Spectra TFinity Site Preparation Manual page 29

Chapter 2 — Site Requirements
Library Access Provide a Category 5 (10/100BaseT connection) data‐grade
Ethernet cable that is compliant with EIA/TIA 568 from an active Ethernet
network to be connected to an Ethernet port on the LCM to support remote
access to the library's BlueScale web interface and to allow the library to
automatically email notifications to users and AutoSupport tickets to
Spectra Logic Technical Support. During installation, the library's
connection is set up with the library's IP address, subnet, proxy server, and
other IP configuration settings.
Caution
Some port scanning software can interfere with remote library sessions.
Host Access Provide one or two optical fiber cables from the arbitrated
loop or switched fabric, to Fibre Channel port(s) on a RIM in each partition
to provide the hosts with access to the partitions. Depending on the
wavelength, the cables must comply with the following specifications in
the Fibre Channel standard (FC‐PI‐2):
 50‐micron—400‐M5‐SN‐I classification
 62.5 micron—400‐M6‐SN‐I classification
Tape Drive Access Provide one optical fiber cable from the arbitrated loop
or switched fabric, to a Fibre Channel port on each drive, to provide the
hosts with access to the partitions. Depending on the wavelength, the
cables must comply with the following specifications in the Fibre Channel
standard (FC‐PI‐2):
 50‐micron—400‐M5‐SN‐I classification
 62.5 micron—400‐M6‐SN‐I classification (not supported for LTO‐6 or
The following table can be used to determine the maximum length for an
M5 cable.
BlueScale Vision Camera Access One BlueScale Vision camera is included
with the main frame. Additional cameras can be installed in the expansion
frames. To comply with EMC requirements, provide a shielded Category 5
(10/100BaseT connection) data‐grade cable or a similar Category 5 cable
from an active Ethernet network to each camera.
March 2015
TS11x0 technology drives)
Data Rate / Link M5 (OM2) cable
Speed
1640 ft (500 m)
1 Gbps
984 ft (300 m)
2 Gbps
492 ft (150 m)
4 Gbps
164 ft (50 m)
8 Gbps
M5E (OM3) cable
Not Specified
Not Specified
1247 ft (380 m)
492 ft (150 m)
Site Preparation Guide—Spectra TFinity Library
Network Cabling Requirements
M5F (OM4) cable
Not Specified
Not Specified
1312 ft (400 m)
623 ft (190 m)
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