement of work
Warranty
Upgrade Options
Response - Upgrade on-site response from next business day to same
day 4-hours
Coverage - Extend hours of coverage from 5 days x 9 hours to 7
days x 24 hours
Duration - Select duration of coverage for a period of 1, 3, or 5
years
Additional
Warranty protection and/or Compaq Installation packages can be purchased
for the ESL9326DX DLT Library products:
Installation
Services
For library
SKUs ending in suffix –B21 through –B24 (0 to 8 drive units)
FM-T6INS-IN
For library
SKUs ending in suffix –B25 through –B28 (9 to 16 drive units)
FM-T7INS-IN
For Pass
through Mechanism Kit
FM-T7INP-IN
Note: Certain restrictions
and exclusions apply. Consult the Compaq Customer Support Center for
details.
CarePAQ is defined as an upgrade to the product warranty
attribute, available for a specific duration and hours of coverage.
CarePAQ is not available for less than the products warranty
duration.
CarePAQ is available for sale anytime during the warranty period
for most products, but the commencement date will be the same as the
Warranty Start Date (delivery date to end user customer). Proof of
purchase may be required.
CarePAQ services are prepaid.
What is
Storage Services Bundling?
The Storage
Services Bundling takes the existing storage products along with the
existing services and creates bundles of storage hardware/software and
appropriate services. The increased level of support provides for a
higher level of storage system availability for the customer.