ADIC Scalar 1000 - Manual (Page 9)

Key Features
The Scalar 1000 library offers a robust feature set,
making it a highly reliable and effective data storage
solution. Even in its largest configuration, the Scalar
1000 can move any cartridge to any drive in less than
six seconds, with up to 350 cartridge swaps per hour.
Its reliability rating—a full 1,000,000 cartridge swaps
between failures—equates to almost two years of chang-
ing one cartridge every minute, 24 hours per day. This
combination of performance and reliability makes the
Scalar 1000 especially well– suited for imaging, archive,
and file migration systems, where quick file recall and
continual heavy use are demanded.
This library offers a wide range of features to ensure
low-cost, secure, and minimal maintenance, including
a keypad-secured mailbox to facilitate adding and re-
moving tapes, and hot-swappable drives
1 to allow drive
expansion/replacement without interrupting normal
operations.
In addition, all major components are field
replaceable in less than 30 minutes. For example,
both DLT and AIT drive modules can be replaced
within five minutes. To further simplify service and
maintenance, the Scalar 1000 features built-in diag-
nostics that perform automated self-calibration and
self-configuration routines.
Key Features List
• Import/export mailbox
• DLT: 12 slots
• AIT: 18 slots
• 3590: 12 slots
• Integrated barcode reader
• Visible and accessible drives and media
• Scalable, reliable design
• Engineered for easy serviceability
• Drives upgraded or exchanged in 5 minutes
• All major components are
Field Replaceable Units (FRU)
• Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) of 30 minutes
Flexible Drive Support
The Scalar 1000 library automates the most ad-
vanced tape technology available: Quantum DLT,
Sony AIT and IBM 3590 Magstar. In addition, the
Scalar 1000 can support both DLT and 3590 drives
in the same library.
2 This flexibility allows custom-
ers to optimize the library configuration for high
performance and high capacity. For more specific
information about mixed media Scalar 1000 configu-
rations, please contact ADIC.
Performance & Reliability
The key performance specifications for the
Scalar 1000 library are shown below.
Performance Specifications
Average Swaps per hour 290
Peak Swaps per hour 350
Average Time to Mount Media 5 seconds
Max Time to Mount Media 6 seconds
The Scalar 1000 offers impressive reliability factors
to ensure each customer’s mission-critical data is se-
curely stored and reliably accessed.
• Mean Cycles Before Failure (MCBF):
• 1,000,000 complete cartridge swaps
• 2,000,000 movements
• Low number of moving parts along the X & Y axis
• Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF):
• 1,000,000 hours
• Automatic self tests upon error detection
• Alignment accuracy: Within 0.3 mm
1 Without affecting library operation. Bus integrity must be sustained.
2 Specific configurations only.
Guidelines
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