Base module – HP EML E-series Tape Libraries User Manual
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Figure 2 Rear view of the library
2. Switch for the internal network (in libraries with LTO4 or
later tape drives only)
1. Reserved space
4. Tape drive expansion module
3. Base module
6. Capacity expansion module
5. Card cage expansion module
8. Base module card cage (e2400-FC 2Gb interface
controller shown)
7. Main power switch
10. Cable management features
9. Tape drives (LTO3 tape drives shown)
12. Power supplies
11. Fans
14. Power distribution unit (PDU)
13. Power strips
Base module
The 12U base module (see
and
) resides at the top of the library below the
2U reserved space or the switch for the internal network.
In the EML 71e, the base module contains a total of 71 LTO slots. Five slots within a load port are
configurable as either import/export slots or storage slots. No reserved slots are available.
In all other EML configurations, the base module contains a total of 103 LTO slots. Five slots are
configurable as either import/export slots or storage slots within a load port through the use of a
removable magazine. You can configure 9 slots as reserved. A common use for reserved slots is
for holding cleaning cartridges. The number of usable permanent slots depends on whether it is
the bottom module in the library because the library floor is always attached to the bottom module
Base module
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