Library Expansion And Upgrades - Spectra TFinity User Manual

Chapter 1 — Library Overview
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IBRARY XPANSION AND
The TFinity library is designed to transform and expand to meet a data
center's changing storage requirements, as well as to achieve storage
consolidation goals. See Appendix B – Media & Upgrades, beginning on
page 521 for additional information.
Capacity on Demand (CoD)
The library's capacity‐on‐demand feature (CoD) lets you purchase a library
that suits your current needs and then purchase additional capacity later as
required. CoD reduces up‐front costs, because you only pay for what you
currently need. As more capacity is required, it can be added in increments
by purchasing activation keys to license additional chambers in the library.
You can then import additional TeraPack magazines to fill the licensed
chambers.
Modular Expansion
The modular design makes it possible to increase media storage capacity
or number of drives in the library to meet storage and performance needs
as they evolve within an organization. From the basic three‐frame TFinity
library configuration, additional expansion frames can be added to
increase the tape slot and drive capacities. See Drive, Media, and Service
Frames on page 66 for more information.
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