SCSI Element Addressing
Component
Power Supply
Hand (Robot)
SCSI Element Addressing
The following table shows the starting element address and the maximum number of
each element type for a 15 module library.
Table A–1
Element Type
Hand
Mailslot
Drives
Storage Slots
Example Library Configurations and Slot Maps
Figure A–1 Non-Partitioned One Module Library, Standard Mailslot, and No Reserved Cells
Illustration Legend:
1 - Module 1 (Base)
2 - Robot
3 - Power supplies
4 - Standard mailslots
5 - Left magazine front
6 - Right magazine front
7 - Storage slots
8 - Tape drives
A-2 StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library Guide
SCSI Element Address
No
Yes
Starting Element Address and Maximum Number of Elements
First Element
Address
0
10
500
1000
Physical addressing
module,top|bottom
n/a
Maximum Number of
Elements for an SL150
Library with 15 Modules
and the Standard
Mailslot Configuration
1
4
30
450
Maximum Number of
Elements for an SL150
Library with 15 Modules
and the Expanded
Mailslot Configuration
1
19
30
435