IBM TS4300 User Manual

Table 1. Minimum and maximum storage congurations (continued)
Conguration Capacity
Maximum
16 Module Library (48U)
Base Module + 15 Expansion
Modules
Cartridges 640 (635 with 5-slot I/O
1
)
Half height
3
Tape Drives 48
Full height
4
Tape Drives 16
Half height
3
/Full height
4
Tape
Drive Mix
46/1 up to 16/16
•
1
Every module can contain a 5-slot I/O station. If a module is congured with a 5-slot I/O station, then
there are only 35 remaining I/O slots in that module.
•
2
For libraries with serial numbers before 7800K0K, capacity in lowest module for a 5-slot I/O station is
32 slots and for a 4-slot I/O station is 28 slots.
•
3
Half-height tape drives can be installed in any drive bay in a module.
•
4
Full-height tape drives must be installed in the lowest two bays of a module. Installing a full-height
drive in the top two bays of a module is not supported.
Structure and supported library congurations
The TS4300 library supports a single base module tabletop conguration or a scalable rackmount
conguration.
Supported library congurations
All libraries start with a Base Module. See Figure 1 on page 2. For more capacity, up to fteen
Expansion Modules can be added as needed to support customer requirements. See Figure 2 on page
2. The Expansion Modules are distributed above and below the Base Module.
Figure 1. Base Module 3555-L3A
Figure 2. Expansion Module3555-E3A
The t
otal maximum height of a fully expanded library depends on the library type. Older libraries had a
maximum height of 21U. Newer Libraries can be expanded up to 48U. Refer to Figure 3 on page 3
.
The rs
t example is a one module library
1, it c
onsists of just the base module. The second is a 21U
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S4300 Tape Library Machine Type 3555: User's Guide

IBM TS4300 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	TS4300
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English