Dell TL2000 manual Bar Code Reader, Encryption

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Table 1-3. Internal view description

Number

Item

Description

 

 

 

 

Right cartridge

v In a 2U library, the right magazine can hold up to 12 cartridges.

 

magazine(s)

v In a 4U library, the right magazines can hold up to 24 cartridges.

 

 

 

Left cartridge

v In a 2U library, the left magazine can hold up to 11 cartridges and houses

 

magazine(s)

 

the elective 1-slot I/O Station.

 

 

 

 

 

v In a 4U library, the left magazines can hold up to 21 cartridges and houses

 

 

 

the elective 3-slot I/O Station.

 

 

 

 

Accessor

This component contains the library robot and bar code reader. The accessor

 

 

moves cartridges to/from the following:

 

 

v

I/O Station

 

 

v

storage slots

 

 

v

tape drive(s)

 

Library Controller Card

This component is a customer replaceable unit (CRU) and stores the user

 

 

configuration information or vital product data (VPD).

 

 

 

 

Tape drive sled

Both libraries support the Ultrium 3 and Ultrium 4 Tape Drive. Each tape

 

 

drive in the library is packaged in a container called a drive sled. The drive

 

 

sled is a customer replaceable unit (CRU), and is designed for easy removal

 

 

and replacement.

 

 

v The 2U library houses one full height tape drive sled or up to two half

 

 

 

height tape drive sleds.

 

 

v The 4U library houses up to two full height tape drive sleds or up to four

 

 

 

half height tape drive sleds. Combinations of full height and half height

 

 

 

drive sleds are allowed.

 

 

 

 

Power supply

The power supply is a customer replaceable unit (CRU) and the sole source of

 

 

power for the library. The 2U has one power supply. The 4U has one or can

 

 

have an optional second power supply for redundancy.

 

 

 

 

Bar Code Reader

The bar code reader is an integral part of the library accessor. The bar code reader provides inventory feedback to the host application, Operator Control Panel display, and Web User Interface by reading cartridge bar code labels. The library stores the customized inventory data in memory.

Library firmware supports a 6 or 8 character volume serial number (VOLSER) on the bar code label on the tape cartridge. Bar code selection is available for libraries with library code 4.50 or greater.

Encryption

The LTO Ultrium 4 Tape Drive supports Application Managed Encryption (AME), and Library Managed Encryption (LME), using T10 encryption methods, for SAS and Fibre Channel drives only. Data encryption is supported with LTO Ultrium 4 Data Cartridges only. Encryption is also supported with library firmware version 5.80 and higher and drive firmware version 77BE and greater.

The encryption enabled drive contains the necessary hardware and firmware to encrypt and decrypt host tape application data. Encryption policy and encryption keys are provided by the host application or host server. A drive digital certificate

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