Spectra T200 - Page 30

Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
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The following table describes each of the components shown in Figure 2 on
page 30.
Component Description
Camera The BlueScale Vision camera is mounted at the top rear of the library. Two LEDs
illuminate the interior of the library. See BlueScale Vision Camera on page 46
for additional information.
Robotics The transporter and the Vertical Axis (VAX) column make up the robotics used
to move a TeraPack magazine from one location to another in the library.
The transporter, which is mounted on the VAX column, retrieves the magazine
from the source chamber and holds it while the VAX column moves to its
destination. The cartridge picker then removes the requested individual
cartridge from the magazine and inserts it into a drive. When the drive is
finished using the cartridge and ejects it, the cartridge picker retrieves the
cartridge and places it in a magazine. The VAX column then moves the
transporter to return the magazine to a storage chamber.
The VAX column moves along the horizontal axis (HAX) and the transporter
moves up and down the VAX column to perform all media movement within
the library. The barcode reader mounted on the cartridge picker reads the
barcode labels on TeraPack magazines and individual cartridges. The library
uses the barcode label information to maintain an inventory of the media
currently stored inside the library.
Media Storage All of the media in the library is stored in TeraPack magazines, each of which
contains ten slots for LTO media or nine slots for TS11xx technology or T10K
media (T380 only). The magazines are placed on shelves or in TBAs, which are
divided into chambers. Each chamber provides storage for one TeraPack
magazine.
There are media storage chambers at both the front and the rear of the libraries.
The maximum media storage capacity of the library depends on the type of
media and the number of drives installed (see Data Storage Capacity on
page 530).