The AML/2 is the industry's premier solution for large data system storage. It offers the industry's largest capacity, scaling to support hundreds of drives, more than 76,000 pieces of media, and as much as 5,000TB of data (native). The library grows simply by adding new, barrier-free modules.

For true mission-critical applications, the AML/2 offers the only large-scale library in which every piece of media can be accessed by two fully-redundant robotics systems to ensure maximum continuous data availability.

The AML/2 supports more than a dozen media types. The AML/2's barrier-free scalability and mixed-media support make it the preferred choice for a wide range of data management tasks, including:

• Backup and Restore
• Nearline and HSM
• Digital Asset Management
• Archiving
• Digital Broadcasting
• Data Acquisition

The AML/2 features a multi-host architecture that lets the library share data across all of your network applications and architectures, including Storage Area Networks. It also supports partitioning of the library's storage into user-defined virtual libraries.

Features and Benefits

• Industry's largest capacity data storage library—the only one with fully redundant robotics for continuous data availability
• Industry-leading density, with more than 6,500GB per square foot
• Protects your investment by supporting simultaneous use of different media and drive types and providing an easy migration path to new technologies
• Scales with your data growth using unique barrier-free expansion to eliminate all pass-through ports
• Multi-host architecture makes it easy to share the library between different applications and operating systems
• Provides for automated data and media management and allows easy remote monitoring and operation.
• Supported by one of the industry's premier global networks of integration, logistics, and field support experts

The AML/2 holds up to 5,184TB and 400 drives, handles a mixture of drive and media types, scales without pass-through ports, and offers the industry's only fully redundant robotics option.

Library Configurations and Capacity

AML/2 libraries grow with your data through a barrier-free expansion system that adds capacity and drives without using pass-through ports. Media is stored in QuadroTowers, offered in three different heights, which can be added to the library to accommodate growing data management demands. Drives are housed in up to 54 separate drive cabinets attached to the library. The AML/2 robotics support concurrent operation of multiple media types and can be easily upgraded in the field to add new drive and media technology. An optional second robotics system, which can access all the media in the library, provides full redundancy.

Drive Technology	Sample Cartridge Capacity per QuadroTower (Up to nine per system)
3590	3,840	4,800	5,760
DLT	3,456	4,320	5,184
AIT/Mammoth	5,376	7,168	8,512
MO	2,816	3,872	4,576
CD-caddy	4,800	5,760	7,200
Betacam/DTF, Large	1,280	1,536	1,792

Media are stored in QuadroTowers which can be added to the library to accommodate growing data management demands. An optional second robotics system provides full redundancy.

Drive and Media Support

Drive	Native Media Capacity	Cartridge Range		System Capacity		Maximum Drives
		From	To	From	To
3590E	20.0GB	320	5,000	6.4TB	100.0TB	Up to 76
3590E	40.0GB	3,840	51,840	153.6TB	2,073.6TB	Up to 400
SDLT	110.0GB	3,456	46,656	380.2TB	5,132.2TB	Up to 400
DLT8000	40.0GB	3,456	46,656	138.2TB	1,866.2TB	Up to 400
DLT7000	35.0GB	3,456	46,656	121.0TB	1,633.0TB	Up to 400
AIT2	50.0GB	5,376	76,608	268.8TB	3,830.4TB	Up to 400
STK 9840	20.0GB	3,840	51,840	76.8TB	1,036.8TB	Up to 400
LTO Ultrium	100GB	3,840	51,840	384.0TB	5,184.0TB	Up to 400
SD-3 (RedWood)	50.0GB	3,840	51,840	192.0TB	2,592.0TB	Up to 216
3480/90/E	0.8GB	3,840	51,840	3.1TB	41.5TB	Up to 400
M8100	10.0GB	3,840	51,840	38.4TB	518.4TB	Up to 400
Mammoth-2	60.0GB	5,376	76,608	322.5TB	4,596.5TB	Up to 400
Optical Disk	5.2GB	2,816	41,184	14.6TB	214.2TB	Up to 400
CD-ROM (caddy)	0.7GB	4,800	64,800	3.1TB	42.1TB	Up to 400
DST 314, Medium	300.0GB	960	12,096	288.0TB	3,628.8TB	Up to 216
DST 314, Small	150.0GB	1,344	19,008	201.6TB	2,851.2TB	Up to 216
DTF-2, Large	200.0GB	1,280	16,128	256.0TB	3,225.6TB	Up to 216
DTF-2, Small	60.0GB	2,048	27,648	122.9TB	1,658.9TB	Up to 216
VHS	14.5GB	1,792	23,040	26.0TB	334.1TB	Up to 324
Betacam, Small	36 minutes	2,048	27,648	1,228.8 hours	16,588.8 hours	Up to 216
Betacam, Large	110 minutes	1,280	16,128	2,346.7 hours	29,568.0 hours	Up to 216

Product

Connectivity:	Multiple, heterogeneous servers via the AML Management Unit
Compatibility:	Half-inch (3480, 3490, 3590, 9840, M8100, SD-3 RedWood) DST, small DST, medium DLT SDLT CD-ROM (Caddy) LTO Ultrium Mammoth AIT VHS Betacam, small Betacam, large DTF, small DTF, large Optical Disk 5.2 Optical Disk Reflection
Performance:	Up to 250 exchanges per hour Access time less than 10 seconds
Reliability:	1,000,000 MCBF (Mean Cycles Between Failure) Automatic calibration routines

Physical

Dimensions, QuadroTower Module:	88.2“ W x 88.2“ D (2.24m x 2.24m) Height: 80.8” (2.05m), 95.7” (2.43m), or 110.3” (2.8m)
Dimensions, Robotic Track Section: (Two sections per QuadroTower Module)	44.1“ L x 39.4“ W (1.12m x 1.0m)
Dimensions, Typical Drive Cabinet:	26“ W x 31.5” D (0.660m x 0.8m)

Environmental

Electrical, Robotic Controller:	North America—208 volts, three phase Europe—115, 230, or 400 volts, single phase
Electrical, Drive Cabinet:	208 volts, three phase
Temperature:	16° to 32°C operating
Humidity:	15 to 75% non-condensing operating