Gator Architecture

Spectra 12000 Spectra 64000

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The official document will only be the electronic file found at the network location indicated (M://Marketing/PowerPoint/Presentations/Approved 2001 Presentations).

Doc # Revision (letter - date) Product

6644 Rev. A –120100 64000 – Gator Spectra 64000

6644 Rev. A

Agenda

• Market Dynamics• Gator Architecture• Compatibility and Competition• Customer List and Summary

Market Dynamics

Enterprise Class Storage Market

• Storage is Growing – Rapidly!– "The average organization is growing annual

storage at a phenomenal rate, about double each year," Bob Passmore, research director at the Gartner Group

• Storage is being centralized– “In many respects, this gives the IT administrator

the best of both worlds. Clients requiring file access still get the performance benefit… [and] The IT manager can take advantage of the efficiencies of storage consolidation…” Scott McIntrye

board of directors of the Storage Networking Industry Association

Enterprise Class Storage Market• New storage technology (such as SAN and

NAS) to alleviate problems– “The general market direction is not in question.

Getting an organization's lifeblood data to flow swiftly and uninterrupted where and when the business demands is becoming ever more critical to an enterprise. “ - David G. Hill, Research Director, Aberdeen Group

• Not enough IT talent– "A single human can manage 200 gigabytes of

storage, working full time. If [the data were] in a SAN, the same person can manage 2 terabytes of storage." Bruce Kornfeld, director of marketing for Dell

Gator Architecture

Gator Architecture

• Designed to provide:– Highest Storage Density– Flexibility– Ease-of-use– High Availability and Reliability

Storage Density

• Smallest Footprint – Must fit 19-inch rack specifications– Minimize space associated with robotic

movement

• Designed specifically for AIT tape format (not a DLT library retrofitted for AIT)– Reduced picker throw due to smaller

tapes/drives

• Small Motors – due to counter balanced rack-and-pinion picker

Spectra 64000 Specifications

• Maximum 640 cartridge slots and 32 tape drives

• Capacity: 83.2 TB*• Throughput: 1.79 TB/hr*• 40 U Rack Space• Dual Entry/Exit Port

(30 cartridge capacity)

*AIT-2 drives, 2.6:1 compression ratio

19”

70”

Flexibility & Investment Protection• Shared Library Services (SLS)

– Based upon Quad Interface Processor (QIP) design– Logical partitioning allows Gator to accommodate:

• Different operating system with different backup software• Different interface requirements

– In-band communication eliminates reliance on network connection for robotic control

– Mix & match connectivity interfaces • SCSI QIP (SQIP)• Fibre QIP (FQIP)• LVD SCSI QIP (LQIP) – Q1 2001• Gigabit Ethernet – planned for future

Traditional Library Sharing LAN

Data Path

Control Path

SLS ModelLAN

Data Path

Control Path

Flexibility & Investment Protection• SLS Continued

– Mix & match tape formats• Sony AIT-2 (AIT-3 thru AIT-6 when available)• Exabyte Mammoth-2• Ecrix VXA-1

– Logical library unload

• Grow over time – Add more slots for additional capacity– Add more drives/QIPs for additional throughput

– without shutting down the library– Dynamically reallocate logical library needed

Capacity

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

330 Slot 640 Slot

AIT-2AIT-3AIT-4

Capacity AIT-2 AIT-3 AIT-4

# of Slots

Compressed (Native)

Compressed (Native)

Compressed (Native)

33042.9TB(16.5TB

)85.8TB(33TB)

171.6TB(66TB)

640 83.2TB (32TB)166.4TB(64TB

)332.8TB(128T

B)

Performance

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

16 Drive Unit 32 Drive Unit

AIT-2AIT-3AIT-4

Performance AIT-2 AIT-3 AIT-4

# of DrivesCompressed

(Native)Compressed

(Native)Compressed

(Native)

16249.6MB/s (96MB/s)

499.2MB/s (192MB/s)

998.4MB/s (384MB/s)

32499.2MB/s (192MB/s)

998.4MB/s (384MB/s)

1996.8MB/s (768MB/s)

Quad Interface Processor (QIP)

• QIPs provide in-band control of library and connectivity to systems

• Why Spectra Logic built its own:– Ensure interface compatibility.– Competitive Advantage: Gator is the only

tape library with hot swappable interfaces and redundant dual ports.

