The Qualstar XLS Library System

The Simply Reliable Enterprise Library

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Company Overview

Founded: - 1984 Leading 9-Track Tape Drive Manufacturer

Shipped First Library: - 1995

QBAK (Nasdaq): - 2000

Financial Strength: - Over $18 million cash- No debt

Facilities: - Simi Valley, California- Boulder, Colorado

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Our Data Storage Products

Tape Libraries: Rackmount and Enterprise• Recognized for the

industry’s highest reliability in robotic storage

• Broad industry support

• 28 Year history in data storage

• Tape storage is very energy-efficient vs. disk

RLS Rackmount Family

XLS Enterprise Family

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N2Power Products

High density, high efficiency AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies

Up to 93% efficiency High growth market Six families in popular output configurations Drivers are worldwide energy concerns and the

downsizing of electronic systems

XL 125 XL 160 XL 275 XL 375

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Diverse Customer BaseSTORAGE POWER

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The Qualstar XLS Library System

The Tape Library You Can’t Outgrow

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The Qualstar XLS Library System

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XLS-Series The Tape Library You Can’t Outgrow

Highly scalable Modular design Cost effective from 400 TB to over 29 PB Patented architecture Library managed encryption

3 Petabyte5 Petabytes8 Petabytes13 Petabytes17 Petabytes20 Petabytes29 Petabytes

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XLS Models

XLS-810160 / 810240 Up to 10 Drives Up to 762 Tapes

XLS-810240 w/ MEM2

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XLS Models

XLS-820500

XLS-8161100

XLS-832700

XLS-820500• Up to 100 Drives• Up to 8,775 Tapes

XLS-832700• Up to 160 Drives• Up to 9,725 Tapes

XLS-8161100• Up to 80 Drives• Over 11,700 Tapes

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XLS Modular Scalability

Up to 160 drives 165 slots to over 11,700 slots

In cabinet capacity expansion options Very economical 535 and 1,075 slot

expansion modules 8 Logical Library partitions Up to 160 I/O slots Built-in library managed encryption

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The Revolutionary XLS

LRM (Library Resource Module) MEM (Media Expansion Module)Three “base” modules Standalone or as nucleus of a larger system Contains drives, I/O port, storage slotsContains robotics, control, and power

The “expansion” unitAttaches to either side of an LRMRotating carousel holds 535 or 1,075 cartridgesTransports cartridges between LRM’s

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XLS Compass Architecture

MEM attaches to LRM Robot in LRM can

reach into MEM MEMs can be added to

either side of an LRM MEM derives power

and control from LRM

LRM

MEM

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XLS LRMs

Five models Easily build large configurations: ~11,700 tapes, over

29 Petabytes uncompressed Plug-in additional tape drives One or two 110-slot internal expansion modules per LRM 8 Independent partitions Built-in encryption key management Up to 40 I/O slots per LRM* MEM options: 535 or 1,075 slots each

*Model dependent. See Product Specification

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XLS-810160 & XLS-810240

Description Inframe Max

Tape Slots165 or

245762

Drive Bays 1 5

Drive Slots 2 10

I/O Ports 1 2

I/O Slots 10 20

N+1 Power Opt -23”

78.0”

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XLS-820500

34.8”

78.0”

Description Std In-frame Max

Tape Slots 355 465 8,775

Drive Slots 4 20 99

I/O Ports 1 4 20

I/O Slots 10 40 200

N+1 Power Std - -

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XLS-832700

78.0”

44.6”

Description Std In-frame Max

Tape Slots 435 655 9,725

Drive Slots 4 32 159

I/O Ports 2 4 20

I/O Slots 20 40 200

N+1 Power Std

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XLS-8161100

78.0”

44.6”

Description Std In-frame Max

Tape Slots 846 1,056 11,730

Drive Slots 4 16 79

I/O Ports 2 4 20

I/O Slots 10 40 200

N+1 Power Std

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2 Models:

MEM1: 1,075 cartridges

MEM2: 535* cartridges

Efficient carousel design

Access doors for bulk loading

Power, control and cartridge

handling supplied by LRM(s)

Only 5.5 or 8.4 square feet

XLS MEM Module

MEM1 MEM2

*517 slots with XLS-810xxx models

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Highly Flexible Configurations

High storage density coupled with flexibility during growth Less linear movement to access large volumes of cartridges, over

3200 cartridges can be accessed with less than 21” average motion “Low Impact” robotics are less demanding on the mechanics and

requires lower power control systems Cartridge access performance does not degrade when scaling

“I need to expand my XLS library

system”

“My raw storage needs are outpacing my access needs,

I will add another MEM”

“I need to add more tape drives to increase my access capability, I

will add another LRM”

1 LRM, 1 MEM 1 LRM, 2 MEM’s 2 LRM’s, 1 MEM

32 drives, 1,550 slots 32 drives, 2,625 slots 64 drives, 2,025 slots

= OR

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Application Flexibility Up to 8 independent partitions, connected to hosts via Fibre

