US Patent 10426057 Integrated cooling in automated tape libraries

A system, according to one embodiment, includes: a first frame of an automated tape library, wherein an interior of the first frame includes one or more tape drives, an area for storing tape cartridges, and an accessor channel, and a first air conditioning unit coupled to the first frame. The first air conditioning unit is configured to cool the interior of the first frame. Moreover, one or more fans of the one or more tape drives are configured to generate air flow within the interior of the first frame. Other systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.