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Gator Architecture
Spectra 12000 Spectra 64000
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Doc # Revision (letter - date) Product
6644 Rev. A –120100 64000 – Gator Spectra 64000
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The official document will only be the electronic file found at the network location indicated (M://Marketing/PowerPoint/Presentations/Approved 2001 Presentations).
Doc # Revision (letter - date) Product
6644 Rev. A –120100 64000 – Gator Spectra 64000
6644 Rev. A
Agenda
• Market Dynamics• Gator Architecture• Compatibility and Competition• Customer List and Summary
Market Dynamics
Enterprise Class Storage Market
• Storage is Growing – Rapidly!– "The average organization is growing annual
storage at a phenomenal rate, about double each year," Bob Passmore, research director at the Gartner Group
• Storage is being centralized– “In many respects, this gives the IT administrator
the best of both worlds. Clients requiring file access still get the performance benefit… [and] The IT manager can take advantage of the efficiencies of storage consolidation…” Scott McIntrye
board of directors of the Storage Networking Industry Association
Enterprise Class Storage Market• New storage technology (such as SAN and
NAS) to alleviate problems– “The general market direction is not in question.
Getting an organization's lifeblood data to flow swiftly and uninterrupted where and when the business demands is becoming ever more critical to an enterprise. “ - David G. Hill, Research Director, Aberdeen Group
• Not enough IT talent– "A single human can manage 200 gigabytes of
storage, working full time. If [the data were] in a SAN, the same person can manage 2 terabytes of storage." Bruce Kornfeld, director of marketing for Dell
Gator Architecture
Gator Architecture
• Designed to provide:– Highest Storage Density– Flexibility– Ease-of-use– High Availability and Reliability
Storage Density
• Smallest Footprint – Must fit 19-inch rack specifications– Minimize space associated with robotic
movement
• Designed specifically for AIT tape format (not a DLT library retrofitted for AIT)– Reduced picker throw due to smaller
tapes/drives
• Small Motors – due to counter balanced rack-and-pinion picker
Spectra 64000 Specifications
• Maximum 640 cartridge slots and 32 tape drives
• Capacity: 83.2 TB*• Throughput: 1.79 TB/hr*• 40 U Rack Space• Dual Entry/Exit Port
(30 cartridge capacity)
*AIT-2 drives, 2.6:1 compression ratio
19”
70”
Flexibility & Investment Protection• Shared Library Services (SLS)
– Based upon Quad Interface Processor (QIP) design– Logical partitioning allows Gator to accommodate:
• Different operating system with different backup software• Different interface requirements
– In-band communication eliminates reliance on network connection for robotic control
– Mix & match connectivity interfaces • SCSI QIP (SQIP)• Fibre QIP (FQIP)• LVD SCSI QIP (LQIP) – Q1 2001• Gigabit Ethernet – planned for future
Traditional Library Sharing LAN
Data Path
Control Path
SLS ModelLAN
Data Path
Control Path
Flexibility & Investment Protection• SLS Continued
– Mix & match tape formats• Sony AIT-2 (AIT-3 thru AIT-6 when available)• Exabyte Mammoth-2• Ecrix VXA-1
– Logical library unload
• Grow over time – Add more slots for additional capacity– Add more drives/QIPs for additional throughput
– without shutting down the library– Dynamically reallocate logical library needed
Capacity
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
330 Slot 640 Slot
AIT-2AIT-3AIT-4
Capacity AIT-2 AIT-3 AIT-4
# of Slots
Compressed (Native)
Compressed (Native)
Compressed (Native)
33042.9TB(16.5TB
)85.8TB(33TB)
171.6TB(66TB)
640 83.2TB (32TB)166.4TB(64TB
)332.8TB(128T
B)
Performance
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200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
16 Drive Unit 32 Drive Unit
AIT-2AIT-3AIT-4
Performance AIT-2 AIT-3 AIT-4
# of DrivesCompressed
(Native)Compressed
(Native)Compressed
(Native)
16249.6MB/s (96MB/s)
499.2MB/s (192MB/s)
998.4MB/s (384MB/s)
32499.2MB/s (192MB/s)
998.4MB/s (384MB/s)
1996.8MB/s (768MB/s)
Quad Interface Processor (QIP)
• QIPs provide in-band control of library and connectivity to systems
• Why Spectra Logic built its own:– Ensure interface compatibility.– Competitive Advantage: Gator is the only
tape library with hot swappable interfaces and redundant dual ports.
