Magazines

The 4560SLX Tape Library contains two removable tape cartridge magazines that are accessible through the magazine doors as shown in Figure 3. The magazine doors are opened using the touch screen.

Note: The magazine must match the installed tape drive. For example, an LTO magazine should be installed on an LTO drive and an SDLT magazine should be installed on an SDLT drive.

1 Left magazine with integrated mail slot

2 Right magazine

Figure 3. Magazines

Mail slots

As viewed from the front of the 4560SLX Tape Library, the left tape magazine includes a mail slot, which is accessible when the left magazine slot door is open as shown in Figure 4. This mail slot enables you to insert or remove a single media cartridge without interrupting library operation. If a full tape cartridge magazine is required, you can configure the library to disable the mail slot feature. The right tape magazine contains fixed cartridge slots (no mail slot feature), so it retains its full capacity at all times.

Figure 4. Mail slot

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