Fc-Scsi Element Numbering; Tape Drive Hli-Prc Addressing (Viewed From Rear Of Library - Oracle StorageTek SL3000 User Manual

FC-SCSI Element Numbering

Figure E–5 Tape Drive HLI-PRC Addressing (viewed from rear of library)
FC-SCSI Element Numbering
For FC-SCSI element numbering, each active component in the library has a unique
element ID. SCSI element numbering consists of three element types:
Storage Elements (active storage slots)
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Import/Export Elements (rotational CAPs)
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Data Transfer Elements (drives)
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Changing the library configuration can cause the library to
Note:
re-assign element numbers.
Begins at 2000.
Numbered top to bottom, left to right, and rear to front.
Begins at 10 for the left most CAP in the library. Storage and Import/Export
elements are numbered sequentially by slot. No slots are skipped.
Numbered top to bottom, left to right (see
Begins at 1000 and increments by one for every installed drive.
Numbered left to right, top to bottom, starting at the center line in the base
module and continuing in the DEM if installed.
When the library powers on, a vacant drive slot will not be
Note:
included in the element number sequence. Open Systems backup
applications do not tolerate Data Transfer Elements that cannot or do
not respond when you power-on the library.
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