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TimberWolf 9740 tape library
With its ability to store up to 30 terabytes of uncompressed data in a small footprint and its support for advanced management tools, the StorageTek® TimberWolf™ 9740 tape library is ready for the storage complexities of large, multiplatform environments. It is ideal for applications ranging from e-commerce and data warehousing to broadcasting and complex imaging.
 

Spec Summary

   
Number of cartridge slots: 326 or 494 (with expansion door)
1-6 LSMs
 
Number of tape drives / types: 1-10 T9840, T9940, DLT 7000 and/or DLT 4000 or 1-4 RedWood SD-3 or 2-4 TimberLine 9490 or 2-4 RedWood SD-3 and/or TimberLine 9490
 
Supported host platforms: AS/400, UNIX, Windows NT, Novell NetWare,
 
 

Related Documents

Product Collateral Technical Information
TinberWolf tape library collateral
(pdf 129K, Apr 2004)
Compatibility matrix for tape libraries and drives
(pdf 247K, Jul 2004)
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Applications

Disaster recovery
The TimberWolf 9740 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, created electronically with a TimberWolf 9740 library at the remote location or created simultaneously at both locations.

Archiving
The TimberWolf 9740 library provides significant capacity in a small footprint for high-volume archiving applications. It can be combined with disk systems and Application Storage Manager (ASM) software to provide a tiered archival system with performance and capacity customized to the archiving needs of the application.

Backup and restore
The TimberWolf 9740 library’s capacity and footprint make it ready for backup and restore of large, multi-platform environments. The TimberWolf can be used to consolidate backup and restore to a single library, reducing costs and simplifying management.

 

Benefits

Higher resource utilization
With the addition of the StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager® (VSM®) system you can use nearly 100 percent of the capacity of your tapes, unleashing the value trapped in under-utilized tapes.

Scalability for growth
The cartridge exchange mechanism enables you to attach up to six 9740 libraries to allow your storage capacity to grow to 175 terabytes of native data.

Investment protection
The TimberWolf 9740 library supports a wide variety of tape technologies, enabling you to choose the right drives and media for your changing application needs.

Streamlined management
Maintain control of your data with many compatible software tools, including the StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library™ software (ACSLS Manager™ software ) for client-server environments.

 

Features

Multi-drive support
The 9740 library supports a wide range of drives, including StorageTek T9840 and T9940, DLT, standard 36-track, ETape, TimberLine™ EETape and RedWood SD-3 drives.

Advanced rotational robotics
Accurate, high-speed rotational robotics enable fast cartridge exchanges, high cartridge volume, higher reliability and easy access.

System integration
The 9740 library connects to more than 40 popular client-server and enterprise mainframe environments.

Unique visioning system
A camera-based vision system development by StorageTek facilitates critical calibration functions and tape cartridge bar code reading.

Number of cartridge slots per library storage module (LSM)
326 or 494 (with expansion door)

Number of LSMs
1-6

Number of drives per LSM
1-10 T9840, T9940, DLT 7000 and/or DLT 8000 or
1-4 RedWood SD-3 or
2-4 TimberLine 9490 or
2-4 RedWood SD-3 and/or TimberLine 9490
 

 

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.
 

Software

StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library software (ACSLS Manager)
StorageTek ACSLS Manager™ software is a UNIX-based library-management application for mainframe, AS/400, UNIX and NT platforms. ACSLS Manager software functions as the central service provider for all library operations. It efficiently shares library resources with any application on any system.
 

Specifications

Performance
 
Audit time: <2 min
 
Capacity
 
Number of cartridge slots: 326 or 494 (with expansion door)
1-6 LSMs
 
Number of tape drives / types: 1-10 T9840, T9940, DLT 7000 and/or DLT 4000 or 1-4 RedWood SD-3 or 2-4 TimberLine 9490 or 2-4 RedWood SD-3 and/or TimberLine 9490
 
Availability
 
Mean exchanges / swaps between failure (MEBF/MSBF): 1,000,000
 
Mean time between failures (MTBF): 70,000 hr (full operation)
 
Mean time to repair (MTTR): <30 min
 
Compatibility
 
Supported host platforms: AS/400, UNIX, Windows NT, Novell NetWare,
 
Robotics control interfaces: SCCI-2 or serial
 
Management
 
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 large viewing window (optional)
 
Automatic clean: Dedicated cleaning cartridge slot for tape drive cleaning by library or software command
 
Continuous automation calibration: No periodic maintenance or alignment required
 
Mechanical
Library
Height: 72 in (183 cm)
 
Depth: With no drives - 30.3 in (77.0 cm); 40.3 in (87.7 cm) with expansion door TimberLine drives - 54.0 in (137.0 cm); 64.0 in (163.0 cm) with expansion door T9840/T9940/DLT/RedWood drive - 59.0 in (150.0 cm); 69.0 in (175.0 cm) with expansion door
 
Width: 46 in (117 cm)
 
Weight: 640.0 lb (290.0 kg); 719.0 lb (326.0 kg) with expansion door
 
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: 90-264 VAC @ 47-63 Hz single phase (auto-ranging)
 
Library (operating maximum continuous - not peak): 1.67 A @ 120 V, 0.83 A @ 240 V, 683 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
 
Emissions: FCC #47, part 15, subpart B, class A
VCCI class A European Union CE emmissions standards
AS/NZS 3548; 1995 (Australia, N.Z.)
ICES-003 (Canada)
 
Immunity: European Union CE immunity standards