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Quantum Scalar i6000 Library
6-66882-07 Rev A

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  • Page 1 Planning Guide Quantum Scalar i6000 Library 6-66882-07 Rev A...
  • Page 2 Well-armored, SDLT, SiteCare, SmartVerify, StorageCare, Super DLTtape, and Vision are trademarks of Quantum. LTO and Ultrium are trademarks of HP, IBM, and Quantum in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Dual-Robot Configurations and Parking Modules ....18 Library Management Module ....... 22 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 4 Module Power Consumption ......54 Library Connection Types and Speeds ......56 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 5 Additional Comments ........85 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 6 Contents Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 7: About This Guide And Your Product

    Product This guide contains information necessary for site planning prior to the installation of the Scalar i6000. This guide is intended for anyone interested in learning about or anyone that needs to know how to plan for the installation of a Scalar i6000 library.

  • Page 8: Mercury Statement

    For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please visit our Web site at: http://qcare.quantum.com or contact your local government authority, your household waste disposal service or the business from which you purchased the product.

  • Page 9: Explanation Of Symbols And Notes

    Note: Release Notes are also available for this product. The Release Notes describe changes to your system or firmware since the last release, provide compatibility information, and discuss any known issues and workarounds. The Release Notes can be found in the product box or at www.quantum.com/support. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 10: Contacts

    Support Web site contains a collection of information, including answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs). You can also access software, firmware, and drivers through this site. For further assistance, or if training is desired, contact Quantum: Global Call Handling 1-800-284-5101 For additional contact www.quantum.com/support...

  • Page 11: Description

    Chapter 2 Description The Scalar i6000 library automates the retrieval, storage, and control of cartridges. The cartridges are mounted and retrieved from tape drives using a robotic assembly that is driven by application software from the host without operator intervention. The library is designed for ease of installation, configuration, and field upgrades.
  • Page 12 In March of 2013, a High Density Expansion Module (HDEM) was made available to provide increased storage capabilities. A single HDEM can hold up to 720 total slots; 540 on two independent carrousels and 240 on the front door. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 13 35 • Aisle Lights on page 38 • Webcam on page 38 • Managing Your Library Remotely on page 39 • Slot Capacity on page 45 • Encryption and Key Management Solutions on page 46 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 14: Control Module

    30 • Cartridges on page 31 • Power System on page 32 The control module always occupies module position 1 in the library. (In dual-robot configurations, the left parking module is in position 0.) Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 15 Control Module rear view front view Magazines management cartridge unit slots 24-slot I/E station Library Drive management module clusters Power supplies Robot (Gen 1) Note: A control module can only contain a 24-slot I/E station. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 16 Chapter 2: Description Control Module Figure 3 Magazine and Drive Location in the Single-Robotics Control Module 24-slot I/E cartridge station magazines drives storage door side drive side Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 17 Chapter 2: Description Control Module Figure 4 Magazine and Drive Location in the Dual-Robotics Control Module Rack 2 (door) Rack 1 (back) Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 18 Figure 5 Additional Storage Available in Dual-Robotics Control Modules Control module Control module Rack 2 (door) Rack 1 (rear wall) Note: Extra magazine slots are only available if the drive slots are not in use. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 19: Expansion Modules

    See Figure 7 on page 16 for location information. Quantum offers three different expansion modules (EMs) used with the Scalar i6000: • Drive Ready Expansion Module (DREM): This module is required when drives will be installed into the module. It the power and network components needed to support tape drives.
  • Page 20 Magazines on page 30 • Cartridges on page 31 • Power System on page 32 (required only if drives are installed; if an expansion module contains only cartridges, all power is derived from the control module). Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 21 Chapter 2: Description Expansion Modules Figure 6 Front and Internal Side View - Expansion Module with 72-slot I/E station 72-slot I/E station Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 22 Chapter 2: Description Expansion Modules Figure 7 Magazine and Drive Locations in Expansion Modules with a 24-slot I/E Station cartridge magazines 24-slot I/E station DREM drive (optional in cluster DREM and (optionl) SEM) drive side door side Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 23 Chapter 2: Description Expansion Modules Figure 8 Magazine and Drive Locations in Standard Expansion Modules with a 72- slot I/E Station magazines 72-slot I/E station DREM drive (optional in cluste DREM and (optional) drive side door side Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 24: Dual-Robot Configurations And Parking Modules

