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Summary of Contents for RLS-8350

Page 1: ...RLS 8350 Tape Library Product Specification 511002 Rev 07 01 19...

Page 2: ...rporation Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Notices Qualstar products may be covered by one or more of the following U S patents 6 163 139 and 6 560 061 Other patents pendin...

Page 3: ...product specification please visit our website or call Qualstar at QUALSTAR CORPORATION 1267 Flynn Road Camarillo CA 93012 FAX 805 978 5984 Phone 805 583 7744 E Mail sales qualstar com www qualstar c...

Page 4: ...iple Stacker Operation 2 12 2 6 4 Manual Operation 2 12 2 6 5 Library Partitions 2 13 2 6 6 Encryption Key Management 2 13 3 Physical Specifications 3 1 3 1 Dimensions 3 1 3 2 Color 3 1 3 3 Weights 3...

Page 5: ...7 Environmental Specifications 7 1 7 1 Temperature Humidity and Altitude 7 1 7 2 Acoustical Noise 7 1 8 Maintainability 8 1 8 1 Mean Time to Repair 8 1 8 2 Preventive Maintenance 8 1 8 3 Automated Tap...

Page 6: ...ice RLS 8350 85XXX Series Technical Service Manual 511010 Approved Data Cartridges Product Information Note PIN 038 Barcode Label Specifications Product Information Note PIN 040 SCSI Command Informati...

Page 7: ...ity Only the highest quality components are used in a design that is inherently robust and simple Brushless motors are used exclusively for smooth and reliable operations All digital closed loop servo...

Page 8: ...hot swap drives hot swap power supply modules All service can be performed without removing from the rack Filtered forced air cooling of library and tape drives provided by front replaceable air filt...

Page 9: ...rives 4 Number of Slots 50 I O Ports 1 Cartridges per I O Port 4 Barcode Reader Standard Q Link Remote Library Manager Standard Hot swap Tape Drive Carriers Standard N 1 Hot Swappable Power Supply Mod...

Page 10: ...Panel Components The library s functions can be controlled through the control panel The I O port is released by the robot and slides out from the front panel and is electronically locked Bulk loading...

Page 11: ...tition information Inventory information 2 5 2 2 I O Port The operator gains access to the media by unlocking the I O port through either the control panel or Q Link and then manually extending the I...

Page 12: ...e button is fully illuminated The primary power for the library is controlled by a rocker switch located on the rear panel 2 5 3 Rear Panel Components Figure 2 3 Rear Panel Details 2 5 3 1 N 1 Power O...

Page 13: ...on and data archiving requirements Each library can be equipped to pass tapes vertically from one unit to the next when installed in an industry standard 19 inch EIA equipment rack The FastPass elevat...

Page 14: ...with the FastPass Elevator Expansion Option Figure 2 6 Rear view of two libraries with the FastPass Elevator Expansion Option Upper elevator expansion module Lower elevator expansion module 2 8 Produ...

Page 15: ...left and right fixed matrix of storage slots 28 slots on the right side and 22 on the left The storage matrices may be removed from the unit for bulk loading or removal of cartridges Figure 2 8 Left S...

Page 16: ...filler panels must be installed at each vacant tape drive location Figure 2 9 Tape Drive Assembly 2 5 4 3 Robotics The RLS 8350 utilizes a four axis robotic cartridge handling system that moves cartr...

Page 17: ...check characters are used then all of the labels will show an extra character 2 6 RLS Operation 2 6 1 Medium Changer Control System There are several microprocessors utilized throughout the RLS to for...

Page 18: ...to its original location The changer then places the next cartridge found in sequence within the drive s storage set into the drive This process is repeated until the last specified cartridge in the...

Page 19: ...nd one or more cartridge slots assigned Thus the maximum number of partitions is a function of the resources assigned to the various partitions up to the total number of drive slots and the number of...

Page 20: ...Figure 3 1 RLS External Dimensions Note 12 additional inches 30 5 cm of depth are required to remove and install tape drives and power supplies 3 2 Color The exterior color is black aluminum 511002 R...

Page 21: ...WEIGHT LBS KG RLS 8350 138 LBS 63 KG 50 LBS 23 KG Includes rack mount kit and a full complement of tape drives and tape cartridges Not including magazines tape cartridges or drives Table 3 1 RLS Weig...

Page 22: ...being performed All AC powered PSMs utilize Power Factor Corrected PFC power supplies and thus the RLS power factor is greater than 0 95 which complies with CE requirement EN61000 3 2 MODEL TWO DRIVE...

Page 23: ...supplied detachable power cord complies with the following specifications 100 125 volt applications UL listed and CSA certified three conductor 18 AWG SJT vinyl jacketed cord One end is terminated wi...

Page 24: ...ication MSIP REM QS7 RLS 8500 5 3 Safety Standards Compliance The RLS meets or exceeds the standards set forth by ANSI UL60950 Third Edition Certified by ITS usETL CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 00 Third Edit...

Page 25: ...4 inch hex nut driver Disassembly procedure 1 Remove magazine 2 Remove center panel 3 Remove rear panels and PCBA s 4 Remove internal subassemblies Items recyclable using conventional methods Aluminu...

Page 26: ...e classified as Information Technology Storage Array Systems for which the RoHS Directive provides an exemption for lead solder Affected subassemblies must be disposed of appropriately 511002 Rev 07 0...

Page 27: ...0 7 0 seconds Table 6 1 Cartridge Handling Times 6 2 Scan All Barcodes In Table 6 2 the Typical Time values are the times required to scan a full complement of data cartridges This assumes all cartrid...

Page 28: ...lb temperature 26 o C 79 o F maximum 29 o C 84 o F maximum Altitude 1000 to 10 000 feet 304 8 to 3 048 meters 1000 to 40 000 feet 304 8 to 12 192 meters Includes tape drives Table 7 1 Environmental Sp...

Page 29: ...s power on hours in order to periodically remind the user to replace the filter The replacement interval can be changed to match the local environmental conditions Gripper pads must be cleaned periodi...

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