Spectra 20K Library User Guide - Spectra Logic
Spectra 20K Library User Guide - Spectra Logic
Spectra 20K Library User Guide - Spectra Logic
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Chapter 2. Partitioning and Configuring the <strong>Library</strong><br />
Split G2 E-QIP Configuration Example<br />
In the above example, the following devices will be visible out of Port A (bottom<br />
connector) of the G2 E-QIP:<br />
<strong>Library</strong> 1 (robotic control)<br />
Drive 1<br />
Drive 2<br />
The following devices will be visible out of Port B (top connector) of the<br />
G2 E-QIP:<br />
Sharing Tape Devices<br />
Figure 2-14 Split QIP Configuration.<br />
<strong>Library</strong> 2 (robotic control)<br />
Drive 3<br />
Drive 4<br />
NDMP and iSCSI both allow a set of tape resources to be shared between multiple<br />
hosts.<br />
Caution: Care must be taken to ensure that multiple requests are not<br />
being sent to the same tape drive at the same time.<br />
With NDMP, there is typically a backup application server that manages access to the<br />
tape drives. Even though multiple NAS devices can access the tape device these<br />
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