The Qualstar XLS Library System
The Simply Reliable Enterprise Library
Company Overview
Founded:
- 1984
Leading 9-Track Tape Drive Manufacturer
Shipped First Library:
- 1995
QBAK (Nasdaq):
- 2000
Financial Strength:
- Over $18 million cash
- No debt
Facilities:
- Simi Valley, California
- Boulder, Colorado
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Our Data Storage Products
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Tape Libraries: Rackmount
and Enterprise
• Recognized for the
industry’s highest reliability
in robotic storage
• Broad industry support
• 28 Year history in data
storage
• Tape storage is very
energy-efficient vs. disk
RLS Rackmount Family
XLS Enterprise Family
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N2Power Products
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High density, high efficiency AC-DC and DC-DC
power supplies
Up to 93% efficiency
High growth market
Six families in popular output configurations
Drivers are worldwide energy concerns and the
downsizing of electronic systems
XL 125
XL 160
XL 275
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XL 375
Diverse Customer Base
STORAGE
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POWER
The Qualstar XLS Library System
The Tape Library You Can’t Outgrow
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The Qualstar XLS Library System
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XLS-Series
The Tape Library You Can’t Outgrow
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Highly scalable
Modular design
Cost effective from 400 TB to over 29 PB
Patented architecture
Library managed encryption
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20
Petabytes
8
53Petabytes
Petabyte
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XLS Models
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XLS-810160 / 810240
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Up to 10 Drives
Up to 762 Tapes
XLS-810240
w/ MEM2
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XLS Models
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XLS-820500
• Up to 100 Drives
• Up to 8,775 Tapes
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XLS-832700
• Up to 160 Drives
• Up to 9,725 Tapes
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XLS-8161100
• Up to 80 Drives
• Over 11,700 Tapes
XLS-820500
XLS-832700
XLS-8161100
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XLS Modular Scalability
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Up to 160 drives
165 slots to over 11,700 slots
 In cabinet capacity expansion options
 Very economical 535 and 1,075 slot
expansion modules
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8 Logical Library partitions
Up to 160 I/O slots
Built-in library managed encryption
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The Revolutionary XLS
LRM (Library Resource Module)
MEM (Media Expansion Module)
Three “base” modules
Standalone or as nucleus of a larger
system
Contains drives, I/O port, storage slots
Contains robotics, control, and power
The “expansion” unit
Attaches to either side of an LRM
Rotating carousel holds 535 or 1,075
cartridges
Transports cartridges between LRM’s
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XLS Compass Architecture
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MEM attaches to LRM
Robot in LRM can
reach into MEM
MEMs can be added to
either side of an LRM
MEM derives power
and control from LRM
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XLS LRMs
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Five models
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Easily build large configurations: ~11,700 tapes, over
29 Petabytes uncompressed
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Plug-in additional tape drives
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One or two 110-slot internal expansion modules per LRM
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8 Independent partitions
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Built-in encryption key management
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Up to 40 I/O slots per LRM*
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MEM options: 535 or 1,075 slots each
*Model dependent. See Product Specification
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XLS-810160 & XLS-810240
Description
Inframe
Max
Tape Slots
165 or
245
762
Drive Bays
1
5
Drive Slots
2
10
I/O Ports
1
2
I/O Slots
10
20
N+1 Power
Opt
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78.0”
23”
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XLS-820500
Description
Std
In-frame
Max
Tape Slots
355
465
8,775
Drive Slots
4
20
99
