Quantum Scalar i500

Library Power Consumption and Heat Output
Scalar i500 User’s Guide 535
Library Power Consumption and Heat Output
The typical library power consumption (Watts/hour) and heat output
(BTU/hour) is listed below.
9U Chassis (empty) 65 lbs (29.5 kg)
5U Packaging Kit 20 lbs (9 kg)
9U Packaging Kit 24 lbs (10.9 kg)
14U Packaging Kit 40 lbs (18 kg)
Note: “Typical” values for tape drives assumes tape drives are
writing.
Library Configuration
Typical Power
Consumption
(kW/Hour)
Typical Heat
Output
(BTU/Hour)
Subassembly Power Consumption:
Scalar I500 Library with Robot and LCB (no tape drives installed;
robot moving; LCB installed)
0.079 269.0
UDS3 IBM LTO-2 Drive Sled Module (SCSI) 0.029 99.0
UDS3 IBM LTO-2 Drive Sled Module (Fibre Channel) 0.032 109.2
UDS3 IBM LTO-3 Drive Sled Module (SCSI) 0.027 92.1
UDS3 IBM LTO-3 Drive Sled Module (Fibre Channel) 0.029 99.0
UDS3 IBM LTO-4 Drive Sled Module (SCSI) 0.038 129.7
UDS3 IBM LTO-4 Drive Sled Module (Fibre Channel) 0.040 136.5
Component Weight