Library Overview
Back panel
The back of the library cabinet (see Figure 2) provides easy access to:
■Cooling fans
■Power, control, and data interfaces
■Tape drives
■Tape drive communication (cluster controller card and Interface Manager card)
■Card cage with FC interface controllers and a robotics controller card
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1Card cage
2 Power supplies (2 per drive cluster and 2 per card cage)
3Tape drives (up to 4 per drive cluster)
4Cooling fans (1 per drive and 1 per card cage)
5Cluster 0
6Cluster controller card (1 per drive cluster)
7 Interface manager
Figure 2: Library cabinet - back panels
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