14 Tape Library Components Chapter 1
Tape Library Components
The tape library has four major components:
■ A robot, which mounts and dismounts cartridges
■ Storage cells for 228 to 690 cartridges
■ A CAP that holds up to 20 cartridges in four magazines, with an optional
second CAP that holds the same number of cartridges
■ Drives, which perform read/write operations