Main Components; Internal Components - Sun Microsystems SPARCstorage Library Installation And User Manual

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Main Components

Internal Components

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The main components of the tape library are described below.
See Figure 1-3 for an illustration of the internal components of the tape library.
Removable tape cartridge
holder
Fixed cartridge holder
Cartridge Handling
Mechanism (CHM)
Tape drive(s) in carriers
Bar code scanner (optional)
Caution – If you are operating the tape library with only one tape drive, the
tape drive must be installed in the top slot. The bottom drive carrier slot
should then contain an empty drive carrier.
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Holds 8mm tape cartridges (10 maximum) that can be
inserted and removed from the back wall of the tape
library. The cartridges don't need to be formatted or
conditioned before using them.
Stores a cleaning cartridge or an 11th data cartridge
above the removable holder
.
This robotic assembly allows you to manipulate the
cartridges within the tape library, moving them between
the storage locations and the tape drives.
One or two 14 GB 8mm tape drives can be installed in
the tape library. Cartridges are placed in or removed
from them by the CHM. See Figure 1-2.
Installed on the CHM, this scanner gathers specific
information from bar code labels on the cartridges
within the tape library.