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Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the 9840 Tape Drive. It contains:
•“Overview”
•“Desktop Unit” on page 1-3
•“Rack-mountable Drive Tray” on page 1-3
•“CSL Desktop Unit” on page 1-4
•“Rack-mountable CSL” on page 1-5
•“9840 Tape Drive in 9738 Library” on page 1-6
•“Operator Panels” on page 1-7
•“Cartridges” on page 1-16
■Overview
The 9840 Tape Drive is a small, modular, high performance tape drive. It is
82.6 mm (3.25 in.) high, 146 mm (5.75 in.) wide, and 381 mm (15 in.) deep.
Actual installed configuration requires additional space.
In the client-server environment, it is available in the following configurations:
•Desktop (manual load)
•Rack-mountable (single or dual manual load)
•Desktop Cartridge Scratch Loader (CSL)
•Rack-mountable CSL
•Automated library configuration
Figure 1-1. 9840 Tape Drive
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