IBM System Storage TS2900, Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

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TS2900 Tape Autoloader Setup, Operator, and Service Guide
IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridge (Ultrium 4), 400 GB Tape Cartridge (Ultrium 3),
200 GB Tape Cartridge (Ultrium 2), 100 GB Tape Cartridge (Ultrium 1), and WORM
(Ultrium 4 and Ultrium 3). The library data storage capacity can be further increased
using hardware compression.
Front Panel
Figure 1-2. Front panel components
Table 1-1. Data capacity and recording format
Type Native Data Capacity Recording Format
Ultrium 4 800 GB (1600 GB at 2:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 896 tracks,
sixteen tracks at a time.
Ultrium 3 400 GB (800 GB at 2:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 704 tracks,
sixteen tracks at a time.
Ultrium 2 200 GB (400 GB at 2:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 512 tracks,
eight tracks at a time.
Ultrium 1 100 GB (200 GB at 2:1 compression) Reads and writes data on 384 tracks,
eight tracks at a time.
Table 1-2. Front panel component descriptions
Number Component Description
Operator Panel The Operator Panel features a monochrome 16-character LCD graphic
display located on the front of the library. Library operations and
service functions are performed from this screen.
The Web User Interface offers some of the same functionality as the
Operator Panel using a web browser for remote access to the library. For
more information on the Operator Panel and the Web User Interface, see
Chapter 2, “User Interfaces,” on page 2-1.
Control keys The control keys are located to the right of the Operator Panel LCD
display on the front of the library.
Cartridge magazine The tape library has a single cartridge magazine that can hold up to 9
data cartridges, or 8 data cartridges with a 1-slot I/O Station. See
Figure 1-3 on page 1-3.
Column 5/Tier 1 in the cartridge magazine can be configured as a 1-slot
I/O Station. Column 5/Tier 2 in the cartridge magazine is reserved for
the exchange position and can be accessed by the library only. The I/O
Station is used to import and export cartridges without interrupting
normal library operation. Beginning with Column 4, a minimum of one
column can be reserved for cleaning cartridges. Cleaning cartridges are
used to clean the tape drive heads. For configuration details, see
“Physical Library Settings” on page 3-19.
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