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TLS-5000 Tape Library System for SAIT Tape Drives
Tape Libraries for Backup, Archive, HSM and Storage Management
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 ½-inch tape format. In Qualstar’s advanced robotic design, SAIT yields industry-leading capacity, storage density, performance and reliability.
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
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.
Sansmart and Logical Library
The SANSmart Fibre Channel Options support the latest 2Gb SAN and
serverless backup applications
Logical Library is built into all TLS-5000 models to allow up to four servers
to share a library, even if each server is running a separate application
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