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StreamLine SL8500 modular library system

The StreamLine™ SL8500 modular library system is StorageTek’s flagship enterprise tape library. It is designed specifically to meet your data protection and archiving requirements. With its industry-leading reliability and accessibility, the SL8500 helps you mitigate risk and enable business continuity. It gives you the confidence that your data will be there when you need it, protected and accessible.

Lowering costs and improving efficiencies is easy with the SL8500. Its unsurpassed scalability enables you to cost-effectively meet the ever-increasing data storage demands of your business. And the SL8500 supports StorageTek’s VolSafe® secure media technology to further help you meet your compliance needs.

 
   The StreamLine SL8500 improves bottom-line efficiency by facilitating seamless consolidation of multiple smaller libraries, resulting in lower operational, management and maintenance costs.
   As the center of your data protection and archiving strategy, the SL8500 enables regulatory compliance and helps reduce the risk of serious financial ramifications.
   The SL8500 can enhance top-line revenue growth by allowing you to grow your business without disruption.

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Specifications Top
Performance
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config of 32 libraries)
Throughput per hour, native (uncompressed): T9840B (64 drives, 19 MB/sec) – 4.4 TB/hr
T9840C (64 drives, 30 MB/sec) – 6.9 TB/hr
T9940B (64 drives, 30 MB/sec) – 6.9 TB/hr
LTO Gen 2 (64 drives, 30–35 MB/sec) – up to 8.1 TB/hr
LTO Gen 3 (64 drives, 80 MB/sec) – up to 18.4 TB/hr
SDLT 600 (64 drives, 36 MB/sec) – 8.3 TB/hr
 		 T9840B (2,048 drives, 19 MB/sec) – 140 TB/hr
T9840C (2,048 drives, 30 MB/sec) – 221 TB/hr
T9940B (2,048 drives, 30 MB/sec) – 221 TB/hr
LTO Gen 2 (2,048 drives, 30–35 MB/sec) – up to 258 TB/hr
LTO Gen 3 (2,048 drives, 80 MB/sec) – up to 590 TB/hr
SDLT 600 (2,048 drives, 36 MB/sec) – 265 TB/hr
 
Audit time: <60 min
 		 <60 min
 
Average cell to drive time: 5 sec
 		 5 sec
 
Capacity
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config of 32 libraries)
Capacity, native (uncompressed): T9840B (1,448 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 29 TB
T9840C (1,448 carts, 40 GB/cart) – 58 TB
T9940B (1,448 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 290 TB
LTO Gen 2 (1,448 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 290 TB
LTO Gen 3 (1,448 carts, 400 GB/cart) – 579 TB
SDLT 600 (1,448 carts, 300 GB/cart) – 434 TB
 		 T9840B (300,000 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 6 PB
T9840C (300,000 carts, 40 GB/cart) – 12 PB
T9940B (300,000 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 60 PB
LTO Gen 2 (300,000 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 60 PB
LTO Gen 3 (300,000 carts, 400 GB/cart) – 120 PB
SDLT 600 (300,000 carts, 300 GB/cart) – 90 PB
 
Number of cartridge slots: Starts at 1,448 carts customer-usable slots
 		 300,000 customer-usable slots
 
Number of tape drives / types: Up to 64 drives of any combination of supported drives, including:
T9840 ESCON, Fibre Channel and FICON, T9940 ESCON, Fibre Channel and FICON, LTO Ultrium Generation Fibre Channel, SDLT Fibre Channel
 		 Up to 2,048 drives of any combination of supported drives, including:
T9840 ESCON, Fibre Channel and FICON, T9940 ESCON, Fibre Channel and FICON, LTO Ultrium Generation Fibre Channel, SDLT Fibre Channel
 
Cartridge access port (CAP): Standard 39 cartridge slot CAP, optional 39 additional slots (78 total)
 		 Up to 2,496 cartridge slots
 
Availability
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config of 32 libraries)
Mean exchanges / swaps between failure (MEBF/MSBF): 2,000,000
 		 2,000,000
 
Non-disruptive serviceability: Standard N+1 power for drives, robotics and library electronics that can be replaced while the library is operating.
 		 Standard N+1 power for drives, robotics and library electronics that can be replaced while the library is operating.
 
