Reserved Cartridge Storage Cells; Cartridge Storage Capacity; Cartridge Storage Cell Labeling; Tape Library Cartridge Capacity - IBM TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library Operator's Manual

Figure 30. Cartridge Storage Cell Labeling

Reserved Cartridge Storage Cells

The 3494 Tape Library reserves certain cartridge storage cells for functions that you
do not control actively.
In frames other than the 3494 HA1 Option, these locations are Error Recovery Cells
1 A 1 (if the optional Dual Gripper feature is installed, 1 A 3 instead of 1 A 1) and
CE cartridge cell 1 A 20. If two tape drive types are present, CE cartridge cell 1 A
19 is also reserved. If three tape drive types are present, CE cartridge cell 1 A 19
and 1 A 18 are also reserved. These are used as error recovery cells and for service
cartridges.
In the 3494 HA1 Option, these locations are Error Recovery Cells 1 A 1 and 1 A 2,
or, if the Dual Gripper feature is installed, 1 A 3 and 1 A 4. CE cartridge cells are
stored in the service bays.

Cartridge Storage Capacity

Table 5 shows the cartridge capacity of each frame.
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Table 5. 3494 Tape Library Cartridge Capacity
Model or Frame
3494 Lxx Frame
3494 S10 Frame
Without Dual Gripper
240 (see notes 1, 4, 5,
and 6)
400
With Dual Gripper
216 (see notes 2, 4, 5,
and 6)
360