STK L180 Cartridge Tape Library
The STK L180 library provides sophisticated automated tape storage for small
configurations or for remote library where few cartridges can be stored. It can
store up to 3.48 Terabytes (uncompressed).
Product overview
The main technical characteristics of STK L180
library are:
- Number of cartridge slots: 84, 140, 174 plus
6 diagnostic and cleaning
- Number of drives: up to 6 STK 9840B
- Average cartridge access time: 4.5 seconds (cell to drive)
- Bar code reader: standard digital camera based system
- CAP (Cartridge Access Port) standard, 10 cartridges capacity
In addition the drives are Hot swappable, in
option the power supplies can be redundant.
Detailed characteristics of L180 library are
described in the following table.
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STK L180 library |
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Number of cartridge slots |
84, 140, 174
6 slots for
Cleaning/diagnostic cartridges
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Number of drives |
1 to 6 STK 9840B drives |
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Capacity
Native with 174 slots
compressed
|
3.48 TB with 20 GB/cart
6.96 TB
|
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Throughput per hour |
432 GB/hour
(six drives and
compressed 2:1) |
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Library features/Hardware |
Cartrigde Access Port
Digital vision system
Operator panel
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Audit time
Autoclean
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Less than 3 mn
Dedicated cleaning
cartridges slots
|
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Average to cartridge access time (cell to
drive) |
4.5 sec |
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Average cell to cell time
|
4 sec
|
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Frequency |
50-60 Hz |
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Voltage |
100-240 VAC |
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Dimensions W x H x D |
71.9cm x 165.4 cm x 125.2 cm |
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Weight (without drive) |
274.4 kg |
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Temperature |
Operate 15°/32°
Non Operate 10°/40°
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User benefits
- High performance
- SAN readiness
- Easy management
- Long term reliability as mainframe class
- Less downtime
- Fewer mechanical constraints
- Reduced tape handling
- Lower cost in terms of Price/GB save budget
due to technology evolution
- Well adapted investment for the future
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