Qualstar RLS-8350 Installation And Operation Manual

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During typical day-to-day library operation, no human intervention is required tooperate the tape drives in the RLS. Instead, the tape drives are controlled by thesoftware applications.Although the tape drives are typically controlled by the software, you mayoccasionally want to view information about their status using the tape drives screen.Figure 7-3 The Tape Drives ScreenTable 7-2 describes the tape drive screen information displayed.Field DescriptionDrive The physical location of the tape drive (T1, T2, T3, T4 or T5 for a singlelibrary) When the FastPass elevator expansion option is used, theadditional library locations will read: 2T1, 2T2… 3T1, 3T2, etc all the wayup to 4T5 when four RLS-85XX libraries are interconnected.Partition/Type The partition that the tape drive is assigned to / What mode the tapedrive has been assigned (Disabled, Dual Bin, Library, Recycle orSequential)Host Intf. The interface type of the drive will be listed: FC (Fibre channel) or SAS(Serial Attached SCSI) followed by the connection speed listed inparenthesis. For example: FC (3) represents a fibre channel drive with aconnection speed of 3 Gigabits. If the tape drive has dual ports and bothports are connected that would look like the following example FC (3, 4).The possible speeds displayed range from NC (no connection) up to 10.Model The model of the tape drive (Manufacturer and tape format)Serial No. The serial number of the individual tape driveFW Rev. The revision of the firmware installed on the tape driveSCD Represents the status information displayed on the tape drives singlecharacter display.Primary WWPN The World Wide Port Name assigned to tape drives with a single fibrechannel port and this will be the first connection for dual port tape drives.Secondary WWPN Some tape drives have two fibre channel ports and if the second port isconnected its assigned WWPN will be shown here.Table 7-2 Tape Drive Screen Information511000 Rev. F Home Page 7-3