    72-slot I/E station. For more information on upgrading an existing library to dual robotics, see Dual Robotics Upgrade Requirements page 83. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 25 Figure 9 Dual Robotics Library - No HDEM Right parking Control Left parking Expansion module module module module (Position 3) (Position 0) (Position 1) (Position 2) Right parking space (right-most two columns) Left parking space (left-most two columns) Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 26 Chapter 2: Description Dual-Robot Configurations and Parking Modules Figure 10 Left Parking Module Slot Configuration (Dual-Robot Only) = Columns unavailable for storage Rack 2 (door) Rack 1 (rear wall) Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 27 Dual-Robot Configurations and Parking Modules Figure 11 Right Parking Module Slot Configuration (Dual-Robotics Only) = columns unavailable for storage Optional 24-slot I/E station for DREM or SEM Optional DREM drive clusters Rack 1 (rear wall) Rack 2 (door) Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 28: Library Management Module

    X and Y-axis circuits. It also distributes power to the touch screen. • Library power control (LPC) (Gen 2 libraries only) - Distributes power to the robot through the power rails. It also distributes power to the touch screen. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 29 Chapter 2: Description Library Management Module Figure 12 Library Management Module Boards Management control blade (MCB) Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 30: I/O Management Unit

    FC I/O blades and EEBs. Control Management The CMB performs unit status monitoring including power and I/O Blade present conditions, and internal network switch functions connecting I/O blades with the library management module. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 31: Fibre Channel I/O Blades

    Each EEB has 6 Ethernet ports to allow attachment to 6 HP LTO-5 or LTO-6 drives. The EEB provides Ethernet connectivity to the library's internal Ethernet only and should not be connected to an external Ethernet source. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 32 Bay 1 - Not used Bay 3 - FCB #1 Bay 5 - FCB #3 Bay 7 - EEB for lower drive cluster CMB = Control Management Blade FCB = Fibre Channel I/O Blade EEB = Ethernet Expansion Blade Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 33: Robot

    Note: The maximum number of I/E element addresses in any partition is 240. This includes both physical slots and extended I/E virtual slots. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 34: Tape Drives And Media

    Once the control module has 12 drives installed from bottom to top, you should move to bottom drive position of an expansion module. Refer to LTO Drive Requirements and Compatibility on page 67 for LTO drive requirements. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 35: Worm Support

    Chapter 2: Description WORM Support Note: When you add drives, you lose storage slots. WORM Support The Scalar i6000 library supports WORM (write once, read many) technology in LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO-6 tape drives. WORM requirements include: • Cartridges •...

  • Page 36: Magazines

    Right parking module: The minimum is based on having 12 drives and one 24-slot I/E station installed. The maximum is based on no drives or I/E station installed. The right parking space takes up 4 columns of storage. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 37: Cartridges

    Cartridges are stored in magazines within the library and identified by an operator-attached, machine-readable barcode label. See Barcode Requirements on page 69 for additional information. Figure 14 Example of LTO Cartridge Insertion into a Magazine magazine barcode LTO cartridge LTO magazine cartridge barcode location Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 38: Power System

    The control module and all expansion modules or right parking modules that contain drives must contain a power system. If an expansion module or right parking module contains only cartridges, its power is derived from the control module and a power system is not needed. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 39: Host Attachment

    Library Control Path The library control path is used to send SCSI commands to the library. The Scalar i6000 offers several different control path options: • HP LTO-5 or LTO-6 Native Fibre Channel (Ethernet Expansion Blade included) — A tape drive hosts the library control path and forwards media changer commands to the library controller.
  • Page 40 Data Path The data paths are used to send commands and data to tape drives. The Scalar i6000 offers three different data path options: • Native Storage Networking (nSNW) (Ethernet Expansion Blade Attached) — Applies to nSNW HP LTO-5 FC or LTO-6 drives connected to an Ethernet Expansion blade only.

