Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
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Formoreinformationaboutthedrivesinthelibrary,see:
LTOUltriumTapeDrivesonpage20foralistofdocumentsthat
provideinformationthatisapplicabletoallIBMLTOtapedrives.
TS11x0TechnologyDrivesonpage20foralistofdocumentsthat
provideinformationthatisapplicabletoTS11x0technologydrives.
CreatingaStoragePartitiononpage190forinformationaboutcreating
storagepartitionsthatusethedrives.
LTOTapeDriveSpecificationsonpage545forinformationaboutthe
transferratesandstoragecapacitiesofLTOdrives.
TS11x0TechnologyTapeDriveSpecificationsonpage549for
informationaboutthetransferratesandstoragecapacitiesofTS11x0
technologydrives.
ComponentInterfaceConnectorsonpage544forcablingrequirements
forhostconnectionstothedrives.
BlueScale Vision Camera
TheBlueScaleVisioncameraletsyouviewtheinteriorofthelibrarywhile
itisoperating.Themainframealwayscontainsacamera.Inmulti‐frame
libraries,additionalcamerascanbeinstalledintheexpansionframesto
providemonitoringoftheentirelibrary.Eachcameracanviewtheinterior
oftheframewhereitismountedandaportionofoneframetoeitherside.
TheBlueScaleVisioncameraismountedatthetoprearofaframe.The
cameraletsyouobserveimportandexportoperations,tapemounts,
cartridgemoves,androboticoperationsinrealtime.Theabilitytoviewthe
interiorofthelibrarywithoutremovingthesidepanelsprovidesan
additionallevelofmonitoringforyourlibrary.
Note: TheLEDlightsmountedatthetopofeachframeprovide
illuminationforthecamera.
ForinformationaboutusingtheBlueScaleVisioncamera,seeUsethe
BlueScaleVisionCameraonpage174.
Figure 25 White BlueScale Vision
camera.
Figure 26 Black BlueScale Vision
camera.