Chapter 1: DescriptionTape Drives and MediaQuantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide 33Tape Drives and MediaNote: Library firmware versions 630Q (i10) and later do not supportDLT tape drives, media, or magazines. If you upgrade to theselibrary firmware versions, make arrangements to remove and/or replace all DLT tape drives, media, and magazines in yourlibrary. If you want to continue to use DLT tape drives andmedia, your library firmware must be at version 617Q.GS01001(i8.4) or earlier.Tape drives are enclosed in a universal drive sled. You can hot swap andhot add all supported drives, regardless of type. The library supports thefollowing types of tape drives:• IBM LTO-1 or LTO-2 LVD–SCSI• IBM LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6 or LTO-7FC Multi-mode• HP LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6 FC Multi-modeCaution: A single partition can have a mixture of drive types andinterface types within the same domain (for example,LTO-5 and LTO-6 with SCSI or Fibre Channel interfaces). Formore information, see Mixed Media Support and Rules onpage 35 and Understanding Partition Media Policy Settingson page 131.The standard control module and expansion modules have upper andlower drive clusters. Series 3 control modules have one upper and twolower clusters and expansion modules have two upper and lowerclusters. Each library must have at least one tape drive. Each drivecluster can house up to six tape drives. Additional drives can be addedto any expansion modules in the configuration, except high-densityexpansion modules. This enables you to have a total of 192 drives. Indual-robot systems, the left parking module cannot contain drives.Note: When you add drives, you lose storage slots.As of firmware version i11, drives can be installed in any module in thelibrary except a left parking module or high-density expansion module.
