StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive
1–2 Order Number: EK–STWCT–UG. E01
Option SWXTE-AA is a configuration in which one or two 8mm tape drives is installed
in a device carrier, and the device is subsequently placed in a StorageWorks drive
expansion unit. Figure 1–2 shows one tape drive installed in a device carrier.
Figure 1–2 Option SWXTE-AA: One Tape Drive in a Device Carrier
NOTE
The expression
StorageWorks Building Block,
or
SBB
, is used
in StorageWorks documentation to refer to a device, such as
tape or disk drive, that is installed in a device carrier.
Option SWXTE-AB is a configuration in which a second 8mm tape drive is installed in a
device carrier. Note that the device carrier is shipped to you with both drives already
installed if options SWXTE-AA and SWXTE-AB are ordered at the same time. If option
SWXTE-AB is ordered after you already have option SWXTE-AA, the second drive is
installed in the top half of the device carrier as shown in Figure 1–3.