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Hardware Configuration
Hardware Configuration
The 24Q and 48Q Ark Tape Libraries have the following configurations:
24Q Tape Library 48Q Tape Library
Height: 2U 4U
Number of magazines: 2 (12 slots each) 4 (12 slots each)
Number of mailslots: 1 3
Number of tape slots: 24 (less mailslots) 48 (less mailslots)
Tape Drives: 1 or 2 half-height drives 1 to 4 half-height drives
Power supply: 1 1
Library controller: 1 1
Supported Tape Drives
EditShare 24Q/4Q Ark Tape Libraries were developed to integrate industry-standard IBM LTO
Ultrium tape drives.
Mixed drive generations
and mixed interfaces are supported.
The tape drives that have been implemented and qualified f
or use in EditShare 24Q/4Q Ark Tape
Libraries are as follows:
• LTO-5 Half-Height FC
• LTO-5 Half-Height SAS
• LTO-6 Half-Height FC
• LTO-6 Half-Height SAS
• LTO-7 Half-Height FC
• LTO-7 Half-Height SAS
• LTO-8 Half-Height FC
• LTO-8 Half-Height SAS