Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
December 2019 User Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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TeraPack Access Port (TAP)
The TeraPack Access Port (TAP) acts as an entry/exit port that lets you
import magazines into or export magazines from the library. A magazine
can contain one or more cartridges or it can be empty.
Notes: Individual cartridges cannot be imported or exported; they
must be in a magazine.
All import and export requests are issued through the
Import/Export screen of the BlueScale front panel user
interface or by using the XML command interface.
The T200 and T380 libraries each have one TAP; the T680 has a dual TAP
with two TAP doors, one above the other. In the T680 library, one of the
two TAP doors opens so that you can insert or remove a magazine. During
import or export operations involving multiple magazines, the TAP doors
alternate so that the operation completes more quickly.
Using the TAP to move cartridges into and out of the library provides these
key advantages:
Data Security — Media is never stored in the TAP. A newly inserted
TeraPack magazine is automatically moved into the library and placed
in a storage chamber. A magazine already in the library is only moved
to the TAP when you request an export operation through the user
interface. Data security and backup integrity are enhanced because the
media stored in the library can only be accessed using the password-
protected BlueScale user interface or XML interface.
Convenience — Instead of individually importing or exporting single
cartridges as you would with a traditional entry/exit port, using a TAP
lets you handle multiple cartridges in a single operation, thus reducing
the time spent on import and export tasks.
Figure 7 The library TAP with a TeraPack magazine loaded.
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