Dell PowerVault ML6000 Important Information Manual page 3

Figure 1-1. Base Systems Plus 9U Expansion Modules
Tape Drive Support
Details about tape drive support include:
• Every library configuration must contain at least one tape drive.
• The ML6010 CM can hold a maximum of two tape drives.
• The ML6020 CM can hold a maximum of six tape drives (two in the 5U Library Control Module and four
in the 9U Expansion Module).
• The ML6030 CM can hold a maximum of ten tape drives (two in the 5U Library Control Module and four
in each 9U Expansion Module).
• The ML6030 CM plus one (1) ML6000 EM can hold a maximum of 14 tape drives (two in the 5U Library
Control Module and four in each 9U Expansion Module).
• The ML6030 CM plus two (2) ML6000 EMs can hold a maximum of 18 tape drives (two in the 5U Library
Control Module and four in each 9U Expansion Module).
Capacity-On-Demand (COD)
The ML6010 CM (5U) and ML6020 CM(14U) library configurations ship with a minimum of 36 active slots,
and the ML6030 CM (23U) configuration ships with a minimum of 82 active slots. At any time, the COD
feature allows you to enable the inactive storage slots within a library by using COD license keys. COD license
keys are available in 46-slot increments.
different library configurations.
For more information about the COD feature, see "Description" in the Dell PowerVault ML6000 Tape Library
User's Guide on the Documentation CD.
Table 1-2 shows the number of licensable slots that are available in the
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