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StreamLine™ SL8500 modular library system
The StreamLine™ SL8500 modular library system is the first offering in the newest StorageTekฎ family of data protection and archiving solutions. With its true mixed-media support and interfaces and its many continuous-operation features, the SL8500 library system provides an ideal solution for consolidating enterprise and midrange computing infrastructures.

 

Spec Summary

  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config) library
Capacity, native (uncompressed): T9840C (1,448 carts, 40 GB/cart) – 58 TB
T9840B (1,448 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 29 TB
T9840A (1,448 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 29 TB
T9940B (1,448 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 290 TB
LTO Ultrium Generation 2 (1,448 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 290 TB
SDLT 600 (1,448 carts, 300 GB/cart) – 434 TB
 
T9840C (300,000 carts, 40 GB/cart) – 12 PB
T9840B (300,000 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 6 PB
T9840A (300,000 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 6 PB
T9940B (300,000 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 60 PB
LTO Ultrium Generation 2 (300,000 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 60 P
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
 
Supported host platforms: All major operating systems
 
All major operating systems
 
 
 
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Applications

Data protection and archiving
The StreamLine SL8500 modular library system meets enterprise requirements for backup and archiving in Open Systems and mainframe environments. Its fast robotics can handle unpredictable peak workloads. And it provides the ability to add slots and drives to increase capacity and throughput rates without interrupting operations.

Backup consolidation
The StreamLine SL8500 modular library system is ideal for consolidating data from backup operations. Seamless heterogeneous attachment and support for mixed media gives you the ability to share the library across servers, applications and media types without requiring partition management.

 

Benefits

Consolidate data
With its extreme scalability, support for mixed media and diverse operating environments, the StreamLine SL8500 modular library system is ideal for the consolidation of many smaller libraries.

Increase throughput
High-performance robotics enable the library system to keep pace with the unpredictable peak workloads, as well as future demands for higher throughput as data continues to grow rapidly.

Grow with ease
The StreamLine SL8500 library system scales from 2,048 useable slots and 64 drives to more than 300,000 slots and 1,984 drives to accommodate years of growth in your storage environment.

Save space
With extremely high slot density, the StreamLine SL8500 modular library system makes maximum use of the floor space in your data center.

 

Features

Mixed-drive support
The StreamLine SL8500 modular library system supports StorageTek T9840 and T9940 tape drives as well as mid-range LTO Ultrium, and SDLT.

Compatibility
The StreamLine SL8500 modular library system attaches to mainframe, supercomputer, UNIX, Linux and Windows environments and can be shared across different backup applications.

Expandability
The library system can be upgraded with future drive types and more cartridge slots to increase capacity during operation, with no system downtime.

High availability
The sophisticated new StreamLine architecture offers hot-swappable and fully redundant components, including multiple robots, to keep your library up and running. For even higher availability, you can add additional redundant components.

Remote management
The library system can be managed and monitored via a remote, network-based operator panel or an optional local touch-screen operator panel.

Professional Services
StorageTek Global Services offer assessment, design, implementation and migration services. StorageTek services and StorageTek-certified partners can provide training and support services.

Capacity on demand
 

Redundant robotics
 

N+1 or 2N power
 

Redundant electronics
 

One or two 39-cartridge access ports (CAPs)
 

Touch-screen operator panel
 

Web-based monitoring
 

Integrated with virtualization to provide:
Sharing of drives
Improved backup reliability
Transparent migration of drive tapes
Automated media migration
Automation of other manual tasks, such as multiple copies, remote copies, etc.

 

Pricing

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 1-800-577-4785 for more information.
 

Specifications

Performance
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config) library
Throughput per hour, native (uncompressed): T9840C (64 drives, 30 MB/sec) – 6.9 TB/hr
T9840B (64 drives, 19 MB/sec) – 4.4 TB/hr
T9840A (64 drives, 10 MB/sec) – 2.3 TB/hr
T9940B (64 drives, 30 MB/sec) – 6.9 TB/hr
LTO Ultrium Generation 2 (64 drives, 30–35 MB/sec) – up to 8.1 TB/hr
SDLT 600 (64 drives, 35 MB/sec) – 8.1 TB/hr
 
T9840C (2,048 drives, 30 MB/sec) – 221 TB/hr
T9840B (2,048 drives, 19 MB/sec) – 140 TB/hr
T9840A (2,048 drives, 10 MB/sec) – 74 TB/hr
T9940B (2,048 drives, 30 MB/sec) – 221 TB/hr
LTO Ultrium Generation 2 (2,048 drives, 30–35 MB/sec) – up to 258 TB/h
SDLT 600 (2,048 drives, 35 MB/sec) – 258 TB/hr
 
Audit time: <60 min
 
<60 min
 
Average cell to drive time: 6.25 sec
 
6.25 sec
 
Capacity
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config) library
Capacity, native (uncompressed): T9840C (1,448 carts, 40 GB/cart) – 58 TB
T9840B (1,448 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 29 TB
T9840A (1,448 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 29 TB
T9940B (1,448 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 290 TB
LTO Ultrium Generation 2 (1,448 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 290 TB
SDLT 600 (1,448 carts, 300 GB/cart) – 434 TB
 
T9840C (300,000 carts, 40 GB/cart) – 12 PB
T9840B (300,000 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 6 PB
T9840A (300,000 carts, 20 GB/cart) – 6 PB
T9940B (300,000 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 60 PB
LTO Ultrium Generation 2 (300,000 carts, 200 GB/cart) – 60 P
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) library
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) library
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) library
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) library
Height: 93.15 in (236.60 cm)
 
93.15 in (236.60 cm)
 
Depth: 108.75 in (276.23 cm)
 
333.75 in (847.74 cm)
 
Width: 67.25 in (170.81 cm)
 
2330.56 in (5919.73 cm)
 
Weight: 4,309 lb (1,954 kg)
 
310K lb (1,40K kg)
 
Environmental
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config) library
Temperature (operating): +60ฐ to +90ฐ F (+16ฐ to +32ฐ C)
 
+60ฐ to +90ฐ F (+16ฐ to +32ฐ C)
 
Temperature (non-operating): +40ฐ to +90ฐ F (+4ฐ to +32ฐ C)
 
+40ฐ to +90ฐ F (+4ฐ to +32ฐ C)
 
Relative humidity (operating): 20%-80%
 
20%-80%
 
Relative humidity (non-operating): 20%-80%
 
20%-80%
 
Power
  SL8500 (min config) library SL8500 (max config) library
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: single phase configurations
24 amps per phase @ 180 VAC (line to neutral or line to line) 13.0kW, 44,380 BTU/hr
three phase configurations
40 amps per phase @ 180 VAC (line to line) 13.0kW, 44,380 BTU/hr
 
single phase configurations
768 amps per phase @ 180 VAC (line to neutral or line to line) 416kW, 1.4 M BTU/hr
three phase configurations
280 amps per phase @ 180 VAC (line to line) 416kW, 1.4 M BTU/hr
 
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) library
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)