Drive Identity - Dell PowerVault TL2000 User Manual

Table 5-6. Drive Identity page elements (continued)
Menu Item Description
Control Path If the drive communicates all messages from the host to
Drive the library, then it is considered the control path drive.
If the drive is the control path drive, this element
displays "Yes." If not, this element displays "No." All
drives in a logical library may be a control path drive.
Data If the drive is compressing data, this element displays
"Yes." If not, this element displays "No."
Compression
Interface This identifies Fibre Channel drives.
Type
Node Name This is the Worldwide node Name assigned to a Fibre
drive.
Worldwide This is the Worldwide ID assigned to a SAS drive.
ID
This port is always "enabled."
Port A
Port Name This is the name assigned to Port A on the drive.
Topology This is the type of connection to the host.
FC-AL Loop This is the Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop ID of the
ID drive.
Speed This is the current speed setting of the drive. Choices
are Auto (where the drive will automatically negotiate
the speed of the drive to match that of the server),
1Gb/s, 2Gb/s or 4 Gb/s.
Port B This port is enabled for full height SAS drives for
failover only.
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2U Library
SCSI Fibre SAS SCSI
X X X X
X X X X
X
X
X
X X
X X
X
X
X
X
4U Library
Fibre SAS
X X
X X
X
X
X
X X
X X
X
X
X
X