Library Partitioning And Element Addressing - Dell PowerVault TL2000 User Manual

Table A-4. 4U library SCSI element addresses for storage slots and drive slot (one logical partition with drives in slot
1 and slot 2) (continued)
Slot 18 Slot 19
4113 4114
(0x1011) (0x1012)
Slot 14 Slot 15
4109 4110
(0x100D) (0x100E)
Slot 10 Slot 11
4105 4106
(0x1009) (0x100A)
Lower Left Magazine
I/O Slot 3 Slot 7
18 4102
(0x12) (0x1006)
I/O Slot 2 Slot 4
17 4099
(0x11) (0x1003)
I/O Slot 1 Slot 1
16 4096
(0x10) (0x1000)

Library Partitioning and Element Addressing

Library 4U systems with firmware versions of .80 and higher, and containing at
least 2 drives, have the ability to configure two logical libraries (create two
partitions). This partitioning has been expanded with the new library firmware and
half-high drive integration. Now it is possible to configure 1, 2, 3 or 4 partitions in
the 4U library. Additionally the 2U library can now be configured into one or two
partitions. Each library must contain at least one drive per logical library
(partition). In a partitioned library, the Operator Control Panel (OCP) only reports
the status of logical library 1 in the main menu due to space limitations. You must
navigate to the logical libraries status in the OCP to get the information on the
additional library partitions.
Partitioning of 2U Libraries
When two half height drives are installed in a 2U library, the library firmware will
support partitioning in the same way that the 4U supports partitioning with two
full height drives today. The first partition will contain the first magazine and the
first drive. The second partition will contain the second magazine and the second
drive. The I/O station (if configured as I/O) will be shared, as is done with the
partitioned 4U library.
One full height drive is "Drive 1". When using half height drives, the first half
height drive position will be called "Drive 1", The second half height drive position
will be called "Drive 2."
Partitioning of 4U Libraries
When one or more half height drives are added to a 4U library, the drive naming
will change. Currently, the first full height drive is "Drive 1" and the second full
height drive is "Drive 2". When you consider that each full height drive slot may
contain one or two half height drives, there are four potential drives in the space
Slot 20 Slot 21
4115 4116
(0x1013) (0x1014)
Slot 16 Slot 17
4111 4112
(0x100F) (0x1010)
Slot 12 Slot 13
4107 4108
(0x100B) (0x100C)
Slot 8 Slot 9
4103 4104
(0x1007) (0x1008)
Slot 5 Slot 6
4100 4101
(0x1004) (0x1005)
Slot 2 Slot 3
4097 4098
(0x1001) (0x1002)
Appendix A. SCSI Element Types, SCSI Addresses, and Physical Configurations
Slot 45
4140
(0x102C)
Drive 2 Slot 41
257 4136
(0x101) (0x1028)
Slot 37
4132
(0x1024)
Slot 33
4128
(0x1020)
Drive 1
Slot 29
256
4124
(0x100)
(0x101C
Slot 25
4120
(0x1018)
Slot 44 Slot 43
4139 4138
(0x102B) (0x102A)
Slot 40 Slot 39
4135 4134
(0x1027) (0x1026)
Slot 36 Slot 35
4131 4130
(0x1023) (0x1022)
Lower Right Magazine
Slot 32 Slot 31
4127 4126
(0x101F) (0x101E)
Slot 28 Slot 27
4123 4122
(0x101B) (0x101A)
Slot 24 Slot 23
4119 4118
(0x1017) (0x1016)
Slot 42
4137
(0x1029)
Slot 38
4133
(0x1025)
Slot 34
4129
(0x1021)
Slot 30
4125
(0x101D)
Slot 26
4121
(0x1019)
Slot 22
4117
(0x1015)
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