Spectra Logic: Tape Library Comparison and Specs - Z Systems, inc.

Regardless of size, most organizations face the same data management challenge—efficiently and cost-effectively protecting ever-growing data. Whether you are managing gigabytes or several petabytes of data, finding the optimal backup and archive solution is critical to staying nimble and responsive to your changing business requirements. No matter how much data your organization manages, it is the core of your success.

Spectra® tape libraries offer exclusive efficiencies for small to large businesses all the way to the largest, most data-dependent enterprises. Every Spectra library lowers costs—through significantly reduced management time, lower power and footprint usage, and on-demand scalability; reduces risk—through very high reliability, decreased downtime, and pain-free encryption; and saves time—through extreme ease of use and management by leveraging our BlueScale® software interface.

	Spectra T50e	Spectra T120	T200 T380 T680	Spectra T950	Spectra TFinity
Tagline	The Last Tape Library You’ll Ever Buy	Enterprise Storage without Compromise	Seamless Scalability	Affordable Storage	Enterprise Performance in a Compact Library
Overview	TFinity provides industry leading scalability, performance, and availability for high performance computing environments with extraordinary data storage needs.	For data archive, backup and recovery, this elite library leads the field in innovation-from the greatest storage density to proactive media management always protecting your data.	Preserve your initial storage investment. By utilizing interchangeable components, our libraries easily transform and scale (TranScale).	The Spectra T120 library is easy to use, manage, and maintain. Installation and configuration is quick and simple, and component redundancy ensures the highest of reliability.	The T50e offers you advanced LTO technology, powerful library management functionality, increased security through our integrated BlueScale Encryption, plus a wide range of support options.
Drive Types Supported	LTO, TS1150 Technology	LTO, TS1150 Technology	LTO, TS1150 Technology (T380 Only)	LTO	LTO
Max Drives	960	120	12	10	4
Max Tapes	400,800 (LTO) 304,920 (TS1150 Technology)	10,500	680	120	50
Max Capacity	2.5 EB (LTO) 7.6 EB (TS1150 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression)	62.6 PB (LTO) 190 PB (TS1150 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression)	4.2 PB (LTO) 6.4 PB (TS1150 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression)	750 Terabytes (2.5:1 Compression)	313 Terabytes (2.5:1 Compression)
Max Throughput	1.38 PB/hr (LTO) 2.4 PB/hr (TS1150 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression)	173 TB/hr (LTO) 302 TB/hr (TS1150 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression)	17 TB/hr (LTO) 30 TB/hr (TS1150 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression)	14.4 TB/hr (2.5:1 Compression)	5.8 TB/hr (2.5:1 Compression)
Capacity Density	up to 100 tapes/sq ft (base frame) up to 138 tapes/sq ft (media frame)	up to 100 tapes/sq ft (base frame) up to 138 tapes/sq ft (media frame)	102 TB/U (LTO) 233 TB/U (TS1150 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression)	54 TB/U (2.5:1 Compression)	79 TB/U (2.5:1 Compression)
Interface Options	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel, SAS	Fibre Channel, SAS
Physical Profile	Standalone	Standalone	20U – 42U	14U	4U
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