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Bluescale Environment
Spectra libraries use a sophisticated software environment—the BlueScale 10
environment —that is the result of hundreds of staff-years of development effort.
This environment supports the features listed below plus much more.
Bluescale Environment
Support Options
• ASM-Assistedself-
maintenance: user-installable
parts on-site
• AutoSupport:emailto
SpectraGuard created
automatically with
complete description of issue
• HealthOdometer:track
component status and set
notification limits
Security Features
• Passwordcontrolledrole-based
user access to library
• Network-attachstorage
• AES-256library-based
BlueScale Encryption
• LTO-4encryptionsupport
with BlueScale Encryption Key
Management
• SLSpartitioningtopermit
data set isolation
Management Tools
• Managefromanywhereusing
Web-browser secured
with SSL
• ManagemultipleSpectra
libraries through a single
screen using Observatory
• Monitorpoweruse
with EnergyAudit
TM
• Monitordrivethroughput
Expansion on Demand
• Addcapacity
• Addfeatures
• Upgradedrives/interfaces
• Createvirtuallibrariesas
needed using SLS