Library Features; Density; Centralized Management; Proactive Availability - Quantum Scalar i6000 User Manual

Library Features

Density

Centralized
Management

Proactive Availability

Serviceability and
Reliability
Quantum Scalar i6000 User's Guide
This section describes several library features.
The library provides a storage density of 720 cartridges (LTO) per square
meter. Each module, also referred to as a frame, has two storage racks:
one on the drive side and another on the door side. A rack consists of up
to 10 horizontal sections and three or four columns of magazines,
depending on the rack configuration. Each magazine, located at the
intersection of a particular section and a particular column, consists of
five or six cartridge slots, depending on the type of media.
The Library Management Console (LMC) gives you a single point from
which to view all library components, including robotics, drives, storage,
I/E stations, and network connectivity. You can use this graphical user
interface both locally from the library's touch screen and remotely from
a remote client. The LMC communicates with the LMC server that runs
on the library. The LMC uses a simple and intuitive graphical style that is
secure and provides library managers with native partitioning ability.
The library can alert you about problems before they occur. The library
checks the complete data path at user-defined intervals to make sure
that it is functioning properly before backups begin. The library also
monitors its six major subsystems (drives, power, robotics, cooling,
connectivity, and control). You can configure the library to send
notifications of problems to one or more e-mail accounts, including
Quantum service personnel. For more information about the library's
monitoring and reporting capabilities, see
page 515.
The library has extensive serviceability and reliability features. You can
hot swap drives, power supplies (in redundant power configurations
only), Input/Output (I/O) blades, and fans. Host port failover, an
advanced feature that moves a host's communication stream from a
Chapter 1: Description
Library Features
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