  • Page 41: Network

    The operator panel is located on the front of the control module and consists of indicators and a touch screen (see Figure 15). The buttons are for library control and power while the indicators provide library status. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 42 • Menu bar–provides menu access to all library management commands • Tool bar–provides quick access to the most commonly executed functions • Library information panel–provides real-time library information • Overall system status–provides real-time status information for the six subsystems of the physical library Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 43 Current time Current and date activity Data transfer statistics Media slo usage Configuration Mount summary statistics System status buttons For additional information on the touch screen and the LMC, refer to Scalar i6000 User’s Guide Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 44: Aisle Lights

    Requirements for installing a webcam include: • External 110v power source • Cable from external Ethernet port to webcam interface module • Aisle lights • Scalar i6000, Gen2, version 10.2 or higher • Fire Suppression port not already in use Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 45: Managing Your Library Remotely

    As with any Internet accessible service, the LMC requires a communication path so that data can be transmitted between clients and the Scalar i6000. How this communication path is managed depends on the user’s configuration.The following three scenarios describe typical configurations.
  • Page 46 For most organizations, a single administrator will not be managing all storage resources. In this instance, as shown in Figure 17, multiple administrators and even Quantum service personnel may be asked to remotely access Scalar i6000s. Figure 17 Multiple Libraries, Firewall with VPN...
  • Page 47 Managing Your Library Remotely In the scenario shown in Figure 17, Quantum highly recommends using virtual private network (VPN) software to control access to the Scalar i6000. VPNs offer authentication and encryption services to protect data transmissions and determine who can access a corporate network. By using VPN, the LMC client appears to be inside the firewall and have unrestricted access when communicating with the library.
  • Page 48 Scenario 2: Internal clients accessing a single library across an internal firewall Another common configuration is one in which multiple internal clients manage a single Scalar i6000. For example, Figure 18 shows network operation/data center staff providing monitoring services of specific resources.
  • Page 49 The benefit of this solution is that all traffic is forced to a single library and prevents any other traffic using port 1099 from going to other devices. This does mean that only a single Scalar i6000 can be accessed. Multiple Scalar i6000 libraries cannot be accessed.
  • Page 50 19, a customer may have multiple Scalar i6000s which need to be administered by internal staff (for example, data center/network operations staff), with a firewall between the administrators and the libraries. Figure 19 Multiple Libraries, Internal Firewall Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 51: Slot Capacity

    IP addresses. Slot Capacity Capacity on Demand There are two types of slot capacities in Scalar i6000: physical capacity and licensed capacity. Physical capacity is added to a library by adding expansion modules to a configuration. Either DREMs, SEMs or HDEMs can be added, depending on the need.

  • Page 52: Unlicensed Slots

    COD license. For more information, refer to the i6000 User’s Guide Encryption and Key Management Solutions The Scalar i6000 supports library managed encryption systems. These encryption systems use a centralized key manager application to generate, protect, store, and manage encryption keys. These keys are...
  • Page 53 IBM LTO-6 nFC (EEB required) RSA Key Manager (RKM) HP LTO-4 Fibre Channel (Not provided) HP LTO-5 Fibre Channel HP LTO-6 Fibre Channel KMIP-compliant key HP LTO-4 Fibre Channel management (Not provided) HP LTO-5 Fibre Channel HP LTO-6 Fibre Channel Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 54 Chapter 2: Description Encryption and Key Management Solutions Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 55: System Specifications

    Physical Specifications – Library on page 57 • Module Foot Pad Positions on page 64 • Module Floor Cutout on page 65 • LTO Drive Requirements and Compatibility on page 67 • Barcode Requirements on page 69 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 56: Performance Specifications

    10 expansion modules, and a right parking module) with a total of 96 drives and four I/O management units with a total of 12 I/O blades (three blades in each of the four I/O management units). c. Contingent on using LTO tapes that are qualified for use at 35°C. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 57: Electrical Specifications

    Module Electrical The typical power consumption for each module is listed in Table Specifications Note: Gen 1 robotics libraries, Gen 2 single-robotics libraries, and Gen 2 dual-robotics libraries have nearly identical readings and fall under these specifications. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 58 For North America, the NEMA L6 - 30 power cord ships by default. b. 20 amps in North America c. 16 amps international. d. For international, the IEC60309 Power Cord ships by default. e. For North America, the NEMA L6-20 Power Cord ships by default. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 59: Supported Power Connectors

