Qlogic SANbox 5200 Supplementary Manual

Quantum
QLogic and Quantum's DLT
Technology Protect Infrastructure
Investments Through "The Power
of Knowing"
Manage
• Understand and control how tape drives are used
throughout the enterprise
• Develop a complete inventory of drives and media and the
usage statistics for zeach.
• Monitor the integrity of your regular backups.
Predict
• Assess which tapes and drives are nearing the end of their
useful lives.
• Improve backup credibility by ensuring that drive and
media combinations offer acceptable levels of confidence.
• Use drive and media statistics to implement optimal
maintenance protocols.
Prevent
• Spot failures as they happen and be able to correct them.
DLTSage by Quantum
The key to DLTSage is a comprehensive log of drive and media statistics, offering a
unique family of software tools -- unprecedented in the industry - to help you work with
this data and convert it to useful information. Compliant with the industry-standard T10
MAM specification, DLTSage is the first workable set of tools for monitoring drive/media
performance. Now you can have the answers to questions like, "Where was this tape
last written?" or "How many times has the drive been used in the last month?"
DLT ® Technology's strong legacy in midrange and enterprise tape technology and the
expertise that QLogic brings to its Fibre Channel and SCSI Host Bus Adaptors (HBAs)
®
and Switches have been combined to provide an innovative solution that predicts and
prevents potential problems in key components within SAN environments.
The award-winning DLTSage backup solution is an architecture-based suite of
™
predictive and preventive maintenance diagnostic offerings that enable users to more
simply manage storage environments. Together, QLogic and DLTSage deliver the power
of knowing - knowing data is safe and protected while applications remain available
and secure. This architecture is built on standards that interface seamlessly into current
storage environments.
Quantum's DLT Technology continues to advance tape technology in its diagnostic suite
of tools such as DLTSage. DLT products offer customers the flexibility to implement a
single technology family across their enterprise, from the entry-level
DLT VS80 drive, to the third generation of Performance drives, the SDLT 600. With an
installed base of more than 2.5 million DLT drives in use and over 100 million DLT
media cartridges shipped, it's no wonder 98% of Fortune 500
technology for backing up and archiving their businesscritical data!
QLogic simplifies networking storage with controller chips, HBAs, network switches and
management software that move data from the storage device through the fabric to the
server. QLogics products comply with industry standards to ensure interoperability and
ease of integration within existing network storage deployments.
The QLogic family of HBAs and switches are tested and proven interoperable with
DLTtape ® products, providing mutual customers with the highest quality solutions
available, such as the QLogic SANblade
DLT drives to provide a robust and high-performance storage network.
"The strategic partnership between Quantum and QLogic Corporation provides
end-users with the most scalable, reliable and cost-effective networked storage
solutions in the industry,"
– Frank Berry, vice president of marketing, QLogic Corporation
C A S E S T U D Y
companies rely on DLT
®
® and SANbox ® 5200 series. Both combine with