TLS-5000
Tape Library System for SAIT Tape Drives
Tape Libraries
for Backup, Archive, HSM and Storage Management
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TLS-5000 SAIT
Tape Library Systems
• 16
Terabytes to over 340 Terabytes
• Up to 45 Terabytes per Square
Foot
• Lowest Cost-per-Terabyte for
Backup
• Worldwide Remote Management
via Q-Link
• Simply
Reliable Patented Robotic Design
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Product Description:
The TLS-5000 Series is the first family of
Automated Tape Libraries using Sony’s new
SAIT (SuperAIT) tape drive technology to
deliver ultra-dense enterprise class backup
and near online data storage solutions.
The SAIT-1 tape drive is the result of combining
the best features of Sony’s widely used AIT
recording technology with the increased media
area afforded by the ˝-inch tape format. In
Qualstar’s advanced robotic design, SAIT
yields industry-leading capacity, storage
density, performance and reliability.
Seamless, Transparent Integration
- Concurrent data transfer by up to eight
SAIT-1 drives provides high data rates
- SANSmart Fibre Channel
technology and multiple SCSI busses speed
integration
- Supported by all leading backup and storage
management applications
- Installation and support by leading VARs and
Integrators, worldwide
- Extremely low cost per terabyte
SAIT-1 High Performance
- Up to 340 terabytes capacity
- Data transfer rates exceeding 2.2 terabytes
per hour
- Four TLS-5000 SAIT models
- Individual models house up to eight tape
drives
- Storage densities up to 45 terabytes per
square foot
Expandability Protects ROI
- Upgrade kits for two models available to
double number of tapes
- Additional drives are easy and fast to
install
- Tape drives in plug-in cannisters with
individual cooling fans enhance reliability
- Easy user drive installation in less than
one minute
- Capacity expansion kits take less than one
hour to install
Reliable, Intelligent Robotics
- Patented mechanism with unique leadscrew-based
robotics
- Brushless motors and closed-loop servo
control systems
- Precise positioning and flawless media
handling
- Adjustments eliminated by sophisticated,
adaptive 'smart logic’ design
- Filtered, positive air pressure to extend
tape and head life
Powerful User Interface
- Intuitive menu-driven control system
provides easy-to-use installation
- Configuration and operation information via
the large LCD panel
- Critical operating messages displayed with
audible alarms signal immediate action
- Q-Link
browser-based remote library manager allows
any library to be
configured, monitored and managed from
anywhere in the world
Advanced Cartridge Management And Security
- Bar code scanning enhances throughput and
controls the media inventory
- Qualstar’s exclusive VIOP, Variable
I/O Port, allows user to set how many slots to
commit to importing and exporting tapes,
providing unmatched flexibility and control
- Inventory Sentry senses whether the tapes or
magazines have been moved when
the door is opened. If not, operation is
resumed without causing a time consuming
reinventory.
Logical Library
- Logical Library partitioning is built into
all SCSI TLS-5000 models to allow up to four
servers to share a library, even if each
server is running a separate application.
TLS-5000 Delivers Value:
| Feature |
Benefit |
| Widest capacity range |
Common format throughout
the enterprise |
| Up to eight SAIT-1 tape
drives |
High throughput,
concurrent read and write |
| Q-Link |
Web browser based remote
library manager |
| VIOP |
Application controls
tape inventory, bulk tape import/export |
| I/O Port |
Application controls
tape inventory. |
| Logical Library
Partitioning (SCSI only) |
Supports up to four
separate partitions. |
| WORM tape option
(Pending) |
Lowest cost, unalterable
storage. |
| Automatic alignment |
No tools or procedures |
| No electrical or
mechanical adjustments |
Easy, fast installation |
| Barcode scanner |
Better media inventory
control |
| Positive-pressure,
filtered air system |
Reduces contamination,
protects media |
| Brushless motors |
Exceptional reliability |
Specifications Table:
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Additional Features:
Engineered for Reliability
- All brushless motors, no belts or pulleys
- Self-calibrating, all-digital servo control
system
- Pre-wired tape drive mounting slots
- Auto-aligning, no mechanical or electrical
adjustments
- Pressurized, filtered, forced air cooling
with redundant fans
- Over 1,000,000 MEBF Automated tape drive
cleaning
Efficient Media Control
- Bar code scanning of data cartridges
- Key locked door with a large window VIOP
- Variable I/O port for inserting and removing
cartridges or magazines
- Inventory Sentry minimizes offline time
Comprehensive User Interface
- Q-Link remote library manager
- Back-lighted 80 character display
- Control panel menu system for easy
installation, configuration, operation and
maintenance
Versatility
- LVD/SE interface
- Multiple SCSI bus connections supported
- 2Gb SANSmart Fibre Channel Options
- Logical Library dynamic partitioning
- Simultaneous random and multi-sequential
operating modes
- Selectable recycling and dual-bin sequential
modes
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