Compatibility
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config of 32 libraries)
Supported host platforms: All major operating systems
 		 All major operating systems
 
Robotics control interfaces: TCP/IP (IEEE 802.3, 100 baseT, half-duplex)
 		 TCP/IP (IEEE 802.3, 100 baseT, half-duplex)
 
Any Cartridge Any Slot™ technology: Both minimum and maximum configurations support full mixed media, any cartridge can be placed in any cell, no required partitions
 		 Both minimum and maximum configurations support full mixed media, any cartridge can be placed in any cell, no required partitions
 
Management
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config of 32 libraries)
Digital vision system: Unique digital vision camera system performs continuous calibration and reads bar codes
 		 Unique digital vision camera system performs continuous calibration and reads bar codes
 
Operator panel: Standard web-accessible monitoring and control
 		 Standard web-accessible monitoring and control
 
Automatic clean: Additional dedicated cleaning cartridge slots are included for tape drive cleaning for multiple drive types by library or software command
 		 Additional dedicated cleaning cartridge slots are included for tape drive cleaning for multiple drive types by library or software command
 
Automatic self discovery: Auto-discovery and auto-configuration for all drive, media types, slots and CAP
 		 Auto-discovery and auto-configuration for all drive, media types, slots and CAP
 
Continuous automation calibration: No periodic maintenance or alignment required
 		 No periodic maintenance or alignment required
 
Mechanical
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config of 32 libraries)
Height: 93.15 in (236.6 cm)
 		 93.15 in (236.6 cm)
 
Depth: 109 in (276.9 cm)
 		 296.5 in (753 cm)
 
Width: 67.25 in (170.8 cm)
 		 2,338 in (5,938 cm)
 
Weight: 6,250 lb (2,835 kg)
 		 492K lb (223mg)
 
Environmental
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config of 32 libraries)
Temperature (operating): +60° to +90° F (+16° to +32° C)
 		 +60° to +90° F (+16° to +32° C)
 
Temperature (non-operating): +40° to +90° F (+4° to +32° C)
 		 +40° to +90° F (+4° to +32° C)
 
Relative humidity (operating): 20%-80%
 		 20%-80%
 
Relative humidity (non-operating): 20%-80%
 		 20%-80%
 
Power
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config of 32 libraries)
Voltage: Choice of 220–240 VAC @ 50–60 Hz single phase or three phase (Delta, Wye or SUVA). Optional redundant inputs of any of the above.
 		 Choice of 220–240 VAC @ 50–60 Hz single phase or three phase (Delta, Wye or SUVA). Optional redundant inputs of any of the above.
 
Power consumption/dissipation: varies by configuration
 		 varies by configuration
 
Drives: Drive power consumption varies. Refer to individual drive specifications
 		 Drive power consumption varies. Refer to individual drive specifications
 
Regulatory Compliance
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config of 32 libraries)
Safety: UL listed to UL 60950 (latest edition); CSA standard CAN/CSA-C22.2, no. 60950 (latest edition); IEC Compliance EN60950, TUV compliance EN60950 (latest edition)
 		 UL listed to UL 60950 (latest edition); CSA standard CAN/CSA-C22.2, no. 60950 (latest edition); IEC Compliance EN60950, TUV compliance EN60950 (latest edition)
 
Emissions: FCC Title 47, Part 15, Subpart B, Class A; VCCI Class A (C1SPR22); European Union CE emissions standards 89/336; AS/NZS 3548; Canada ICES-003, Taiwan (CNS13438)
 		 FCC Title 47, Part 15, Subpart B, Class A; VCCI Class A (C1SPR22); European Union CE emissions standards 89/336; AS/NZS 3548; Canada ICES-003, Taiwan (CNS13438)
 
Immunity: European Union CE immunity standards (CISPR24/EN55024)
 		 European Union CE immunity standards (CISPR24/EN55024)

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