Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual page 32

Chapter 1 — Library Overview
The following table describes each of the components shown in Figure 2 on
page 31.
Component
High Power LED
Light
Transporter
Media Storage
August 2019
Description
A single high power LED light illuminates the interior of each frame.
The transporter and the Vertical Axis (VAX) column make up the robotics used
to move a TeraPack magazine from one location to another in the library.
The transporter, which is mounted on the VAX column, retrieves the magazine
from the source chamber and holds it while the VAX column moves to its
destination. The cartridge picker then removes the requested individual
cartridge from the magazine and inserts it into a drive. When the drive is
finished using the cartridge and ejects it, the cartridge picker retrieves the
cartridge and places it in a magazine. The VAX column then moves the
transporter to return the magazine to a storage chamber.
The VAX column moves along the horizontal axis (HAX) and the transporter
moves up and down the VAX column to perform all media movement within
the library. The barcode reader mounted on the cartridge picker reads the
barcode labels on TeraPack magazines and individual cartridges. The library
uses the barcode label information to maintain an inventory of the media
currently stored inside the library.
All of the media in the library is stored in TeraPack magazines, each of which
contains ten slots for LTO media or nine slots for TS11xx technology media. The
magazines are placed on shelves, which are divided into chambers. Each
chamber provides storage for one TeraPack magazine.
The number of slots in a frame depends on the type and configuration of the
frame (see Drive and Media Frames on page 55). All frames have media storage
chambers at both the front and the rear of the frame. The maximum media
storage capacity of the library depends on the type of media, the number of
drives installed, and the number of drive and media expansion frames installed
(see Data Storage Capacity on page 477).
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