– Redundancy – if a QIP or port on a QIP goes down, robot control can be failed over to a functional port/QIP

NAS

LAN

Spectra 64000

Linux

NT

MAC

Novell

UNIX

SAN

RAID

FutureGrowth

• Gator Control Panel (GCP) – Touch-screen, color LCD – Remote GCP (RGCP) – access GCP

remotely from desktop

• Cartridge Packs w/ Certified Media• Pack-based Entry/Exit for quick load/unload• Easy Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)

– Hot swap of drives, QIPs and power supplies (Spectra 64000 only)

– Assisted Self Maintenance Program

Ease-of-use

• Color touch-screen GUI• RGCP for remote

desktop configuration and diagnosis

• SNMP and E-Mail alerting capability (Q1 2001)

User Interface - GCP

High Availabilitywith Spectra 64000

• n+1 redundant power supplies (64000 only)

• Robot control from any QIP via CAN Bus

• Hot Swap: drives, power supplies (64000) and QIPs

• Counter balanced Rack-and-Pinion picker – less wear, quicker motion, smaller motors. • Hot Swappable – robot can be hot swapped while robotic commands are queued.

Intelligent Picker

Gator Robot picking and placing tapes.

Compatibility and Competition

Compatibility

• Operating Systems – – Windows NT, Linux, Sun, HP, IBM and

Macintosh

• Backup Software -– ARCServeIT– Omniback– IBM-Tivoli TSM– Legato Networker– Veritas Backup Exec and Netbackup– Workstations Solutions– Native Windows NT backup

Compatibility

• HSM Software -– OTG– Windows 2000– Legato– Veritas

• Over 30 software packages, see web for compatibility details.

Spectra vs. Qualstar

Spectra 64000• 83.2TB Capacity• 32 AIT-2 Drives• 1.8 TB/hr• Rackmountable

TLS 412600• 78TB Capacity• 12 AIT-2 Drives• 673.9 GB/hr• Not Rackmountable

Vs.

Spectra vs. StorageTek

STKL700• 54.2TB Capacity• Not rackmountable• 864 GB/hr• 61.3” width

Vs.

Spectra 64000• 83.2TB Capacity• 32 AIT-2 Drives• 1.8 TB/hr• Rackmountable

Spectra vs. ADIC

Vs.

Spectra 64000• 83.2TB Capacity• Rackmountable• 32 AIT-2 Drives• 19” width

Scalar 1000 + 2 Expansion Mods• 80.7 TB Capacity• Not Rackmountable• 24 AIT-2 Drives• 88.5” width

Spectra vs. Quantum/ATL

Spectra 64000• 83.2TB Capacity

P3000 x 3• 26TB Capacity each or 78TB for all three.

Vs.

Customer List and Summary

Gator Customers

Gator Customers

Service Options

• Next Business Day (NBD)– We ship a replacement unit to arrive next

business day and failed unit shipped back to Spectra Logic upon swap.

• 4 Hour Response– Replacement unit is on site within four hours

of support call.

• Assisted Self-Maintenance (ASM)– In addition to NBD or 4 hour response, ASM

puts spare parts on-site for hot-swap by user.

Summary

• Gator Architecture designed to provide:– Highest Storage Density– Flexibility for:

• Shared Library Services™• Growth and new technology

– Ease of Use– High Availability and Reliability

History Log

Document # 6644

 Revision Date Description Name

Rev. A 12/01/2000 Original Jeff Wells

History Log

Document # 6644

 Revision Date Description Name

Rev. A 12/01/2000 Original Jeff Wells