– Redundancy – if a QIP or port on a QIP goes down, robot control can be failed over to a functional port/QIP
NAS
LAN
Spectra 64000
Linux
NT
MAC
Novell
UNIX
SAN
RAID
FutureGrowth
• Gator Control Panel (GCP) – Touch-screen, color LCD – Remote GCP (RGCP) – access GCP
remotely from desktop
• Cartridge Packs w/ Certified Media• Pack-based Entry/Exit for quick load/unload• Easy Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)
– Hot swap of drives, QIPs and power supplies (Spectra 64000 only)
– Assisted Self Maintenance Program
Ease-of-use
• Color touch-screen GUI• RGCP for remote
desktop configuration and diagnosis
• SNMP and E-Mail alerting capability (Q1 2001)
User Interface - GCP
High Availabilitywith Spectra 64000
• n+1 redundant power supplies (64000 only)
• Robot control from any QIP via CAN Bus
• Hot Swap: drives, power supplies (64000) and QIPs
• Counter balanced Rack-and-Pinion picker – less wear, quicker motion, smaller motors. • Hot Swappable – robot can be hot swapped while robotic commands are queued.
Intelligent Picker
Gator Robot picking and placing tapes.
Compatibility and Competition
Compatibility
• Operating Systems – – Windows NT, Linux, Sun, HP, IBM and
Macintosh
• Backup Software -– ARCServeIT– Omniback– IBM-Tivoli TSM– Legato Networker– Veritas Backup Exec and Netbackup– Workstations Solutions– Native Windows NT backup
Compatibility
• HSM Software -– OTG– Windows 2000– Legato– Veritas
• Over 30 software packages, see web for compatibility details.
Spectra vs. Qualstar
Spectra 64000• 83.2TB Capacity• 32 AIT-2 Drives• 1.8 TB/hr• Rackmountable
TLS 412600• 78TB Capacity• 12 AIT-2 Drives• 673.9 GB/hr• Not Rackmountable
Vs.
Spectra vs. StorageTek
STKL700• 54.2TB Capacity• Not rackmountable• 864 GB/hr• 61.3” width
Vs.
Spectra 64000• 83.2TB Capacity• 32 AIT-2 Drives• 1.8 TB/hr• Rackmountable
Spectra vs. ADIC
Vs.
Spectra 64000• 83.2TB Capacity• Rackmountable• 32 AIT-2 Drives• 19” width
Scalar 1000 + 2 Expansion Mods• 80.7 TB Capacity• Not Rackmountable• 24 AIT-2 Drives• 88.5” width
Spectra vs. Quantum/ATL
Spectra 64000• 83.2TB Capacity
P3000 x 3• 26TB Capacity each or 78TB for all three.
Vs.
Customer List and Summary
Gator Customers
Gator Customers
Service Options
• Next Business Day (NBD)– We ship a replacement unit to arrive next
business day and failed unit shipped back to Spectra Logic upon swap.
• 4 Hour Response– Replacement unit is on site within four hours
of support call.
• Assisted Self-Maintenance (ASM)– In addition to NBD or 4 hour response, ASM
puts spare parts on-site for hot-swap by user.
Summary
• Gator Architecture designed to provide:– Highest Storage Density– Flexibility for:
• Shared Library Services™• Growth and new technology
– Ease of Use– High Availability and Reliability
History Log
Document # 6644
Revision Date Description Name
Rev. A 12/01/2000 Original Jeff Wells
History Log
Document # 6644
Revision Date Description Name
Rev. A 12/01/2000 Original Jeff Wells