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General Description 2-3
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General Description
The Scalar 1000 automates the storage, retrieval, and control
of 3590, LTO, DLT, SDLT, and AIT cartridge tapes. Cartridges
are mounted and dismounted in tape drives using application
software from the host without operator intervention.
The Scalar 1000 is a linear storage library that can be expanded
from a single media library to a mixed media library. The
Scalar 1000 consists of a Control Module (CM) and up to three
Expansion Modules (EMs). See Figure 2-1 on page 2-5. The
CM contains library control hardware, the Cartridge
Accessor, an Insert/Eject Station (I/E) Station, an Operator
Panel, cartridge storage cells, and tape drives. The EM can
contain tape drives and cartridge storage.
The Scalar 1000 can be configured for approximately
118 to 1182 cartridges (the cartridge capacity depends on the
library configuration and features installed). See Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Drives and Storage Capacities
High Profile Low Profile
3590/DLT LTO DLT/SDLT AIT
Drives 1 - 16 1 - 48 1 - 48 1 - 48
Cartridges 118 - 788 140 - 938 118 - 788 237 - 1182
Note
If the ADIC 8590/
IBM 3590 tape
drive is installed in
either the Control
or the Expansion
Module, the
modules must be of
the large footprint
type. Adding an
extension frame to
a normal frame
increases the depth
of the frame.