Expansion Module

An Expansion Module provides additional cartridge storage and tape drive capacity. You can install up to 14 Expansion Modules below the Base Module.

Note:

Support for 14 Expansion Modules requires hardware level 12 and firmware 3.00 or above. Hardware level 11 and below only supports 9 Expansion Modules.

Each Expansion Module can contain up to two drives and two power supplies. However, they ship without tape drives or power supplies installed.

The Expansion module only requires a power supply if you install a tape drive in it. If you do not install a tape drive, the Expansion Module can operate off of the power provided by the USB cable connected to the Base Module. If you install a drive in the Expansion Module, you must also install at least one power supply. You can add a second power supply for redundancy, however one power supply can provide power for two drive.

Each Expansion Module requires 2U of rack space. The Base Module connects to each of the Expansion Modules using a USB Type A connector.

An Expansion Module ships with:

• Two 15-slot tape magazines (left and right)
• Module controller
• Expansion cable that has two USB Type A connectors
• Mounting hardware to secure the module to the rack
• Identification labels