Sun Microsystems SL500 User Manual

Library with LTO Storage Cells

4 SL500 User’s Guide • July 2008

Revision: KA • 96116

Library with LTO Storage Cells

LTO Library Configurations 

Firmware problems: You can not mix LTO and mixed-media arrays and 

arrays within the same library. If you add expansion modules, the new modules must 

have the same type arrays as the existing modules.

For each library:

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The Base Module contains the robotics unit and the base unit:

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The robotics unit has the robotic components and the keypad

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The base unit has up to 50 storage cells (see note), one or two tape drives, and a 

five-cell cartridge access port (CAP).

Only 30 of those storage cells can be used unless the cartridge upgrade 

conversion bill has been installed, allowing the other 20 storage cells to be used. With 

no upgrade, the first 30 storage cells after the reserved cells can be used for cartridge 

storage. If the reserved storage cells are configured for storage, the numbering starts 

there. The CAP cells also can be configured as storage cells.

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Drive expansion modules and Cartridge Expansion Modules can be added to a 

standard rack to accommodate various storage cell and tape drive configurations. 

You must have a 50-cartridge capacity base unit, either from the initial order or 

with the upgrade conversion bill, before you can order an expansion module.

See 

 for detailed diagrams and 

dimensions. 

LTO Library Internal Addressing

The numbering scheme uses the library, module, row and column scheme. Four 

integers are used to represent the cartridge and tape drive slots, as viewed from the 

front of the library. 

1. Library number (always 0)

2.  Library module number 1 (top of rack) through 5 (bottom of rack)

3.  Row number 1 through 9 (Base Module) or 1 through 12 (expansion module)

4.  Column number 1 through 9 for Base Module and Drive Expansion Module, 1 

through 11 for Cartridge Expansion Module See 

 for more information.