Spectra T950 - LIBRARY SPECIFICATIONS; Data Storage Capacity

Appendix D — Specifications Library Specifications
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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LIBRARY SPECIFICATIONS
Thefollowingsectionsprovidedetailedspecificationsforthelibrary
includingdatastoragecapacity,librarysizeandweight,space
requirements,powerspecifications,environmentalspecifications,and
shockandvibrationspecifications.
Data Storage Capacity
TheT950libraryprovidesflexiblestoragecapac itythatexpandsfroma
minimumofonemediapackup tothemaximumstoragecapacityofthe
library.Thecapacityspecificationsinthissectionassumethatonlyonetype
ofdriv eandmediaisinstalledinthelibrary.Whenusingmixeddrivesand 
media,thelibrary’scapacitydependsonthenumberof framesinthe
library,thenumberofdriv es andslotsinsideeachframe, andthetype(s)of
drivesandmediaus ed. SeeDriveandMediaFramesonpage61foran
explanationofthedifferenttypesofframesthatcancomprisethelibrary.
T950 Main Frame
ThefollowingtableshowsthecapacityoftheT950mainframeinitstwo
basicconfigurations.
T950B Main Frame
ThefollowingtablesshowthecapacityoftheT950Bmainframeinits
availableconfigurations.
Frame
Type
T950 Main
- LTO
Maximum
Number of
Drives
Number of
Chambers
Number of
Slots
a
Native Capacity (TB)
LTO - 3 LTO - 4 LTO - 5  LTO - 6 LTO - 7
 3DBAs/
3TBAs
12 95 950 380 760 1425 2375 5700
 6DBAs 24 83 830 332 664 1245 2075 4980
a. A chamber contains a TeraPack magazine with 10 slots.
Frame Type
T950B Main - LTO
Maximum
Number of
Drives
Number of
Chambers
Number of
Slots
a
Native Capacity (TB)
LTO - 5 LTO - 6 LTO - 7
 1DBA/shelves 4 100
b
1000 1500 2500 6000
 3DBAs/3TBAs
orshelves
12 92
c
920 1380 2300 5520
 6DBAs 24 80 800 1200 2000 4800
a. A chamber contains a TeraPack magazine with 10 slots.
b. 110 chambers (1100 slots) are accessible if there is a bulk TAP to the left of the main frame.
c. 98 chambers (980 slots) are accessible if there is a bulk TAP to the left of the main frame.