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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 1
M
ODULES
.......................................................................................................................... 1
SmartScale Storage™ Architecture ............................................................................... 2
The Global Control Module .......................................................................................... 2
The Base Module .......................................................................................................... 3
The Capacity Module .................................................................................................... 3
SCSI I
NTERFACE
C
ONFIGURATIONS
.................................................................................... 3
SCSI B
US
P
ERFORMANCE
C
ONSIDERATIONS
........................................................................ 4
Data Transfer Rate .......................................................................................................4
Drives ........................................................................................................................... 4
Internal Cabling Configuration..................................................................................... 4
Bus Length Limitations ................................................................................................. 4
P
HYSICAL
C
ONFIGURATION
................................................................................................ 4
S
YSTEM
E
XPANSION
........................................................................................................... 5
Conversion of Free-Standing Base Modules for System Use.......................................... 5
F
EATURES
.......................................................................................................................... 5
Control Panel ...............................................................................................................6
Power Supply................................................................................................................7
Tape Cartridge Magazines ............................................................................................ 7
Integral Fan Cooling ....................................................................................................9
Library Robotics ...........................................................................................................9
Bar Code Reader ..........................................................................................................9
A
DVANCED
D
ESIGN
F
EATURES
........................................................................................... 9
Embedded Diagnostics................................................................................................ 10
Error Checking ........................................................................................................... 10
Buffer.......................................................................................................................... 10
Compression ............................................................................................................... 10
Capacity ..................................................................................................................... 10
Media Life .................................................................................................................. 11
R
ELATED
P
UBLICATIONS
.................................................................................................. 11
CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 13
I
NTRODUCTION
................................................................................................................ 13
P
LANNING
Y
OUR
I
NSTALLATION
....................................................................................... 13
Positioning the Modules.............................................................................................. 14
M
ECHANICAL
I
NSTALLATION
............................................................................................ 14
Identifying the Parts of the XpressChannel ................................................................. 14
Orientation of Parts During Assembly......................................................................... 16
Preparing to Assemble the XpressChannel .................................................................. 17
Assembling the XpressChannel.................................................................................... 17
Installing the Belt........................................................................................................ 19
Adding to an Existing XpressChannel ......................................................................... 23
Mounting the Module Rack Slides ............................................................................... 23
Installing the XpressChannel in the Rack .................................................................... 26
I
NTERFACES AND
C
ABLING
............................................................................................... 28
XpressChannel Motor Cable ....................................................................................... 29
Control Cables............................................................................................................ 29
Power Cord ................................................................................................................ 29
SCSI Interfaces ........................................................................................................... 29
Interface Cable Specifications..................................................................................... 30
Terminators ................................................................................................................ 31
Summary of Contents for DLT LibraryXpress Series
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