Terapack Access Port (Tap) - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 1 — Library Overview

TeraPack Access Port (TAP)

The TeraPack Access Port (TAP) acts as an entry/exit port that lets you
import magazines into or export magazines from the library. A magazine
can contain one or more cartridges or it can be empty. During import or
export operations, the TAP door opens so that you can insert or remove a
magazine.
Using the TAP to move cartridges into and out of the library provides these
key advantages:
 Data Security — M edia is never stored in the TAP. A newly inserted
 Convenience — I nstead of individually importing or exporting single
See Chapter 7 – Importing and Exporting Cartridges, beginning on
page 198 for details on using the TAP to import and export TeraPack
magazines.
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 To import or export individual cartridges, they must be
Notes:
placed in a magazine.
 All import and export requests are issued through the
Import/Export screen of the BlueScale front panel user
interface or by using the XML command interface.
Figure 8 The center TAP with a TeraPack magazine loaded.
TeraPack magazine is automatically moved into the library and placed
in a storage chamber. A magazine already in the library is only moved
to the TAP when you request an export operation through the user
interface. Data security and backup integrity are enhanced because the
media stored in the library can only be accessed using the password‐
protected BlueScale user interface or XML interface.
cartridges as you would with a traditional entry/exit port, using a TAP
lets you handle multiple cartridges in a single operation, thus reducing
the time spent on import and export tasks.
TeraPack
magazine
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