About The Gator Architecture - Spectra Logic Spectra 12000 User Manual

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About the Gator Architecture

Both the Spectra 12000 and Spectra 64000 libraries utilize the Gator™
architecture for robotic tape libraries developed by Spectra Logic. Gator
architecture in the Spectra 12000 library can be configured with 60 to
120 cartridges and from two to eight tape drives. Gator architecture in
the Spectra 64000 library 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, F-QIP for Fibre Channel and E-QIP for Ethernet).
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
architecture offers a color touchscreen user interface that provides access
to status information, configuration parameters, and diagnostics.