The cartridge storage cells (
Figure 1, item
2 )
are used to store the tape cartridges associated with this ATLDS.
The following tape cartridges are supported:
- IBM Cartridge System Tape (MEDIA1)
- IBM Enhanced Capacity Cartridge System Tape (MEDIA2)
- IBM High Performance Cartridge Tape (MEDIA3)
- IBM Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape (MEDIA4)
- IBM Enterprise Tape Cartridge (MEDIA5)
- IBM Enterprise WORM Tape Cartridge (MEDIA6)
- IBM Enterprise Economy Tape Cartridge (MEDIA7)
- IBM Enterprise Economy WORM Tape Cartridge (MEDIA8)
- IBM Enterprise Extended Tape Cartridge (MEDIA9)
- IBM Enterprise Extended WORM Tape Cartridge (MEDIA10)
Note: Media types beyond MEDIA10 are not supported
in the 3494 tape library.
For more information concerning cartridge capacities for the various
configurations of the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Automated Tape Library
(3494), see IBM TotalStorage
Enterprise Automated Tape Library (3494) Introduction and Planning
Guide.