    The supported power connectors are shown in Figure 20 Figure Connectors Figure 20 Supported Power Connectors NEMA L6-30 NEMA L5-30 NEMA L6-15 IEC-60309 NEMA L6-20P Figure 21 Supported Power Connectors - HDEM NEMA 5-20 IEC-60309 NEMA L5-20 NEMA L6-20 CEE 7/7 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 60: Module Power Consumption

    EM and RPMs only have power consumption if in positions 2-8. LPM has no power supply, gets power from CM) Minimum (no drives) Each additional drive 0.446 0.223 .050 Maximum (12 drives) 5.31 0.58 1990 I/O management unit 0.69 0.35 0.075 Each FC I/O blade 0.110 Ethernet Expansion Blade (EEB) 0.091 0.045 0.010 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 61 3 I/O blades) High Density Expansion Module (HDEM) HDEMs are storage only and do not support drives Operating 0.120 Table 5 Scalar i6000 Power Consumption Characteristics 230V / 50 Hz / 1 pH. Robot Operating Total Number Drives Operational Drives 0.77...

  • Page 62: Library Connection Types And Speeds

    LTO-6 only) Fibre Channel on FC I/O Blade 4 Gbps (7404) Ethernet on management control blade (MCB 2.0) RJ45 1 Gb a.The DB-9 serial connection on the management control blade is not intended for customer use. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 63: Physical Specifications - Pallet

    Note: If the library is installed on a raised floor, the raised floor should be stabilized to prevent any horizontal movement. The library has four point loads each on the control and expansion modules. This section covers: • Configuration Rules on page 58 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 64: Configuration Rules

    I/E station. Right parking modules can never contain a 72-slot I/ E station. • The left and right parking modules contain only four columns of storage with a maximum capacity of 228 slots. The other four columns are taken up by their respective robot parking spaces. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 65 283 kg 196.6 cm 59.9 cm 97.3 cm 3.5 kg/cm RPM – Fully loaded: drives, redundant 820 lb 77.4 in 23.6 in 38.3 in 65.2 lb/in power 373 kg 196.6 cm 59.9 cm 97.3 cm 4.6 kg/cm Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 66 97.3 cm 443 kg 196.6 cm 5.6 kg/cm HDEM - Fully loaded: redundant 949 lb 77.4 in 24.3 in 38.3 in 78 lb/in power, media, 72-slot I/E 61.7 cm 97.3 cm 430 kg 196.6 cm 5.5 kg/cm Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 67: Examples Of Common Configurations

    The maximum dual-robotics configurations are shown in Figure 24 Figure Figure 22 Gen 1 single-robot configuration back control expansion module modules positions position 2-12 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 68 Chapter 3: System Specifications Physical Specifications – Library Figure 23 Gen 2 single-robot configuration back control expansion module modules positions position 2-16 Figure 24 Dual-robot configuration back left parking control expansion module module modules positions position position 2-16 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 69 Chapter 3: System Specifications Physical Specifications – Library Figure 25 Dual-robot, HDEM configuration back left parking control right parking HDEMs module module module positions position position position 2-15 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 70: Module Foot Pad Positions

    26. The foot pad positions are the same for the control module, expansion modules, HDEMs and parking modules. Figure 26 Library Module Foot Pad Positions back 24.28” (616.68mm) foot pad 4X 2” (50.8mm) front 2X 18.53” (470.6mm) 2X 2.88 (73.04) Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 71: Module Floor Cutout

    Note: Floor cutouts can be used for cable access as well as the access hole at the top of the module. Figure 27 Module Floor Cutout (Bottom View) front foot pad cutout 9.86” (245.34mm) 5.00” (127.02mm) Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 72 Chapter 3: System Specifications Module Floor Cutout Figure 28 Module Floor Cutout (Front View) cutout Figure 29 HDEM Floor Cutout (Bottom View) front cutout Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 73: Lto Drive Requirements And Compatibility

    12 FC linear tape-open format tape drives (LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO-6). Although all six generations of LTO drives are supported in the library, the drives are not fully compatible (both read/write) as shown in Table Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 74 All LTO cartridges are the same size, which means they use the same magazines in the library. LTO drives can be directly attached to hosts, attached to the storage area network (SAN), or connected to FC I/O blades in the I/O management unit. Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 75: Barcode Requirements

