Hardware Configuration Options - Quantum Scalar i6000 User Manual

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Hardware Configuration Options

The library is designed for ease of installation, configuration, and field

upgrades. The minimum library configuration consists of one control

module. You can add up to 15 expansion modules as storage and tape

drive requirements change.

Note: Expansion modules in positions nine through sixteen are no

longer storage-only modules and can contain I/E stations or

For LTO, the maximum library configuration can accommodate

• 1 control module

• 0 to 15 expansion modules

• Gen 1 systems: 100 to 5322 cartridges (single robotics)

• Gen 2 systems: 100 to 7146 cartridges (single robotics), or 100 to

7224 (dual robotics). For libraries containing high-density expansion

modules, the maximum capacities are 12,006 LTO cartridges (for a

single-robot library) or 11,760 LTO cartridges (for dual-robot

• 1 to 192 tape drives.

An LTO library I/E Station configuration can accommodate:

• 1 to 8 24-slot Import/Export (I/E) stations in the control module and

first 7 expansion modules.

• 1 24-slot I/E in the control module and up to 7 72-slot I/E stations

and first 7 expansion modules.

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