Spectra T50e - Power Specifications

Appendix B—Media and Upgrades Library Support and Upgrades
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Library Upgrades
UpgradesavailableforpurchaseincludeBlueScalesoftwareoptionsand
libraryhardwareupgrades.Youcanpurchaseoptionsandupgradesfrom
yoursalesrepresentative(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage7).
Options
ThefollowingtabledescribestheBlueScalesoftwareoptionsthatare
available.SeeEnablingBlueScaleSoftwareSupport,Options,and
Upgradesonpage110forinformationaboutenablingtheseoptions.
Hardware Expansion and Upgrades
Thelibraryisdesignedtoexpandtomeetchangingstoragerequirements,
aswellastoachievestorageconsolidationgoals.Theseexpansionand
upgradeoptionscanbepurchasedthroughaSpectraLogicsales
representative(see
ContactingSpectraLogiconpage7).
Library Option Description
Spectra SKLM
Encryption Key
Management
System
SpectraTivoliKeyLifecycleManager(SpectraSKLM)isacentralizedkey
managementsystemthatallowsyoutomanagethelifecycleoftheencryption
keysandsecuritycertificatesforyourlibrary.SpectraSKLMprovidesrole‐
basedaccesscontrol,basedonuserprivileges,fortasksthatrangefrom
creatingandassigningencryptionkeys
tothebackupandrestorationofdata.
SeeEncryptionandKeyManagementOverviewonpage282formore
informationabouttheSpectraSKLMEncryptionkeymanagementsystem.
BlueScale
Encryption
Professional Edition
Inadditiontothefeaturesofthestandardedition,BlueScaleEncryption
ProfessionalEditionsupportsmultiplekeysonalibraryandadditional
securityfeaturessothatyoucanimplementmorecustomizeddataencryption
regimens.
SeeEncryptionandKeyManagementOverviewonpage282formore
informationaboutBlueScaleEncryption.
Capacity-On-
Demand (CoD)
TheCapacity‐On‐Demand(CoD)featureletsyoupurchasealibrarythatmeets
yourcurrentstorageneedsandthenpurchaseadditionalcapacitylateras
required.CoDreducesup‐frontcosts,becauseusersonlypayforwhatthey
currentlyneed.Asmorecapacityisrequired,itcanbeaddedinincrementsby

purchasingactivationcodestolicenseadditionalslotsinthelibrary.
Shared Library
Services (SLS)
SharedLibraryServices(SLS)partitioninglogicallydividesthelibraryinto
multiplevirtuallibraries.WithSLS,onelibrarycanprovidededicatedlibrary
servicestomultipleusergroups.Thedefaultlibraryconfigurationincludes
supportforasinglestoragepartition.Ifyouneedadditionalstoragepartitions,
youmustpurchaseaSharedLibraryServices(SLS)
key.
SeePartitionOverviewonpage155formoreinformationaboutusing
partitioninginthelibraryusingSLS.