Compare Tape Libraries
 Spectra® TFinity® ExaScale |
 Spectra T950 |
 Spectra T950v |
 Spectra Stack |
 Spectra T200 T380 T680 |
 Spectra T120 |
 Spectra T50e |
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| Tagline | The World’s Highest Capacity Storage System | Enterprise Storage without Compromise | Value Storage without Compromise | Modern Storage for Today’s Data Center | Seamless Scalability | Affordable Storage | Enterprise Performance in a Compact Library |
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| Overview | TFinity ExaScale’s space-saving design, high-density architecture, and seamless scalability combine to produce the highest capacity data storage system in the world. | For data archive, backup and recovery, this elite library leads the field in innovation-from the greatest storage density to proactive media management always protecting your data. | The Spectra T950v provides maximum flexibility by allowing you to populate your library with LTO tape technology or IBM® TS11XX Enterprise Tape Technology, enabling you to choose the technology that is perfect for your business. | Spectra Stack allows you to purchase what you need today and not what you will need tomorrow, which means capacity on demand is now a reality. Adding an expansion module allows up to 80 additional slots and up to 6 additional drives, easily growing to 7 modules in a single rack. Upgrading is EASY and FAST. | Preserve your initial storage investment. By utilizing interchangeable components, our libraries easily transform and scale (TranScale). | The Spectra T120 library is easy to use, manage, and maintain. Installation and configuration is quick and simple, and component redundancy ensures the highest of reliability. | The T50e offers you advanced LTO technology, powerful library management functionality, increased security through our integrated BlueScale Encryption, plus a wide range of support options. |
| Drive Types Supported | LTO, TS11X0, T10000 Technology | LTO, TS11X0 Technology | LTO, TS11X0 Technology | LTO | LTO, TS1155 Technology (T380 Only) | LTO | LTO |
| Max Drives | 144 | 120 | 120 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| Max Tapes | 53,460 (LTO) 40,680 (IBM® TS1155/Oracle® T10000x) |
10,020 | 560 | 560 | 680 | 120 | 50 |
| Max Capacity | 1.6 EB (LTO) 1.5 EB (TS1155 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression) |
300.6 PB (LTO) 285 PB (TS1155 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression) |
300.6 PB (LTO) 285 PB (TS1155 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression) |
16.8 PB (2.5:1 Compression) |
20.4 PB (LTO) 9.7 PB (TS1155 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression) |
3.6 PB (2.5:1 Compression) |
1.5 PB (2.5:1 Compression) |
| Max Throughput | 388 TB/hr (LTO) 362.9 TB/hr (TS1155 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression) |
324 TB/hr (LTO) 155.5 TB/hr (TS1155 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression) |
324 TB/hr (LTO) 155.5 TB/hr (TS1155 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression) |
105.84 TB/Hr (2.5:1 Compression) |
32.4 TB/hr (LTO) 30.2 TB/hr (TS1155 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression) |
25.2 TB/hr (2.5:1 Compression) |
10.08 TB/hr (2.5:1 Compression) |
| Capacity Density | up to 100 tapes/sq ft (base frame) up to 138 tapes/sq ft (media frame) |
up to 100 tapes/sq ft (base frame) up to 138 tapes/sq ft (media frame) |
up to 100 tapes/sq ft (base frame) up to 138 tapes/sq ft (media frame) |
400 TB/U (2.5:1 Compression) |
485 TB/U (LTO) 346 TB/U (TS1155 Technology) (2.5:1 Compression) |
257 TB/U (2.5:1 Compression) |
375 TB/U (2.5:1 Compression) |
| Interface Options | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel, SAS | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel, SAS | Fibre Channel, SAS |
| Physical Profile | Standalone | Standalone | Standalone | 6U – 42U | 20U – 42U | 14U | 4U |
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