Datasheet:RLS-8500 Series Rackmount Tape Libraries

The RLS-8500 Series delivers superior performance, value and capacities up to 171 terabytes (native) in just 10U of rack space. Using typical data compression ratios, capacity can exceed 342 terabytes. Up to five LTO 5 SAS or fibre channel tape drives can be installed to deliver aggregate data transfer rates exceeding five terabytes per hour.

The RLS-8560 model contains 54 data cartridge storage slots and four I/O slots. Installing a second, optional storage matrix into the RLS-8560 adds 60 slots, more than doubling its capacity. The expansion option can be easily installed by users in just a few minutes. The RLS-85120 model houses 114 data slots and one or two 4-slot I/O ports.

Q-Link is the web browser-based remote library manager that allows any RLS Series tape library to be configured, monitored, diagnosed and managed from anywhere in the world. Even firmware updates can be implemented remotely.

Features & Benefits

• Auto-connecting, user-installable tape drives
• All brushless motors
• Self-calibrating all-digital servo control system
• Auto-aligning: no mechanical or electrical adjustments
• Auto-discovery of all components
• Over 2,000,000 MEBF
• Automated tape drive cleaning
• Filtered, forced-air cooling