Library Overview; Library Modules - Oracle StorageTek SL8500 User Manual

Library Modules

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Hardware Components
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Storage Capacity
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Power Configuration Options
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Optional Library Features
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Networking and Communication
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Library Monitoring
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Library Management Software
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Ordering
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Library Modules
Customer Interface Module (CIM)
There is one CIM at the front of the library which contains:
648 data cartridge slots, 198 slots for diagnostic and cleaning cartridges, and 24
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end slots or targeting and drop-off
Touch screen operator panel and keypad
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Two load-sharing DC power supplies
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Service safety door for maintenance activity
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CAPs and two elevator assemblies that transfer up to four cartridges each between
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rails
Storage Expansion Module (SEM)
A library can have up to five SEMs. Each SEM contains 1,728 customer-usable data
cartridge slots.
Robotics Interface Module (RIM)
In a basic library, the RIM is between the DEM and CIM. In a library with additional
storage, the RIM is between the DEM and a SEM. The RIM contains 800 data cartridge
slots, pass-thru ports (PTPs) used to connect adjacent libraries in a library complex,
and access to the front of the drives.

Library Overview

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