Tera Pack Cartridge Handling - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 1 — Library Overview
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The library optimizes space usage by storing media on horizontal shelves.
This horizontal storage provides very high density by using space within
the library instead of the limited space provided by the vertical library
walls. Each horizontal shelf is divided into multiple equal‐sized media
storage chambers. Each chamber accommodates a single TeraPack
magazine.
The library uses TeraPack magazines to import and export cartridges
through the TAPs and to store cartridges inside the library. Each magazine
holds up to ten LTO cartridges or nine TS11xx technology cartridges. The
magazine has guides along each side and grooves on the bottom to ensure
proper alignment when it is inserted into the TAP.
Figure 14 TeraPack magazine with barcode labeled cartridges and plastic dust
cover (LTO shown).
Storing and handling cartridges in TeraPack magazines helps eliminate
errors resulting from mishandling individual tapes, which is the leading
cause of tape damage. When inside the library, TeraPack magazines are
stored in semi‐enclosed chambers. When not in the library, an optional
clear plastic dust cover snaps onto the magazine to protect the cartridges.
The cartridges are continually protected by the TeraPack magazine, both
inside and outside of the library.
Using TeraPack magazines offers the following advantages:
 Barcode labeling All of the cartridges in a TeraPack magazine, as well
 Grouped media The cartridges in a TeraPack magazine are treated as a
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as the magazine itself, are barcode labeled for easy identification.
single unit during import and export operations. This grouped media
handling simplifies media management tasks by eliminating the need
to import or export cartridges one by one.
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