Spectra T950 - TeraPack Cartridge Handling

Chapter 1 — Library Overview TeraPack Cartridge Handling
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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TERAPACK CARTRIDGE HANDLING
Thelibraryoptimizesspaceusagebystoringmediaonhorizontalshelves.
Thishorizontalstorageprovidesveryhighdensitybyusingspacewithin
thelibraryinsteadofthelimitedspaceprovidedbytheverticallibrary
walls.Eachhorizontalshelfisdividedintomultipleequal‐sizedmedia
storagechambers.EachchamberaccommodatesasingleTeraPack
magazine.
ThelibraryusesTeraPackmagazinestoimportandexportcartridges
throughtheTAPsandtostorecartridgesinsidethelibrary.Eachmagazine
holdsuptotenLTOcartridgesornineTS11x0technologycartridges.The
magazinehasguidesalongeachsideandgroovesonthebottomtoensure
properalignmentwhenitisinsertedintotheTAP .
StoringandhandlingcartridgesinTeraPackmagazineshelpseliminate
errorsresultingfrommishandlingindividualtapes,whichistheleading
causeoftapedamage.Wheninsidethelibrary,TeraPackmagazinesare
storedinsemi‐enclosedchambers.Whennotinthelibrary,anoptional
clearplasticdustcoversnapsontothemagazinetoprotectthecartridges.
ThecartridgesarecontinuallyprotectedbytheTeraPackmagazine,both
insideandoutsideofthelibrary.
UsingTeraPackmagazinesoffersthefollowingadvantages:
 BarcodelabelingAllofthecartridgesinaTeraPackmagazine,aswell
asthemagazineitself,arebarcodelabeledforeasyidentification.
 GroupedmediaThecartridgesinaTeraPackmagazinearetreatedasa
singleunitduringimportandexportoperations.Thisgroupedmedia
handlingsimplifiesmediamanagementtasksbyeliminatingtheneed
toimportorexportcartridgesonebyone.
Figure 27 TeraPack magazine with barcode labeled cartridges and plastic dust
cover (LTO shown).