Spectra T950 - Hardware Expansion and Upgrades

Appendix C — Media & Upgrades Library Support and Upgrades
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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Hardware Expansion and Upgrades
TheSpectraT950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sales
representative(seeContactingSpectraLogiconpage7).
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theSpectraTapeLibrariesEncryptionUserGuideformoreinformationabout
theSpectraSKLMEncryptionkeymanagementsystem.
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chambersinthelibraryand
additionalTeraPackmagazinestofilltheaddedchambers.
Note: IfyoupurchaseCoDcapacitythatexceedsthenumberofunlicensed
chambersavailableinthecurrentlibraryconfiguration,purchaseanotherTBA
oraddanotherframe.Theseupgradesandtheirinstallationbyacertified
SpectraLogicfieldtechnicianarepricedseparatelyfromtheCoDcapacity
upgrade.
Rotation Manager RotationManagerisakeyedoptiontosimplifyidentifyingtapesthatwere
movedoffsite.WithRotationManagerinstalled,thelibrarysendsanemail
containingthebarcodeinformationforeverypieceofmediaanditsoff‐site
locationtoaspecifiedemailaddress.
SeeConfigureRotationManageronpage143for
additionalinformationabout
RotationManager.
Shared Library
Services (SLS)
SharedLibraryServices(SLS)partitioninglogicallydividesthelibraryinto
multiplevirtuallibraries.WithSLS,onelibrarycansupportmultiplemedia
typesand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)activationkey.
SeeLibraryPartitionsonpage57formoreinformationaboutusingpartitioning
inthelibraryusingSLS.
Library Option Description