Selecting A Drive Element Addressing Mode - StorageTek SL150 Manual

Modular tape library
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Set the Time, Network Address, Library Settings, and Encryption
Select a Drive Auto Clean mode:
3.
Select the Mailslot Configuration:
4.
Select the number System Reserve Slots. If you are unsure on the number required,
5.
see
Select whether to partition the library:
6.
Select a Library Bridged Drive. The default bridged drive is Module 1 Top Drive.
7.
For more information on bridge drives, see
page 1-5.
Select a Library Volume Label Format. For a description of each type, see
8.
"Labeling Cartridges"

Selecting a Drive Element Addressing Mode

Use the following guidelines to help decide which addressing mode to select.
Select Address All Drive Slots if:
If you control the library using a version of Oracle StorageTek ACSLS software
that supports the Drive Element Addressing option.
If you are installing a new library. This means host system drive assignments do
not need to be remapped when drives are subsequently added or replaced.
Select Address Only Installed Drives if:
If you control the library using a version of Oracle StorageTek ACSLS software
that does not support the Drive Element Addressing option.
If you are upgrading an SL150 library that does not currently assign addresses to
empty drive bays. Entering Address Only Installed Drives retains the current
addresses and assigns the next address in sequence to the new drive.
4-4 StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library Guide
Address All Drive Slots (Recommended) — Assigns new SCSI hardware
addresses to all drive bays in the library, whether or not drives are actually
installed.
Address Only Installed Drives — Assigns SCSI address to drive bays that
contain an installed drive. Does not address empty drive bays.
On — Enables library auto cleaning. You must have one or two cleaning
cartridges in reserve slots to enable this feature. See
Cleaning"
on page 8-1 for more information.
Off — Disables library auto cleaning. You must configure host-managed
cleaning or manually clean. See
more information.
Standard (4 slots)
Expanded (19 slots) — Converts the right magazine of the base module into
an additional mailslot. The magazine must be empty before selecting this
configuration.
"Determine the Required Number of Reserved System Slots"
Partitioning Off
Partitioning On — You will need to partition the library now (see
the Library"
on page 4-5).
on page 6-3.
"Configure Drive
"Configure Drive Cleaning"
"About Bridged Tape Drives"
on page 8-1 for
on page 6-5.
"Partition
on

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