IBM TS4300 3555, User Manual

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Table 3. Minimum and maximum storage configurations
Configuration Capacity
Minimum
1 Module Library
Base Module only
Cartridges
40
3
35 with 5-slot I/O
1
HH
2
Tape Drives 3
FH
2
Tape Drives 1
HH/FH Tape Drive Mix 1/1
Maximum
7 Module Library
Base Module
6 Expansion Modules
Cartridges
280
3
275 with 5-slot I/O
1
HH Tape Drives 21
FH Tape Drives 7
HH/FH Tape Drive Mix
Nineteen half-height drives
to one full-height drive, or
Seven half-height drives
to seven full-height drives
Notes:
•
1
Every module can contain a 5-slot I/O station. If a seven module library has an I/O station for each module,
the maximum number of slots that can be configured as I/O slots are 35.
•
2
HH = Half height. FH = Full height.
•
3
For libraries with serial numbers before 7800K0K, capacity in lowest module is 32 slots, 28 with 4-slot I/O
station.
Structure and supported library configurations
The TS4300 library supports a single base module tabletop configuration or a scalable rackmount
configuration.
Supported library configurations
All libraries start with a Base Module. Up to six Expansion Modules can be added as needed to support
customer requirements. The architecture is designed to support a maximum of three Expansion Modules
above the Base Module and three Expansion Modules below the Base Module. Table 4 on page 3
shows the supported configurations for libraries, ranging 1 - 7 total modules.
Figure 2. Base Module
2 IBM TS4300 Tape Library Machine Type 3555: User's Guide