Users Guide

Appendix A Library Specifications
Library Power Consumption and Heat Output
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Library Configuration
Typical Power
Consumption
(kW/Hour)
Typical Heat
Output
(BTU/Hour)
Subassembly Power Consumption:
PowerVault ML6000 Library with Robot and LCB (no tape drives
installed; robot moving; LCB installed)
0.079 269.0
LTO-3 Drive Sled Module (SCSI) 0.027 92.1
LTO-3 Drive Sled Module (Fibre Channel) 0.029 99.0
LTO-4 Drive Sled Module (Fibre Channel) 0.040 136.5
LTO-4 Drive Sled Module (SAS) 0.038 129.7
LTO-5 Drive Sled Module (Fibre Channel) 0.048 163.8
LTO-5 Drive Sled Module (SAS) 0.046 157.0
LTO-6 Drive Sled Module (Fibre Channel) 0.034 116.0
LTO-6 Drive Sled Module (SAS) 0.032 109.2
Fibre Channel I/O Blade 0.080 272.8
Control Module:
Minimum (no drives installed; robot not moving) 0.047 160.0
Maximum (2 drives writing; robot moving) 0.166 565.0
Expansion Module:
Minimum (no drives installed; robot not moving) 0.012 41.0
Maximum (4 drives writing; 2 Fibre-Channel I/O blades
installed; robot moving)
0.256 879.0