HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Tape Library - Manual (Page 21)

MSL6000 series tape library user guide 21
Magazines
MSL Series tape libraries contain two or four removable tape cartridge magazines that are
accessible through the front doors (see Figure 3 ).
Figure 3 Library magazines
Looking from the front of the library, each left tape magazine includes a mail slot, which is
accessible when that magazine door is open. When this mail slot pivots forward, you can insert or
remove a single tape without having to unlock, remove, and reinventory the magazine. If a full tape
cartridge magazine is required, the library can be reconfigured to recognize each mail slot as a
standard data slot. The right tape magazine contains fixed cartridge slots (no mail slot feature), so it
retains its full capacity at all times.
NOTE: The slots and mail slots are numbered beginning with 0: the first slot is Slot 0, the second is
Slot 1, etc. SDLT magazine maximum capacity is 26 slots; LTO magazine maximum capacity is 30
slots.
1 Left Magazine(s), with integrated mail slot
2 Right Magazine(s)
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