HP StoreEver ESL G3 Tape Libraries - Manual (Page 12)

A single robot library maximum configuration can accommodate:
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1 control module
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0 to 15 expansion modules
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102 to 12,006 cartridges
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1 to 192 tape drives
A dual library maximum configuration can accommodate:
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1 control module
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2 to 16 expansion modules
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102 to 11,760 tape cartridges
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1 to 192 tape drives
Hardware and firmware differences
Libraries shipped before June 2012 with Control Module SKU QQ007A are likely to be Hardware
Revision 1 (HW REV1). These libraries are characterized by:
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A multi-part accessor or picker
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An X-axis gear track system
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A Library Motor Drive (LMD) board in the Control Module
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Robot power via an umbilical cable along the floor of the library
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Removable calibration targets
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An accessor installed on the Y-rail
Libraries shipped after June 2012 with Control Module SKU QQ007B are likely to be Hardware
Revision 2 (HW REV 2) libraries. These libraries were introduced to support dual robot capability,
but all single robot libraries now use this architecture. HW REV 2 libraries are characterized by:
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A new one-piece robot
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An X-axis gear track system
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A Library Power Control (LPC1) board in the Control Module, replacing the LMD
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Robot power via a power rail system
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Calibration targets that are glued in place and in new locations
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A robot which is installed via a loader bracket
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Two new boards, the SPA and SCC, used to connect the Control Module to the left Parking
Module
A library's Hardware Revision can be identified on either the Library Management Console (LMC)
or through Library and Tape Tools (L&TT). On the LMC, the Hardware Revision is displayed
prominently on the main screen under the Status, Serial #, and Date.
NOTE: If there is no “HW Revision” text displayed on the LMC, this also indicates Hardware
Revision 1.
In L&TT, the Hardware Revision is displayed under Detailed Device Information
→Device.
In this document, parts that are specific to one revision or the other are called out specifically. All
other parts are common between both library types.
12 Library overview