
Chapter 1 Library Description
Features and Benefits
ATL P2000 Series Automated Tape Library User’s Guide 7
Features and Benefits
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The P2000 library provides the following features and benefits:
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High-capacity, high-performance data storage and retrieval
• The library may house up to 198 tape cartridges in
configurations with up to 8 tape drives in only 7.25 square
feet of floor space, or...
• The library may house up to 192 tape cartridges in
configurations with 9 or 10 tape drives
•
Expandable library configurations
• Up to five P2000 and/or P3000 libraries can be joined
together into one virtual library, which enables tape
cartridge sharing between libraries using ATL’s Pass
Through Mechanism (PTM)
•
Access to future expandability and technology upgrades
through ATL’s Prism™ architecture
• Prism architecture employs standard PCI bus technology to
provide greater upgrade flexibility at reduced costs
• This technology ensures compatibility with future on-
board technologies such as tape drive controllers, high-
speed host and network interfaces, as well as server and
tape RAID
•
Reliable, versatile 120-240 volt AC auto-switching power
supplies
Note:
When using a Pass Through Mechanism on the
right side of the P2000 library, 8 tape drives and up
to 192 tape cartidges may be used. When using a
PTM on the left side, tape cartridge capacity is
reduced to 168 while up to 10 tape drives may be
used. Finally, when PTMs are used on both sides,
tape cartridge capacity is 168 and 8 tape drives may
be used.
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