Spectra T950 - Shock and Vibration Specifications; INTEROPERABILITY AND SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY; INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

Appendix D — Specifications Interoperability and Software Compatibility
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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Shock and Vibration Specifications
Thelibraryoperatesnormallyafterexperiencingshockloadsasspecifiedin
thefollowingtable.Theoperatingshocklevelsindicatehowmuchshock
thelibrarycanwithstandwhiletheencloseddrivesarereadingandwriting
data.Thenon‐operatingandstorageshocklev els indicatehowmuchshock
thelibrarycanwithstandwhenitisnotoperating.Afterexperiencingthis
amountofshock,thelibrarycontinuestooperatenormally.
INTEROPERABILITY AND SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY
Youcanfindcompleteinteroperabilitylistings,aswellasalistofthetypes
ofsoftwarethatweretestedandprovencompatiblewiththelibraryonthe
SpectraLogicwebsiteatwww.spectralogic.com/compatibility.
INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
Thissectionprovidesinfo rmatio n abouttheinterfacesusedtoconnectthe
libraryandtapedrivestothehostsystems.Italsoprovidesinformationabout
theEthernetinterface use d toaccessthelib ra ry’sBlueScalewebinterface.
TheRoboticsInterfaceModule(RIM)supportsaFibreChannelhost
interface.TheRIMdoesnotprovideconnectivityforSCSIdrives.Direct‐
attachedtapedriveshaveanativeFibreChannelinterface;direct‐attached
SCSIdrivesarenotsupported.
ForinformationabouthowIBMdrivessupportFibreChannel
communications,refertothetapedrivedocumentation,availablefrom
IBMat
www.storage.ibm.com/tape/lto/oem/index.html.
Specification Operating
Storing and Shipping 
(Non-Operating Environment)
a
Shock 2gpk½sinewavefor10msec
(3axes,2shocksperaxis,minimum)
2gpk½sinewavefor10msec
(3axes,2shocksperaxis,minimum)
Vibration
(SweptSine)
5Hz–500Hz–5Hz
5–22Hz,0.01‐inchDAdisplacement
22
–500Hz,0.25Gpk@½octave 
(minimumthreeaxes)
5Hz–500Hz–5Hz
5–31Hz,0.02‐inchDAdisplacement
31–500Hz,1Gpk@½octave
(minimumthreeaxes)
Vibration
(Random)
0.5Grms,0–3000Hz(singleaxis) 1–200Hz
@1.156Grms.
Bottomfaceonlyfor60minutes.
a. Specifications are for the library in its original packaging.
Important
The option to connect SCSI drives through an F-QIP is no longer available for
purchase with new libraries. The library continues to support partitions configured
to use QIP-attached SCSI drives.