Chapter 7. Frame capacity
This section introduces the quantity of LTO Ultrium tape cartridges and 3592 tape
cartridges that the TS3500 Tape Library supports, depending on whether the
Capacity On Demand or Capacity Expansion Features are installed, the upper and
lower I/O stations are used, and a specified quantity of drives are installed.
Capacity of Model L22, D22, L23, D23, and S24 Frames
This section gives the type of eligible Capacity On Demand feature and quantity of
drives, I/O slots, and storage slots for L22, D22, L23, D23, and S24 frames.
Table 66. Quantity of storage slots in L22, D22, L23, D23, and S24 frames. The quantity depends on the type of
Capacity On Demand feature installed, whether the upper and lower I/O stations are used, and the quantity of drives
in a frame.
Type of Frame
Type of Capacity On
Demand (CoD)
Feature Quantity of Drives Quantity of I/O Slots
Quantity of Storage
Slots
L22, L23 No CoD (Entry) 0 to 12 16 58
L22, L23 Intermediate CoD 0 to 12 16 117
L22, L23 Full CoD 0 to 4
16 260
32 222
L22, L23 Full CoD 5 to 8
16 248
32 210
L22, L23 Full CoD 9 to 12
16 237
32 199
D22, D23
1
N/A
2
0
0 400
64
3
240
D22, D23
1
N/A 1to4
0 383
64
3
223
D22, D23
1
N/A 5to8
0 371
64
3
211
D22, D23
1
N/A 9to12
0 360
64
3
200
S24 No CoD (Base) 0 0 600
S24 HD CoD (Maximum) 0 0 1000
Notes:
1. If the L frame is not an L22 or L23, then the first D frame of a mixed media library will have one less storage
slot to accommodate a diagnostic cartridge.
2. N/A = not applicable.
3. The 64 Additional I/O Slots feature (FC 1656) is only available on frame model D23.
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