I/O Ports
1
4
20
I/O Slots
10
40
200
N+1 Power
Std
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78.0”
34.8”
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XLS-832700
Description
Std
In-frame
Max
Tape Slots
435
655
9,725
Drive Slots
4
32
159
I/O Ports
2
4
20
I/O Slots
20
40
200
N+1 Power
Std
78.0”
44.6”
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XLS-8161100
Description
Std
In-frame
Max
Tape Slots
846
1,056
11,730
Drive Slots
4
16
79
I/O Ports
2
4
20
I/O Slots
10
40
200
N+1 Power
Std
78.0”
44.6”
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XLS MEM Module
 2 Models:
 MEM1: 1,075 cartridges
 MEM2: 535* cartridges
 Efficient carousel design
 Access doors for bulk loading
 Power, control and cartridge
handling supplied by LRM(s)
 Only 5.5 or 8.4 square feet
MEM2
*517 slots with XLS-810xxx models
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MEM1
Highly Flexible Configurations
“I need to expand
my XLS library
system”
“My raw storage needs are
outpacing my access needs,
I will add another MEM”
1 LRM, 1 MEM
1 LRM, 2 MEM’s
=
32 drives, 1,550 slots
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“I need to add more tape drives
to increase my access capability,
I will add another LRM”
2 LRM’s, 1 MEM
OR
32 drives, 2,625 slots
64 drives, 2,025 slots
High storage density coupled with flexibility during growth
Less linear movement to access large volumes of cartridges, over
3200 cartridges can be accessed with less than 21” average motion
“Low Impact” robotics are less demanding on the mechanics and
requires lower power control systems
Cartridge access performance does not degrade when scaling
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Application Flexibility
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Up to 8 independent partitions, connected to hosts via Fibre
Host 1
12 drives
1300 cartridges
Host 2
4 drives
80 cartridges
Host 3
16 drives
1240 cartridges
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Highly Scalable Solutions
Model
Drives Tapes
Capacity*
TB/sq ft
810160
1-10
165
412 TB
44
810240
1-10
245
612 TB
66
810240 + MEM2
1-10
762
1.9 PB
104
* Using LTO 6 Native Capacity
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Highly Scalable Solutions
Model
Drives Tapes
Capacity*
TB/sq ft
820500
8
435
1.1 PB
77
820500 + MEM1
12
1,480
3.7 PB
130
820500 + 2 MEM1
16
2,525
6.3 PB
148
832700
8
655
1.6 PB
92
832700 + 2 MEM1
32
2,625
6.6 PB
142
2 832700 + 3 MEM1
64
4,175
10.4 PB
133
8161100
4
1,056
2.6 PB
149
8161100 + MEM1
8
2,111
5.3 PB
165
2 8161100 + 3 MEM1
8
5,277
13.2 PB
171
5 8161100 + 6 MEM1
10
11,730
29.3 PB
169
* Using LTO 6 Native Capacity
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XLS Competitive Features
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High density, can exceed 100
cartridges per square foot
Unique scalability with two different
LRM configurations
Library managed encryption
Up to 8 partitions
Easily maintained RAS design
X-Link management
Built in self-management features
SNIA SML management capability
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Unique XLS Technology
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Reach 3200 tapes in just 21 inches
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Independent motion confirmation
Data security
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Patented Compass Architecture™
No rapid accelerations
Gentle tape handling
Lower power consumption
Seismic cartridge restraints
Optical light curtains
Mechanical and electronic door locks
Power-off access sensors
CAN bus internal control
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XLS Key Features
15” Color TFT operator
display with touch
screen interface
Two lockable access
doors with windows
Door slot option adds
110 storage slots each
Five LED status/activity
indicators
Drive bays: each holds
4 LTO drives
Up to four I/O ports. Each
port houses a 10 slot
removable magazine
Front serviceable filtered
air intake area
Telnet service
ports front and
rear for local tech
use
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XLS Key Features
820500 832700, 8161100 Rear Panel
19” expansion rack
option - 6U or 8U
(n/a 8161100)
Drive bays may be
interchanged with
cartridge bays in some
models
Cartridge bays
Tape drives
DataGuardTM built
in UPS protects
tapes in transit and
insures easy library
restart
N+1 hot swap
power system
Dual AC input
power option
Dual mirrored
disk option
Library controller with
four dual LIA slots
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XLS Key Features
810160, 810240 Rear Panel
DataGuardTM built
in UPS protects
tapes in transit and
insures easy library
restart
Tape drives
N+1 hot swap
