![]() Hope this helps someone, and if anyone has any other tips for the Spectra library + Veeam please share. Without this emulation mode the library would keep going offline randomly. Once you have the spectra media changer showing, create a new partition on your T50e and configure it as Quantum P7000 emulation - this is the trick we needed to get everything working nice and stable. The 'unknown medium changer' will appear in windows device manager, this doesn't work with Veeam - you need to download the Spectralogic medium changer driver from Spectra's website. Use the IBM installer to update the windows drivers for the tape drives, use the 'Non-Exclusive' mode installer Use the IBM ITDT tool to update drive firmwares to latest version Update to the latest spectra firmware using their package system We couldn't get it to work at first, but after some experimentation we managed to get it going - just wanted to share this: T50e is compatible with every major operating system and backup software package.We have Veeam 7 working with the Spectralogic T50e library (great little library by the way). Pricing and availability Pricing for a one-LTO-3 drive SCSI T50e begins shipping in late August, starting at $10,800. " Extending the Spectra T-series library options to our T50e meets all of these needs affordably: the T50e is simply a better library for SME needs." " We developed the T50e based on customer demand for an easy-to-install storage library that offered enterprise-class feature set and top-notch reliability," said Molly Rector, Spectra Logic’s VP of marketing and product management. Spectra’s signature, proprietary software, the BlueScale interface, accessible through a Web interface or the built-in LCD color touch screen, allows access to features like encryption with key management and EnergyAudit for power monitoring. It records 30 system data points on each tape, giving vital statistical and diagnostic information that helps administrators proactively manage tape media to reduce drive and tape errors. Media Lifecycle Management offers proactive notification of faulty tape media. Drives and power supplies are hot swappable. The Assisted Self Maintenance (ASM) option allows users to stage spares components on-site for fast replacement. In addition to available worldwide on-site support, all major components of the T50e are customer replaceable. TranScale lets customers preserve initial storage investments.įield Replaceable Components allow for maximum uptime. When growth needs exceed 80 TB, T50e users can TranScale to the larger Spectra T120 to more than double their capacity. ![]() Scale from 10 slots to 50 slots within the same unit utilizing Spectra Capacity-On-Demand. T50e offers the most comprehensive, seamless growth path allowing users to purchase additional storage capacity when needed. ![]() ![]() Failover between the ports can be manual or automatic. T50e extends these new features and functionality:Īvailable to SME LTO library users for the first time, the T50e offers dual port FC drives for redundant connectivity and higher availability. The 80 TB, 4U library is easy to use and integrate, and comes standard fully loaded with new enterprise features, which are all new to the SME library space. The new T50e builds on the solid foundation of features offered in the previous generation, such as LTO-4 encryption with key management and the operational simplicity of Spectra’s BlueScaleË™ environment. Spectra Logic Corporation brings enterprise-class features to SMEs with the new version of the Spectra T50 tape library, the Spectra T50e. ![]()
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