Host 316 drives

1240 cartridges

Host 24 drives

80 cartridges

Host 112 drives

1300 cartridges

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Highly Scalable Solutions

Model Drives Tapes Capacity* TB/sq ft810160 1-10 165 412 TB 44

810240 1-10 245 612 TB 66

810240 + MEM2 1-10 762 1.9 PB 104

* Using LTO 6 Native Capacity

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Highly Scalable Solutions

Model Drives Tapes Capacity* TB/sq ft

820500 8 435 1.1 PB 77

820500 + MEM1 12 1,480 3.7 PB 130

820500 + 2 MEM1 16 2,525 6.3 PB 148

832700 8 655 1.6 PB 92

832700 + 2 MEM1 32 2,625 6.6 PB 142

2 832700 + 3 MEM1 64 4,175 10.4 PB 133

8161100 4 1,056 2.6 PB 149

8161100 + MEM1 8 2,111 5.3 PB 165

2 8161100 + 3 MEM1 8 5,277 13.2 PB 171

5 8161100 + 6 MEM1 10 11,730 29.3 PB 169

* Using LTO 6 Native Capacity

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XLS Competitive Features

High density, can exceed 100 cartridges per square foot

Unique scalability with two different LRM configurations

Library managed encryption Up to 8 partitions Easily maintained RAS design X-Link management Built in self-management features SNIA SML management capability

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Unique XLS Technology

Reach 3200 tapes in just 21 inches Patented Compass Architecture™ No rapid accelerations Gentle tape handling Lower power consumption

Independent motion confirmation Data security

Seismic cartridge restraints Optical light curtains Mechanical and electronic door locks Power-off access sensors

CAN bus internal control

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XLS Key Features

Front serviceable filtered air intake area

Five LED status/activity indicators

Up to four I/O ports. Each port houses a 10 slot removable magazine

15” Color TFT operator display with touch

screen interfaceTwo lockable access doors with windows

Door slot option adds 110 storage slots each

Drive bays: each holds 4 LTO drives

Telnet service ports front and rear for local tech use

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XLS Key Features

N+1 hot swap power system

Drive bays may be interchanged with cartridge bays in some models

19” expansion rack option - 6U or 8U(n/a 8161100)

Library controller with four dual LIA slots

Cartridge bays

DataGuardTM built in UPS protects tapes in transit and insures easy library restart

820500 832700, 8161100 Rear Panel

Dual AC inputpower option

Tape drives

Dual mirrored disk option

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XLS Key Features

N+1 hot swap power system option

Tape drives

Library controller with four dual channel LIA slots

DataGuardTM built in UPS protects tapes in transit and insures easy library restart

Mirrored disks option

810160, 810240 Rear Panel

Dual AC inputpower option

Optional tape drive bays

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Single-view local and remote management interface

Multiple simultaneous connections 15” color touch screen Multi-level password protection and

administration settings Wizards for partition set-up and

common administration operations Software and firmware revision

management Remote backup for user configuration Browser-based GUI

X-Link Management

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X-Link Support Tools

“Phone Home” e-mail event notification Assign by partition Assign by event class Can send to Qualstar

Tech Support

Remote diagnostics Tech Support via

Internet

Requires firewall permission

Complete view and status of physical hardware Drill down to specific

components Help System

Context sensitive Searchable

Online manuals On XLS On website

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High Availability Maximum data availability

Hot-swappable drive modules (Fibre) Hot-swappable power supplies

All door interlocks have capability to sense an “access event”, even when the library system power is off Eliminates unnecessary time consuming media re-

inventories Access event causes a more intensive internal hardware

configuration audit during POST

“Out of band” health checks integrated into management system

Ability to run intensive system certification diagnostic

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Data Guard™

Protects media if power lost Always moves tape to a safe position Prevents media damage

Battery pack insures orderly shutdown Linux system closes cleanly System state saved Orderly restart assured No re-inventory required

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Broad Industry Support

CA CommVault EMC Legato FalconStor FileTek Front Porch Digital HP IBM Tivoli HPSS

Microsoft NetApp StorNext QStar Roxio Symantec Syncsort Xendata and many more

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XLS 810160 / 810240 Enterprise Scalability

QualstarXLS-810160 XLS-810240

Number of Slots

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Quantum i500/IBM TS3310

OracleSL500

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XLS-820500, 832700 & 8161100 Scalability

Quantumi6000

IBMTS3500

OracleSL 3000

QualstarXLS

Number of Slots

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XLS-810160/810240 vs. Competition

Library Model

Entry Cartridges

Max C

apacity

Maxim

um Tape D

rives

Maxim

um I/O

Slots

Library Partitioning

Rem

ote Notification

Average m

ove time in

seconds

Average pow

er in watts

Warranty – Years

Free Lifetime Tech Support

XLS-810160 / 240 165 762 10 20 Std Std 13 >500 3 Yes

Quantum i500 /

IBM TS331036 404 18 54 Std Std ?? 1,750 1 No

Oracle SL500 30 575 18 25 Opt Opt ?? 980? 1 No

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XLS 820500, 832700 and 8161100 vs. Competition

Library Model

Entry Cartridges

Max C

artridges

Max D

rives

I/O M

ax. Slots

Built-in Encryption

Library Partitioning

Rem

ote Notification

Average m

ove time in sec

Average pow

erin watts

Density per sq. ft.

Warranty - Years

Free Lifetime Tech Support

XLS 820500, 832700 8161100 355 ~11,700 160 200 Std Std Std 11 609 79-113 3 Yes

Quantum i6000 100 7,300 96 96 $$$ Std Std ?? ?? 70 1 No

IBM TS3500 260 20,000 192 224 $$$ Std Std ?? ?? 56 1 No

SpectraLogic T950 95 10,050 120 10 Std Std Std ?? 1,804 116 1 No

Oracle SL3000 300 6,000 56 26 $$$ Opt Opt ?? 1,200 62 1 No

Oracle SL8500 1,448 300,000 64 780 $$$ Opt Opt 5 ?? 28 1 No

The Qualstar XLS Library System

The Simply Reliable Enterprise Library