5U Control Module; 9U Expansion Modules; Stackability; Table 1 Available Library Configurations - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

Table 1 Available Library Configurations
Maximum Storage Slots
Available*
I/E Station Slots
Available
Maximum Drive
Capacity
Maximum Power
Supplies
Maximum Partitions
Maximum FC I/O Blades
*Including I/E station slots

5U Control Module

The 5U control module is required in any Scalar i500 library configuration. The 5U control module contains
the robotic controls, library control blade (LCB), and touch screen display. The 5U control module also
contains an import/export (I/E) station, fixed storage slots, tape drives, and at least one power supply.

9U Expansion Modules

Expansion modules are supplementary modules that can be stacked above or below the 5U control module.
Each expansion module contains fixed storage slots, tape drive slots, and power supply slots.The I/E
stations on expansion modules are included and may be configured as storage. Expansion modules also
contain bays for optional Fibre Channel (FC) Input/Output (I/O) blades, which provide FC connections for
FC drives in the library.
If an expansion module is used only for storage and does not contain tape drives or FC I/O blades, it does
not need a separate power supply. All power is derived from the control module.

Stackability

The maximum rack height of the library is 41U, which consists of a 5U control module and four 9U
expansion modules. Figure 4
library configurations.
Scalar i500 User's Guide
5U 14U
36 128
0, 6 0, 6, 12, 18
2 6
2 4
2 6
0 2
on page 10 illustrates the stackability of the library and the recommended
23U 32U
218 310
0, 6, 12, 0, 6, 12, 18,
18, 24, 30 24, 30, 42
10 14
6 8
10 14
4 4
41U
402
0, 6, 12, 18,
24, 30, 54
18
10
18
4
9