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Gator Architecture

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Gator Architecture

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  1. Run the slide show with the comments hidden. To hide the comments do the following: On the View menu, click Comments. Document # 6644 Official Document Designation: The official document will only be the electronic file found at the network location indicated (M://Marketing/PowerPoint/Presentations/Approved 2001 Presentations). Doc # Revision (letter - date) Product 6644 Rev. A –120100 64000 – Gator Spectra 64000 Gator Architecture Spectra 64000 Spectra 12000 6644 Rev. A

  2. Agenda • Market Dynamics • Gator Architecture • Compatibility and Competition • Customer List and Summary

  3. Market Dynamics

  4. Enterprise Class Storage Market • Storage is Growing – Rapidly! • "The average organization is growing annual storage at a phenomenal rate, about double each year," Bob Passmore, research director at the Gartner Group • Storage is being centralized • “In many respects, this gives the IT administrator the best of both worlds. Clients requiring file access still get the performance benefit… [and] The IT manager can take advantage of the efficiencies of storage consolidation…” Scott McIntrye board of directors of the Storage Networking Industry Association

  5. Enterprise Class Storage Market • New storage technology (such as SAN and NAS) to alleviate problems • “The general market direction is not in question. Getting an organization's lifeblood data to flow swiftly and uninterrupted where and when the business demands is becoming ever more critical to an enterprise. “ - David G. Hill, Research Director, Aberdeen Group • Not enough IT talent • "A single human can manage 200 gigabytes of storage, working full time. If [the data were] in a SAN, the same person can manage 2 terabytes of storage." Bruce Kornfeld, director of marketing for Dell

  6. Gator Architecture

  7. Gator Architecture • Designed to provide: • Highest Storage Density • Flexibility • Ease-of-use • High Availability and Reliability

  8. Storage Density • Smallest Footprint • Must fit 19-inch rack specifications • Minimize space associated with robotic movement • Designed specifically for AIT tape format (not a DLT library retrofitted for AIT) • Reduced picker throw due to smaller tapes/drives • Small Motors – due to counter balancedrack-and-pinion picker

  9. Spectra 64000 Specifications • Maximum 640 cartridge slots and 32 tape drives • Capacity: 83.2 TB* • Throughput: 1.79 TB/hr* • 40 U Rack Space • Dual Entry/Exit Port (30 cartridge capacity) *AIT-2 drives, 2.6:1 compression ratio 70” 19”

  10. Flexibility & Investment Protection • Shared Library Services (SLS) • Based upon Quad Interface Processor (QIP) design • Logical partitioning allows Gator to accommodate: • Different operating system with different backup software • Different interface requirements • In-band communication eliminates reliance on network connection for robotic control • Mix & match connectivity interfaces • SCSI QIP (SQIP) • Fibre QIP (FQIP) • LVD SCSI QIP (LQIP) – Q1 2001 • Gigabit Ethernet – planned for future

  11. Control Path Data Path Traditional Library Sharing LAN

  12. Control Path Data Path SLS Model LAN

  13. Flexibility & Investment Protection • SLS Continued • Mix & match tape formats • Sony AIT-2 (AIT-3 thru AIT-6 when available) • Exabyte Mammoth-2 • Ecrix VXA-1 • Logical library unload • Grow over time • Add more slots for additional capacity • Add more drives/QIPs for additional throughput – without shutting down the library • Dynamically reallocate logical library needed

  14. Capacity

  15. Performance

  16. Quad Interface Processor (QIP) • QIPs provide in-band control of library and connectivity to systems • Why Spectra Logic built its own: • Ensure interface compatibility. • Competitive Advantage: Gator is the only tape library with hot swappable interfaces and redundant dual ports. • Redundancy – if a QIP or port on a QIP goes down, robot control can be failed over to a functional port/QIP

  17. LAN UNIX NAS NT Linux Future Growth SAN Novell RAID MAC Spectra 64000

  18. Ease-of-use • Gator Control Panel (GCP) • Touch-screen, color LCD • Remote GCP (RGCP) – access GCP remotely from desktop • Cartridge Packs w/ Certified Media • Pack-based Entry/Exit for quick load/unload • Easy Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) • Hot swap of drives, QIPs and power supplies (Spectra 64000 only) • Assisted Self Maintenance Program

  19. User Interface - GCP • Color touch-screen GUI • RGCP for remote desktop configuration and diagnosis • SNMP and E-Mail alerting capability (Q1 2001)

  20. High Availabilitywith Spectra 64000 • n+1 redundant power supplies (64000 only) • Robot control from any QIP via CAN Bus • Hot Swap: drives, power supplies (64000) and QIPs

  21. Intelligent Picker • Counter balanced Rack-and-Pinion picker – less wear, quicker motion, smaller motors. • Hot Swappable – robot can be hot swapped while robotic commands are queued. Gator Robot picking and placing tapes.

  22. Compatibility and Competition

  23. Compatibility • Operating Systems – • Windows NT, Linux, Sun, HP, IBM and Macintosh • Backup Software - • ARCServeIT • Omniback • IBM-Tivoli TSM • Legato Networker • Veritas Backup Exec and Netbackup • Workstations Solutions • Native Windows NT backup

  24. Compatibility • HSM Software - • OTG • Windows 2000 • Legato • Veritas • Over 30 software packages, see web for compatibility details.

  25. Spectra vs. Qualstar • Spectra 64000 • 83.2TB Capacity • 32 AIT-2 Drives • 1.8 TB/hr • Rackmountable • TLS 412600 • 78TB Capacity • 12 AIT-2 Drives • 673.9 GB/hr • Not Rackmountable Vs.

  26. Spectra vs. StorageTek • STKL700 • 54.2TB Capacity • Not rackmountable • 864 GB/hr • 61.3” width • Spectra 64000 • 83.2TB Capacity • 32 AIT-2 Drives • 1.8 TB/hr • Rackmountable Vs.

  27. Spectra vs. ADIC • Scalar 1000 + 2 Expansion Mods • 80.7 TB Capacity • Not Rackmountable • 24 AIT-2 Drives • 88.5” width • Spectra 64000 • 83.2TB Capacity • Rackmountable • 32 AIT-2 Drives • 19” width Vs.

  28. Spectra vs.Quantum/ATL Vs. • Spectra 64000 • 83.2TB Capacity • P3000 x 3 • 26TB Capacity each or 78TB for all three.

  29. Customer List and Summary

  30. Gator Customers

  31. Gator Customers

  32. Service Options • Next Business Day (NBD) • We ship a replacement unit to arrive next business day and failed unit shipped back to Spectra Logic upon swap. • 4 Hour Response • Replacement unit is on site within four hours of support call. • Assisted Self-Maintenance (ASM) • In addition to NBD or 4 hour response, ASM puts spare parts on-site for hot-swap by user.

  33. History Log Document # 6644  Revision Date Description Name Rev. A 12/01/2000 Original Jeff Wells Summary • Gator Architecture designed to provide: • Highest Storage Density • Flexibility for: • Shared Library Services™ • Growth and new technology • Ease of Use • High Availability and Reliability

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