Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
December 2019 User Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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Controller Failover (RIMs and F-QIPs)
Controller failover configures two Robotics Interface Modules (RIMs) or
two Fibre Channel Quad Interface Processors (F-QIPs) as a failover pair.
RIMs and F-QIPs can be mixed in a failover pair. A RIM2 can only be in a
failover pair with another RIM2. One member of the pair (the primary
controller) provides the robotic control path in the partition. The other
controller (the secondary) is designated as the spare. In the event that the
secondary controller detects an internal problem with the primary
controller, it automatically takes over all robotics control operations to
provide uninterrupted operation. See Controller Failover on page 70 for
more information.
Note: Drives used to provide the robotic control path cannot be
configured with controller failover, however, if you are using
LTO-5 and later generation drives, you can select multiple drives
as controllers, and export the same changer interface over the
drives to provide redundancy, as long as your software can
support this.
Diagnostics and Utilities
Diagnostics and utilities are available through the BlueScale interface.
Selecting a diagnostic or utility displays additional information, including
whether or not it can be run while the library is operating.
Drive Lifecycle Management
BlueScale Drive Lifecycle Management (DLM) helps you identify drives
that are experiencing high error rates or other problems. DLM is
automatically enabled when Media Lifecycle Management (MLM) is
enabled. See Chapter 10 – Using Drive Lifecycle Management, beginning
on page 312 for detailed information.
Encryption Key Management
The Spectra T200, T380, and T680 libraries can encrypt data and manage
encryption keys using BlueScale key management or Spectra SKLM key
management system.
Spectra SKLM encryption runs on a stand alone server and provides
centralized encryption key management. BlueScale encryption key
management is tightly integrated into the BlueScale environment.
Encryption is performed through encryption-enabled drives. See the
Spectra Tape Libraries Encryption User Guide for detailed information.
In general, the library diagnostics and advanced utilities are only for use under the
direction of Spectra Logic Technical Support.
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