Expansion Module (3576 Model E9U); I/O Station; Access Door; Library I/O Station Configurations - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

Expansion Module (3576 Model E9U)

I/O Station

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Access Door

Each 9U expansion module ( 8 in Figure 1-1 on page 1-2) is a supplementary
module that is attached to the 5U Control Module. Like the control module, the
expansion modules provide fixed storage slots, tape drive slots, and power supply
slots. The I/O station in an expansion module can be configured as storage.
If an expansion module contains only cartridges, all power is derived from the
control module.
I/O Stations (7 in Figure 1-1 on page 1-2) are located on the front panel of the
library and enable the importing and exporting of cartridges without interrupting
normal library operations. A control module I/O Station has a capacity of six
cartridges. A 9U expansion module I/O Station has a capacity of 12 cartridges.
Note:
This library reads bar code labels to identify the specific cartridges in each slot.
Ensure that all cartridges placed in the library have appropriate bar code labels.
When an I/O Station slot is assigned to a logical library, only that logical library
can access that slot. The I/O Station is shared among all logical libraries, but the
I/O Station slots are owned by one logical library at a time.
In a 5U library, the six I/O Station slots cannot be configured as storage. In a
library that has expansion modules, the I/O Stations can be configured as follows:
Table 1-1. Library I/O Station configurations
Number of
Expansion Number of
Modules License Keys
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
Note: I/O slots can be reassigned each time the I/O Station is opened by
rearranging the order of the cartridges in the I/O Station.
Each control module and expansion module has a door on the front panel that
allows access to the internal components of the library.
This door is locked by the I/O Station. To open the Access Door (
on page 1-2), you must first open the I/O Station.
I/O slots in
expansion
modules
0 0
0 12
1 12
1 24
2 24
2 36
3 36
3 48
4 48
Total number
I/O slots in of I/O Station
control module Slots
6 6
0 12
6 18
0 24
6 30
0 36
6 42
0 48
6 54
1
in Figure 1-1
Chapter 1. Product Description
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