power system
option
Optional tape
drive bays
Mirrored disks
option
Dual AC input
power option
Library controller
with four dual
channel LIA slots
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X-Link Management
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Single-view local and remote
management interface
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Multiple simultaneous connections
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15” color touch screen
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Multi-level password protection and
administration settings
Wizards for partition set-up and
common administration operations
Software and firmware revision
management
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Remote backup for user configuration
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Browser-based GUI
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X-Link Support Tools
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“Phone Home” e-mail
event notification
 Complete view and
status of physical
hardware
 Assign by partition
 Assign by event class
 Can send to Qualstar
Tech Support
 Drill down to specific
components
 Help System
 Context sensitive
 Searchable
 Remote diagnostics
 Tech Support via
Internet
 Online manuals
 On XLS
 On website
 Requires firewall
permission
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High Availability
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Maximum data availability
 Hot-swappable drive modules (Fibre)
 Hot-swappable power supplies
 All door interlocks have capability to sense an
“access event”, even when the library system
power is off
 Eliminates unnecessary time consuming media reinventories
 Access event causes a more intensive internal hardware
configuration audit during POST
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“Out of band” health checks integrated into
management system
Ability to run intensive system certification
diagnostic
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Data Guard™
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Protects media if power lost
 Always moves tape to a safe position
 Prevents media damage
 Battery pack insures orderly shutdown
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Linux system closes cleanly
System state saved
Orderly restart assured
No re-inventory required
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Broad Industry Support
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CA
CommVault
EMC Legato
FalconStor
FileTek
Front Porch Digital
HP
IBM Tivoli
HPSS
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Microsoft
NetApp
StorNext
QStar
Roxio
Symantec
Syncsort
Xendata
and many more
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XLS 810160 / 810240 Enterprise Scalability
Qualstar
XLS-810160
XLS-810240
Quantum i500/
IBM TS3310
Oracle
SL500
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800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
Number of Slots
Qualstar
XLS
Quantum
i6000
IBM
TS3500
Spectralogic
T950
Oracle
SL 3000
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12,000
11,000
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
500
450
400
350
300
250
Number of Slots
10,000
XLS-820500, 832700 & 8161100 Scalability
XLS-810160/810240 vs. Competition
Library Model
Entry Cartridges
Max Capacity
Maximum Tape
Drives
Maximum I/O Slots
Library Partitioning
Remote Notification
Average move time
in seconds
Average power in
watts
Warranty – Years
Free Lifetime Tech
Support
XLS-810160 / 240
165
762
10
20
Std
Std
13
>500
3
Yes
Quantum i500 /
IBM TS3310
36
404
18
54
Std
Std
??
1,750
1
No
Oracle SL500
30
575
18
25
Opt
Opt
??
980?
1
No
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XLS 820500, 832700 and 8161100
vs. Competition
Library Partitioning
Remote Notification
Average move time in
sec
Warranty - Years
Free Lifetime Tech
Support
11
609 79-113
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Yes
Quantum i6000
100
7,300
$$$
Std
Std
??
??
70
1
No
IBM TS3500
260
20,000 192 224 $$$
Std
Std
??
??
56
1
No
SpectraLogic T950
95
10,050 120
10
Std
Std
Std
??
1,804
116
1
No
Oracle SL3000
300
6,000
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$$$
Opt Opt
??
1,200
62
1
No
Oracle SL8500
1,448 300,000 64
780 $$$
Opt Opt
5
??
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1
No
96
56
96
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Density per sq. ft.
Built-in Encryption
Average powerin watts
I/O Max. Slots
Std
Max Drives
Std
Max Cartridges
Std
XLS 820500, 832700
8161100
Entry Cartridges
355 ~11,700 160 200
Library Model
The Qualstar XLS Library System
The Simply Reliable Enterprise Library