Overview of main components

This section provides an illustration of the main components of the TS3500 tape library.

Figure 1 shows the main components of the TS3500 tape library.

 1  Library frame  5  Door safety switch
 2  Cartridge storage slots  6  Upper I/O station
 3  Tape drive  7  Lower I/O station
 4  Front door  8  Operator panel
Figure 1. Main components of the IBM® TS3500 Model L52. The front door is open and the side of the library is cut away to show the components.
Image described in surrounding text.

The sections that follow describe each component.