Appendix C. Specifications

This appendix provides hardware, environmental, primary power, and cooling specifications and installation considerations for the 4560SLX Tape Library.

Hardware

The following tables provide the operational specifications, reliability, and physical characteristics of the 4560SLX Tape Library.

Table 9. Operational specifications

Operational specifications

4560SLX Tape Library

 

 

Host SCSI interface

LVD/SE

 

 

Drive configuration

0, 1, 2

 

 

Drive compatibility

Quantum SDLT 320, LTO Ultrium 200

 

 

Number of cartridges

26 removable (SDLT) or 30 removable (LTO)

 

 

Maximum data capacity

>4.16 TB (SDLT), 3.00TB (LTO)

(native)

 

 

 

Maximum transfer rate

>57.6 GB/hr. (SDLT), 54 GB/hr. (LTO)

(native)

 

 

 

Mount time into drive

<10 seconds, excluding cartridge elevator access

 

 

Dismount time from drive

<10 seconds, excluding cartridge elevator access

 

 

Table 10. Reliability

 

 

 

Reliability

4560SLX Tape Library

 

 

Mean Time Between Failure

>250,000 hours (excluding power supply, tape drives, and

(MTBF)

cooling fans)

 

 

Mean Swaps Before Failure

2,000,000 cartridge cycles

(MSBF)

 

 

 

Design Life

7 yrs. @ 30% duty cycle

 

 

Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)

<10 min (most FRUs)

 

 

Table 11. Physical characteristics (tabletop version)

 

 

Physical characteristics

4560SLX Tape Library

 

 

Height

8.75 in. (22.25 cm) nominal (5U)

 

Note: The rear rack enclosure door (if any) must provide

 

minimum of 3.0additional clearance from the rear of the

 

chassis for SCSI cables and fan housings.

 

 

Width

16.75 in. (22.23 cm)

 

 

Depth (including drive

31 in. (78.74 cm)

handles)

 

 

 

Weight

v Unpacked 67.0 lbs (30.40 kg) estimated (with 2 drives

 

installed)

 

v Packaged 99.0 lbs (44.91 kg) estimated

 

 

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