Dell PowerVault ML6000 - Manual (Page 81)

Chapter 5 Configuring Your Library
Configuring I/E Station Slots
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Configuring I/E Station Slots
I/E station slots are used to import and export tape cartridges into and
out of the library without disrupting normal library operations. The
Setup Wizard: I/E Station
screens allow you to configure I/E station slots.
Administrators can also configure these slots on either the operator panel
or the Web client.
Each 5U Library Control Module contains six I/E station slots, and each
9U Library Expansion Module contains 12 I/E station slots. The available
library configurations support a minimum of six I/E slots in the 5U
library to a maximum of 54 I/E slots in the 41U library configuration. You
can also choose to configure zero I/E station slots and use all slots in all
I/E stations for tape cartridge storage. For more information on
configuring zero I/E slots, see Configuring Zero I/E Station Slots on
page 83.
Each I/E station (6-slot or 12-slot) is configured as a complete unit. When
configuring an I/E station, configure all the slots in the I/E station the
same way: all storage or all I/E slots.
If the library consists of an ML6010 CM, all six I/E station slots must be
configured either as storage or as I/E station slots. The ML6020 CM
consists of a 5U Library Control Module (with six I/E station slots) and a
9U Library Expansion Module (with 12 I/E station slots). All 12 of the
slots in the 9U Library Expansion Module must be configured the same
way, as either I/E station slots or storage slots. Therefore, the ML6020
CM can contain a minimum of six and a maximum of 18 dedicated I/E
station slots. Table 4 lists the number of I/E station slots available per
library for all base library configurations.