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Embedded Root Switch in Tape Libraries
Another root switch application is to embed a switch attached to multiple tape drives and tape library
controllers into a system.
Benefits include:
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Delivers maximum performance and RAS capabilities possible.
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Improved isolation and diagnostics down to the drive level. Enables tape drive/port level fault
isolation repair without taking the entire tape library offline.
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Up to a 350% performance improvement over shared loop-based architectures.
Figure 1-3
depicts a sample tape library consolidation configuration.
Figure 1-2: Embedded Root Switches in a Fully Switched and Trunked Infrastructure
Figure 1-3: Embedded Root Switch in a Tape Library