    12 characters. two-character media identifier (L1, L2, L3, L4, or L5, L6, LT, LU, Quantum-supplied barcode labels will provide the best results. Barcode labels from other sources can be used, but they must meet the following requirements: • ANSI MH10.8M-1983 Standard •...
  • Page 76 Chapter 3: System Specifications Barcode Requirements • No black marks should be present in the intermediate spaces or rest zones • No white areas should be present on the bars Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 77: Site Preparations

    NPIV Requirements on page 83 • Dual Robotics Upgrade Requirements on page 83 • Gen 2 Single Robotics Upgrade Requirements on page 84 • High-density Expansion Module Requirements on page 85 • Additional Comments on page 85 Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 78: General Information

    Chapter 4: Site Preparations General Information General Information Place any additional information in Additional Comments on page 85. Customer name Mailing address Shipping address Sales contact Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 79 Chapter 4: Site Preparations General Information Telephone Quantum sales rep. Quantum account manager Installation contact Telephone Target installation date Target operational date Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 80: Physical Environment

    Chapter 4: Site Preparations Physical Environment Physical Environment Place any additional information in Additional Comments on page 85. Room dimension Ceiling projection Floor type Floor load capacity Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 81 Chapter 4: Site Preparations Physical Environment Fire protection Seismic bracing - If seismic bracing is being used, verify that the seismic bracing solution is supported prior to installation. Type of power connector required Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 82: Access Conditions

    Chapter 4: Site Preparations Access Conditions Access Conditions Access to the library room (elevator, stairs, door widths, etc.) Dimensions and location of the smallest door or opening Loading dock specifications (dock height, type of ramps, weather protection, etc.) Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 83 Chapter 4: Site Preparations Access Conditions Semitrailer accessibility (Y or N) Preferred/required local carrier company Where is the trailer location for staging? Availability of material handling equipment Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 84 Chapter 4: Site Preparations Access Conditions Location for uncrating Preferred time of day for unloading and moving materials Off hours/weekends accessibility for installation team Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 85 Chapter 4: Site Preparations Access Conditions Procedure for obtaining building passes Procedure for scheduling the elevator, loading dock Waste disposal considerations Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 86: Required Configuration Information

    Bargaining unit considerations Other considerations Required Configuration Information The following is some of the information that will be needed during installation of the library. Place any additional information in Additional Comments on page 85. Library name: Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...
  • Page 87 Chapter 4: Site Preparations Required Configuration Information License string: IP address (internal) IP addresses of the two network time protocol (NTP) servers: SNMP server: SNMP account: SNMP sender address Subnet mask: Default gateway: SMTP server IP address: Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

  • Page 88: San Readiness

    SAN Readiness All servers or appliances intended to communicate with the Scalar i6000 robotic controller or tape drives must be already installed on the SAN before configuring the library for fiber channel SAN connectivity.

  • Page 89: Npiv Requirements

    MUST have N-Port Virtualization (NPIV) enabled. Neither tape drive port may be connected to a host or Fibre Channel I/O blade. • Quantum recommends making sure your switches are at the latest firmware version to ensure stable N-Port Virtualization (NPIV) functioning.

  • Page 90: Gen 2 Single Robotics Upgrade Requirements

    Gen 2 Single Robotics Upgrade Requirements  Requirement  Scalar i6000 — Scalar i2000 libraries must be upgraded to Scalar i6000 before upgrading to dual robotics.  Gen 2 — Dual robotics libraries use the Gen 2 robot. If you are upgrading from a Gen 1 system, the hardware and robots need to be upgraded to Gen 2.

  • Page 91: High-Density Expansion Module Requirements

    High-density Expansion Module Requirements  Requirement  Scalar i6000 — Scalar i2000 libraries must be upgraded to Scalar i6000 before upgrading to Gen 2 robotics.  No DLT tape drives, media, or magazines — Gen 2 robotics libraries do not support DLT tape drives or media.
  • Page 92 Chapter 4: Site Preparations Additional Comments Scalar i6000 Planning Guide...

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