XLS Library Installation Manual 1-11 About This ManualThis manual is intended for anyone installing the Qualstar® XLS Library. It providesinstructions for completing XLS installation and configuration.1.1 About the XLSThe Qualstar XLS Enterprise Tape Library contains large-capacity tape drives, a variablenumber of cartridge storage slots, a high-speed robotic mechanism for moving cartridgesbetween the tape drives and the storage slots, and I/O ports for importing and exportingcartridges from the library. Six XLS models are currently available—the XLS-8161100,XLS-832700, the XLS-820500, XLS-812300, and the XLS-810160/810240. This manualwill focus on the XLS-810160 and XLS-810240 models.Shown in Figure 1-1 on page 1-2, the library uses two building blocks:• The Library Resource Module (LRM), described in Section 1.2 on page 1-4, isthe fully featured base cabinet containing the power system; the robotic handler;the control electronics; and the tape drives, I/O ports, and cartridge slots.• The optional Media Expansion Modules (MEM), described in Section 1.3 onpage 1-16, is a rotary tape carousel that attaches to the left side of an LRM.Important: Although Qualstar has made every effort to ensure theaccuracy of the information contained in this manual,no guarantee is expressed or implied that the manual iserror free. Qualstar reserves the right to make changesat any time without prior notification.
