Quantum M2500 Downloads

Specifications
Drivers
Firmware
Diagnostics
Documentation

Overview

Standalone or
Rackmount

Specifications

Physical Characteristics

Rack Space required	13.5U
Height	23.6" (599mm)
Width	19" (483 mm)
Depth	28.6" (726 mm)
Weight	273lbs (124kg)

Native* Performance and Capacity by Drive Type

Drive Type	Maximum Performance	Maximum Capacity
SDLT 600	778GB/hr	25.2TB
SDLT 320	345GB/hr	13.6TB
LTO-1	324GB/hr	10.0TB
LTO-2	648GB/hr	20.0TB
LTO-3	1.73TB/hr	40.0TB
* All performance and capacity characteristics are native (no compression defined)

Magazines, Slots and Cartridges

Drive Type	Max. # of Drives	Max. # of Magazines	Slots per Magazine	Max. # of Cartridges
DLTtape	6	8	10	84
LTO	6	8	12	100

Environmental Limits

Operating Temperature	50°F to 104 °F (10°C to 40 °C)
Non-condensing humidity	20% to 80%
Altitude	Sea Level to 8,000 ft. (2,438 m)
Non-operating Temperature	-40°F to 140°F (-40°C to 60°C)
Non-condensing humidity	10% to 95%

Power

Voltage (with 1 Array)	88 VAC to 264VAC
Power Consumption	320W average

Drivers

Note: Veritas BackupExec and Veritas NetBackup Drivers
If you are using Veritas BackupExec or Veritas NetBackup you should use the device driver that came with your software backup package.

	WinNT Tape Drive Device Driver Tape Drive Device Driver for Windows NT with DLT1, SDLT220, or SDLT320 tape drives.
	Quantum DLTtape Device Driver - Win2k/XP/2k3 (x86, x64, ia64) DLTtape Device Driver for use with Tape Drives in Quantum Libraries.

	FC310 FibreBridge Option Device driver to allow use of an FC310 FibreBridge Option with Windows NT or 2000 running on Intel x86 (32 bit) platforms.
	FC420 FibreBridge Option Device driver to allow use of an FC420 FibreBridge Option with Windows NT or 2000 running on Intel x86 (32 bit) platforms.

Note: Quantum Tape Drive drivers can be found on the individual drive download page.

Firmware

The current library firmware version and drive firmware versions are listed below. Please Contact Quantum Support if you need the latest firmware version and you have an active Warranty or Service Maintenance Contract.

V12.0 Library Firmware: Most recent library firmware available for an M-Series Library

Note: The V12.0 library code cannot be used with a VAR 1 version M-Series library.

Code Loader Utility: The Code Loader Utility used for downloading library code to an M-Series Library

V87 Tape Drive Firmware: Most recent tape drive firmware for an DLT8000 Tape Drive in an M-Series Library

V82 Tape Drive Firmware: Most recent tape drive firmware for an SDLT320 Tape Drive in an M-Series Library

V37 Tape Drive Firmware: Most recent tape drive firmware for an SDLT600 Tape Drive in an M-Series Library

V16082626-078 Tape Drive Firmware: Most recent tape drive firmware for an Seagate LTO-1 Tape Drive in an M-Series Library

E32F Tape Drive Firmware: Most recent tape drive firmware for an HP LTO-1 SCSI Tape Drive in an M-Series Library

F63Z Tape Drive Firmware: Most recent tape drive firmware for an HP LTO-2 SCSI Tape Drive in an M-Series Library

G36Z Tape Drive Firmware: Most recent tape drive firmware for an HP LTO-3 SCSI Tape Drive in an M-Series Library

FC310 FibreBridge Option: Firmware image for the FC310 Fibrebridge Option

FC420 FibreBridge Option: Firmware image for the FC420 Fibrebridge Option

MC300 Management Card Option: MC300 Prism Management Card Software Flash Image

Diagnostics and Utilities

StorageCare Sage xTalk Management Console - In less than thirty minutes xTalk will evaluate your tape drive's health and determine if it needs to be sent in for service. The application also provides detailed engineering drive analysis information and the abilty to quickly download updates to the firmware, application, online help, test script and release notes.
	StorageCare Sage xTalk for Windows Please view the xTalk Management Console User's Guide For Windows (2 MB) for information on unpacking and installing this package.
	StorageCare Sage xTalk for Solaris Please view the README_solaris.txt file for information on unpacking and installing this package. This program is compatable with the following Solaris operating systems: - SolarisSparc 2.8 (must have latest patches from Sun)
	StorageCare Sage xTalk for Linux Please view the xTalk Management Console User's Guide For Linux (233 KB) for information on unpacking and installing this package. Note: This version of xTalk has no firmware upload cabability. This program is compatible with the following Linux operating systems: - Kernel 2.4.7-10

SNMP Integration CD

Code Loader Utility: The Code Loader Utility used for downloading library code to an M-Series Library

Documentation

Product Updates

Barcode Reader Specifications	35 KB	May 2003
FC310 User's Guide Addendum	765 KB	September 2002

Product Use Guides

M-Series User's Guide	4 MB	September 2003
MC300 User's Guide	3.5 MB	June 2003
FC420 Bridge Option User's Guide	340 KB	September 2003

Planning and Installation Guides

M2500 Unpacking Instructions	2 MB	May 2003
StackLink™ Installation Instructions	2 MB	September 2003
SNMP Integration Guide	890 KB	December 2003

Reference Guides

M-Series Firmware Matrix		June 2007
MC300 Quick Reference Guide	3.5 MB	June 2003
FC310 Quick Reference Guide	205 KB	August 2001
FC420 Quick Reference Guide	210 KB	September 2003

Quantum Knowledge Base Information

M2500: How can I find the Product Serial Number?
Finding Product Firmware Versions