Rear Panel Components; Library Control Blade (Lcb); Tape Drives; Rear Panel Of A 14U Library - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

Rear Panel Components

The following components are located on the rear panel of the library:
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Figure 1-2. Rear panel of a 14U library

Library Control Blade (LCB)

The Library Control Blade ( 2 in Figure 1-2) manages the entire library, including
the Operator Panel and Picker, and is responsible for running system tests to
ensure that the library is functioning properly.
The LCB houses the Compact Flash Card which stores vital product data (VPD)
such as library settings, serial number, etc.
The LCB indicates status with three light emitting diodes (LEDs). These LEDs,
located near the top of the LCB, are green, amber, and blue in color.
v Green indicates a good status.
v Amber indicates a degraded status.
v Blue indicates a potential fault. See "Interpreting LEDs" on page 10-6.

Tape Drives

The library supports Ultrium 3 SCSI and Fibre Channel tape drives.
Tape drives (
operations of the installed tape drives are still active). Drives can be removed and
installed without tools.
Tape drives (SCSI drives
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shown)
Library Control Blade
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in Figure 1-2) are hot addable (library power remains ON and
Power supplies (2 in control module; 2 in
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expansion module)
Power supply switches
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