HP ESL E-series Tape Libraries - Manual (Page 40)

• If you convert panel 1 only to a new media type, neither load port can be used to insert or remove
media from that panel. Because the left and right load ports are on panels 2 and 5, they must
have the same media type as the rest of panels 2 and 5.
• If panels 1 and 2 (or 1, 2, and 3) are converted to a new media type, the left load port can be
used to insert or remove media from the converted panels. The right load port is used to insert or
remove media from the existing panels.
• The type of media added to your library is on the left side of the library only; therefore, the addi-
tional media type has only one column of load port capacity, and the existing media type has
two columns of load port capacity.
These are important when determining the library storage capacity. Storage capacity in a mixed-media
library depends on the quantity of panels exchanged, the location of media types you are using,
whether the load ports are enabled, and the number of drives in the library.
NOTE:
In order to use mixed media, the library must be at firmware revision level 2.0 or greater. Update
the firmware before installing mixed media in the library.
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