Oracle StorageTek SL8500 is an enterprise-class robotic
tape library
In computer storage, a tape library, sometimes called a tape silo, tape robot or tape jukebox, is a storage device that contains one or more tape drives, a number of slots to hold tape cartridges, a barcode reader to identify tape cartridges a ...
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Each library module starts with a capacity of 1448 tape cartridges, and expands in 1728 cartridge increments to a maximum capacity of 10088. It supports up to 64
tape drive
A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and writes data on a magnetic tape. Magnetic tape data storage is typically used for offline, archival data storage. Tape media generally has a favorable unit cost and a long archival stability.
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s and 4 or 8 independent robots in each library.
Each tape drive installed in the SL8500 library has an independent data path. The aggregate data rate for all drives reaches 58
TB/hour per module using
T10000D drives, more with compression.
Up to ten such modules can be connected side-by-side and automatically pass tapes between each other, forming a complex capable of storing over 925
PB of data and mounting 640 tape drives.
References
External links
Sun StorageTek SL8500 Product Tour (1 of 2)Sun StorageTek SL8500 Product Tour (2 of 2)
Sun Microsystems hardware
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