Qualstar XLS Series Installation Manual page 122

8.1 Before You Begin
8.1.3 Recording Tape Drive Locations
As described in
must specify a physical address (bay and column) for each tape drive when completing the
Create Logical Library wizard. For this reason, you should record the locations of all tape
drives and drive filler assemblies. You may find it helpful to use the worksheet in
Figure 8-10 on page
Record the following information on the worksheet:
• Drive type: Enter the type of drive or n/a (for empty drive slots).
• Interface: Enter SCSI, FC (Fibre Channel), or n/a (for empty drive slots).
• Serial No.: Enter the serial number of the tape drive or Empty slot. As you
complete the Create Logical Library wizard, you may find it helpful to compare
the serial number you recorded to the number displayed by X-Link.
• Logical Library: Enter the name of the logical library that will own this tape
drive or empty slot.
Figure 8-9
library has been partitioned into four logical libraries with twelve tape drives, as follows:
• Logical Library 1 includes a single SCSI tape drive in bay position 1F.
• Logical Library 2 includes a single SCSI tape drive in bay position 2F.
• Logical Library 3 includes five Fibre Channel tape drives in drive bays G and H.
and two empty tape drive slots in drive bay F.
• Logical Library 4 includes three Fibre Channel tape drives in drive bay H.
4H
Bay position: 3H
Bay position:
LTO-3
Drive type:
Drive type:
FC
Interface:
Interface:
1210075384
Serial No:
Serial No:
4
Log. Lib.:
Log. Lib.:
4G
Bay position: 3G
Bay position:
LTO-3
Drive type:
Drive type:
FC
Interface:
Interface:
1210073482
Serial No:
Serial No:
3
Log. Lib.:
Log. Lib.:
4F
Bay position: 3F
Bay position:
n/a
Drive type:
Drive type:
n/a
Interface:
Interface:
Empty slot
Serial No:
Serial No:
reserved for 3
Log. Lib.:
Log. Lib.:
Figure 8-9 Completed tape drive installation worksheet
8-10
Section 12.2, "Creating a New Logical Library," on page
8-11, which shows all 32 possible tape drive locations in an LRM.
shows an example of a completed tape drive installation worksheet. This
Bay position: 2H
LTO-3
Drive type:
FC
Interface:
1210075343
Serial No:
4
Log. Lib.:
Bay position: 2G
LTO-3
Drive type:
FC
Interface:
1210074064
Serial No:
3
Log. Lib.:
Bay position: 2F
n/a
Drive type:
n/a
Interface:
Empty slot
Serial No:
reserved for 3
Log. Lib.:
Bay position: 1H
LTO-3 LTO-3
Drive type:
FC FC
Interface:
1210075231 1210075976
Serial No:
4 3
Log. Lib.:
Bay position: 1G
LTO-3 LTO-3
Drive type:
FC FC
Interface:
1210079041 1210072975
Serial No:
3 3
Log. Lib.:
Bay position: 1F
LTO-3 LTO-3
Drive type:
SCSI SCSI
Interface:
1210072380 1210071007
Serial No:
2 1
Log. Lib.:
12-3, you
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