Tape Drives And Media - Quantum Scalar i6000 Planning Manual

Chapter 2: Description

Tape Drives and Media

Tape Drives and Media
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Note: Library firmware versions 630Q (i10) and later do not support
DLT tape drives, media, or magazines. If you upgrade to these
library firmware versions, make arrangements to remove and/
or replace all DLT tape drives, media, and magazines in your
library. If you want to continue to use DLT tape drives and
media, your library firmware must be at version 617G.GS01001
(i8.4) or earlier.
The tape drives are enclosed in a universal drive sled. The library
supports the following tape drives types:
• IBM LTO-1 or LTO-2 LVD–SCSI
• IBM LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO-6 FC Multi-mode
• HP LTO-3, HP LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO-6 FC Multi-mode
For i11, the control module and the drive ready expansion modules
(including a right parking module, in a dual-robotics system) have upper
and lower drive clusters. Each library must have at least one tape drive.
Each drive cluster can house up to six tape drives for a total of 12 drives
per module. Additional drives can be added to any DREM in the
configuration. This enables you to have a total of 96 drives. In dual
robotics systems, the left parking module cannot contain drives.
Note: Standard expansion modules in positions 9 through 16 are no
longer storage-only expansion modules.
drive cluster
Note: The term
drives below or above the middle X-axis rail. See
page 9 for the locations of drive clusters.
Even though tape drives can be installed in any module (except LPM and
HDEM), it is recommended that tape drives be installed in bottom-to-
top order in the control module before any are added to other
expansion modules. Once the control module has 12 drives installed
from bottom to top, you should move to bottom drive position of an
expansion module. Refer to
on page 67 for LTO drive requirements.
defines a grouping of up to six tape
LTO Drive Requirements and Compatibility
Scalar i6000 Planning Guide
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