The Sun StorageTek L8500 is a high-capacity tape library designed to offer efficient and scalable storage solutions for data-intensive environments. This tape library comes without tape drives, allowing for customised configurations to meet specific needs. It is compatible with a wide range of technologies, providing flexibility in integration with existing or new infrastructure setups.
The Sun StorageTek L8500 supports an impressive number of cartridges, offering significant storage scalability. It can handle up to over 10,000 cartridge slots, making it well-suited to large-scale enterprise data backup and archival needs. The system can support various tape technologies, such as LTO and StorageTek proprietary formats, thus ensuring adaptability across different storage media as your organisation's data grows.
This model boasts high reliability due to its robust build and advanced robotics system. It is engineered to ensure efficient tape handling, with automated features that minimise potential human error while greatly enhancing productivity. The absence of tape drives in this particular configuration provides the user with the freedom to install their preferred drive type or simply use the L8500 as an expandable storage repository for existing systems.
The L8500 also supports partitioning that allows the library to be segmented into multiple virtual libraries, enhancing the efficiency of operations like multi-user access or different workload allocations. In addition, it offers excellent security and tracking capabilities, including barcode-based inventory systems that reduce the risk of misplaced tapes and increase overall data management control.
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