Dell PowerVault 136T LTO/SDLT (Tape Library) - Manual (Page 5)

Robotic System
The robotic system identifies and moves cartridges between the storage slots, tape drives and the Mailbox. The robotic system has:
l A picker assembly for mounting a cartridge picker and the barcode scanner.
l A cartridge picker for picking and placing cartridges in storage slots, tape drives or the Mailbox.
l A barcode scanner for reading the external labels on the cartridges. The barcode scanner is used during the inventory process to locate and
categorize all cartridges installed in the library. The barcode scanner is also used during the teaching process where it reads the fiducial
labels to identify the types of storage and tape drives installed in the Library.
l A Y-axis drive for moving the picker assembly in a vertical position.
l An X-axis drive for moving the picker assembly in a rotary position.
l A Z-axis drive for moving the picker assembly forward and backward motion.
Mailbox
This facility allows the insertion and ejection of cartridges without interrupting the normal operation of the library. There are two models of the
Mailbox:
l The standard Mailbox has a capacity of one cartridge.
l The optional Mailbox has a capacity of 12 LTO cartridges contained in two magazines that can be inserted or ejected by opening the
Mailbox door plus one fixed magazine containing 6 LTO storage slots.
Tape Cartridge
The Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library automates the retrieval, storage and control of LTO cartridge tapes. The corresponding tape drive types
must be installed in the library.
Each tape cartridge in the Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library must have an external label that is operator and machine readable to identify the
volume serial number (volser). The external label contains up to thirteen characters for the volser. They can be uppercase A-Z and numeric 0-9.
NOTE: The external labels on the cartridges identify the cartridges to the Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library. Some software requires that
the internal volser and the external label on the physical volume to be identical.
Optional Features
Optional features for the Dell PowerVault 136T LTO Library are as follows:
l Dell PowerVault 136T Fibre Bridge.
l Additional Storage Columns (each column can accommodate up to 3 magazines).
l Additional LTO tape Drive Module.
l Casters for Stand-alone model.
l Rackmount Kit.
l Redundant DC Power Supply.
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Storage 4096 (0x1000)
Mailbox 16 (0x0010)
Drives 256 (0x0100)
Picker 1 (0x0001)