Spectra T950 - Tape Drives

Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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Tape Drives
TheT950BsupportsLTO‐5andlatergenerationFibreChannelUltrium
drivesandTS11x0technologydrives.T950librariesalsosupportSCSIand
FibreChannelLTO‐2andlatergenerationdrives.Thedrivesaremounted
indrivesleds,whichare installedinDBAsinthemainanddriveexpansion
frames.EachDBA
canaccommodateuptofourfull‐heightdrives.Drives
arehot‐swappabletoprovideuninterruptedoperation.
Notes:  SCSIdrivesrequireanF‐QIP tobeinstalledintheDBAwhere
theyareinstalledtoprovidehostconnectivity.
 Thelibrarydoesnotsupporthalf‐heightdrives.
Figure 21 The Fibre Channel drive 
sled (LTO-5 - LTO-7).
Figure 22 The Fibre Channel drive 
sled (LTO-3 to LTO-4).
Figure 23 The SCSI drive sled. Figure 24 The TS11x0 technology
drive sled.
Status and
Fibre Channel
connectors (2)
Lock
release
Drive sled
Power LEDs
Lock
release
Status
LED
Drive sled
Fibre Channel
connectors (2)
Lock
release
SCSI terminator
Drive sled
Status
LED
Fibre Channel
connectors (2)
Lock
release
Drive sled
Status and
power LEDs