Spectra T950

Application support

T950 Application Support

Spectra tape libraries support nearly every software package written for open systems tape. Combining Spectra’s T950 library with leading third-party applications can reduce risk, improve efficiency and address data protection concerns – all while enhancing flexibility through an even more robust information infrastructure. With support for multiple connectivity options as well as all major backup software applications and operating systems, the T950 fits easily into any environment.

Integrates with Your Environment

The T950 is compatible with most channel interfaces and networking protocols, ensuring the best possible data transfer performance. It is also compatible with all industry standard operating systems including Windows, Linux, UNIX and Mac OS, and seamlessly integrates with all major backup software applications. You can even run as many as 16 applications at the same time with partitioning.

The T950 provides a choice of connectivity options — either direct-connect Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or Fibre Channel.

"We appreciate the collaborative relationship and Spectra’s attentiveness to incorporating our feedback and ideas into solution enhancements. Our continuing investment into Spectra technology on behalf of our organization has proven invaluable in helping us implement the next level architectural model taking us into the future." - Eric Grau, Manager – Media Asset Management, Joyce Meyer Ministries

"When we set out on our search to find a storage solution capable of preserving Imperial War Museums’ substantial digital archive, there were specific criteria on which we were not willing to compromise. Spectra met all of our requirements and then some, and now continues to deliver with StorCycle’s storage lifecycle management capabilities." – Ian Crawford, Chief Information Officer, Imperial War Museums

"The new library has just shy of 14,000 slots for tapes. We were able to easily move all 70 petabytes of existing data into the new system and have grown to 104 petabytes in size and have plenty of room for at least a year or two before we have to start thinking about expanding." – HPC Linux Systems Engineer, OLCF

"We have to store a lot of data for long periods of time. A single microscope can capture 10TB of data in as little as a few hours, and a published breakthrough on cancer research can take anywhere from a few years to a couple of decades. The BlackPearl and tape solution from Spectra provides a scalable and cost-effective way to store multiple data workflows with varying retention requirements." – Jeffrey McDonald, director of IT, Hormel Institute at University of Minnesota

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