MSL5000 and 6000 Series Tape Libraries User Guide

Introduction
27HP StorageWorks MSL5000 and MSL6000 Series Tape Libraries User Guide
Magazines
MSL Series tape libraries contain two or four removable tape cartridge magazines
that are accessible through the front doors (see Figure 3).
Figure 3: Library magazines
Looking from the front of the library, each left tape magazine includes a mail slot,
which is accessible when that magazine door is open. When this mail slot pivots
forward, you can insert or remove a single tape without having to unlock, remove,
and reinventory the magazine. If a full tape cartridge magazine is required, the
library can be reconfigured to recognize each mail slot as a standard data slot. The
right tape magazine contains fixed cartridge slots (no mail slot feature), so it
retains its full capacity at all times.
1 Left Magazine(s), with integrated mail slot
2 Right Magazine(s)
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