User`s guide

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CHAPTER
1
SL500 Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the major hardware components of the SL500
library and library specifications.
The library continues Sun StorageTek’s approach to Information Lifecycle Management
by providing a highly adaptable storage platform made to specifically consolidate,
protect and retain customer information. The SL500 library protects a customer’s
investments by providing a cost-effective entry point and makes it easy to grow the
library with expansion modules. Whether customers have a small remote site or a
corporate data center, they can feel secure that the SL500 library can accommodate all
of their current and future data storage needs
The library is a self-contained, fully automated tape cartridge storage system. It is
scalable and mounts into a standard 483 mm (19 in.) rack. The SL500 is also available as
a desk-top unit.