Quantum P3000 Series, User Manual

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Chapter 1 Library Description
Overview
Quantum|ATL P3000 Series User’s Guide 3
Table 3 Performance
Characteristics Using
Quantum SDLT Tape
Drives
Shelf Bin
Numbering
Conventions
1
The library stores tape cartridges in the following locations:
• 170 storage bins on back wall
• Up to 96 shelf bins on inside of left door
• Up to 60 shelf bins on inside of right door
• One load port
• 8 shelf bins - two stationary LTO load port shelf bin
modules (4 shelf bins each) are built into the load port
assembly
• 12 shelf bins - DLT and SDLT tape cartridges use two
removeable 6-cartridge magazines
• If the library is configured with both DLT and LTO tape
drives, stationary LTO load port shelf bin modules are used
• Up to 16 tape drives
Figure 1 shows the storage bin, load port bin, and tape drive
numbering conventions. These conventions are used by the library
GUI and the diagnostic software program.
P3000 Model (drives/bins) 16/326
Capacity in Terabytes (TB) (110 GB per cartridge) 35.86
Throughput (GB/hr) based on 16 MB/sec transfer rate 922