Introduction - Spectra Logic Spectra 12000 Supplementary Manual

Introduction

About this manual
This manual describes the procedure for upgrading the passive Quad Interface Processor (QIP)
from a 270-pin passive QIP to a 300-pin passive QIP. This information applies to the Spectra
12000™ automated tape library.
About the Gator™ Architecture
Both the Spectra 12000 and Spectra 64000™ use the Gator™ architecture for robotic tape libraries
developed by Spectra Logic. Gator architecture in the Spectra 12000 can be configured with 60 to
120 cartridges and from two to eight tape drives. Gator architecture in the Spectra 64000 can be
configured with up to 640 cartridges and 32 tape drives in a single rack. Gator architecture is
based on hot-swappable Quad Interface Processor (QIP) boards (S-QIP for HVD SCSI, L-QIP for
LVD SCSI, and F-QIP for Fibre Channel). The heart of Gator architecture is a counter-balanced
rack-and-pinion picker mechanism that can perform more than 600 tape handling operations per
hour. Gator architecture includes Shared Library Services™ that allows users to allocate the
library's resources across various platforms, software applications and tape drives. Gator architec-
ture offers a color touchscreen user interface that provides access to status information, configu-
ration parameters, and diagnostics.
About the passive QIP
The passive QIP provides an interface between the drives, the Gator Entry/Exit Controller (GEEC)
and the QIPs. To accommodate the latest revision F-QIPs and S-QIPs, you need to replace the
270-pin passive QIPs with 300-pin passive QIPs.
Figure 1.
270-pin passive QIP by itself.
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