User's Manual

Chapter 1 Description
Modules
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(FC) Input/Output (I/O) blades, which provide FC connections for FC
drives in the library.
If an expansion module is used only for storage and does not contain tape
drives or FC I/O blades, it does not need a separate power supply. All
power is derived from the control module.
Stackability 1
The maximum rack height of the library is 41U, which consists of a 5U
control module and four 9U expansion modules. Figure 4
illustrates the
stackability of the library and the recommended library configurations.
Figure 4 Base Systems Plus
Expansion Modules
5U
(41 slots)
14U
(133 slots)
23U
(225 slots)
32U
(317 slots)
41U
(409 slots)
9U Expansion
Module
5U Control
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5U Control
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5U Control
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9U Expansion
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9U Expansion
Module
5U Control
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9U Expansion
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9U Expansion
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9U Expansion
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5U Control
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9U Expansion
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9U Expansion
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9U Expansion
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9U Expansion
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