Storage Columns; Storage Columns; Robotic System; Robotic System Of The Library - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

Storage Columns

Figure 1-3. Storage columns
Storage columns within the library store cartridges while they are not being
utilized by a drive. The library contains six storage columns. One of those six
columns is the I/O Station.

Robotic System

Figure 1-4. Robotic System of the library
The Robotic System includes the Y-axis Assembly which houses the Y Motor (
in Figure 1-4), the Picker (
Figure 1-4), and the Bar Code Scanner (
Robotic System within the library.
The Picker (robotic arm) has fingers that enable it to grab tape cartridges and move
them to and from the I/O Station, storage slots, and drives. The Bar Code Scanner
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