Notes on TL2000/TL4000 Storage Capabilities
The Dell PowerVault TL2000 is configured out of the factory with 23 data
slots and one Import/Export (I/E) slot. It is possible to use all 24 slots as data
slots by configuring the Import/Export (I/E) slot as a storage slot.
NOTE:
To change the configuration of the Dell PowerVault TL2000, you must have
library firmware 3.90 or later. For more information, see the Dell PowerVault
TL2000/TL4000 User's Guide available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
The Dell PowerVault TL4000 is configured out of the factory with 44 data
slots, three Import/Export (I/E) slots, and a dedicated cleaning slot.
NOTE:
The dedicated cleaning slot is not available from firmware 3.90 onwards.
For information on setting up the cleaning slot as a storage slot, see the Dell
PowerVault TL2000/TL4000 User's Guide available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
It is possible to use all 48 slots as data slots by configuring the Import/Export
(I/E) slot and the dedicated cleaning slot as a storage slots.
NOTE:
To change the configuration of the Dell PowerVault TL2000, you must have
library firmware 3.90 or later. For more information, see the Dell PowerVault
TL2000/TL4000 User's Guide available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
Notes on Library Managed Encryption
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Encrypted media cannot be re-used with a different EKM server
In order to re-use previously encrypted media using a different EKM server
(when the server has a different EKM keystore), the media must be erased
with encryption turned off in the library. This issue is a result of the ISV
applications attempting a read, prior to performing the erase and no key is
available for the read.
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EKM server offline causes issues in the ISV
To prevent possible data loss due to an EKM server failure, it is
recommended to use a primary and secondary EKM server. This
configuration provides redundancy in the event of the primary EKM server
being down or unavailable. For more information on configuring a primary
and secondary EKM server for the library, refer to the Multiple Key
Managers for Redundancy (Chapter 2) of the Dell Encryption Key Manager
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Important Information