StorageTek 9840 User Manual

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Fibre Channel Change Configuration

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Compress Mode Submenu

Cmprss Yes

Cmprss Off

Cmprss No

Defaults to last saved selection.

When

Yes

is selected, data is

compressed, by default. Host can
request no data compression.

When

Off

is selected, data is not

compressed, and host request has
no effect.

When

is selected, data is not

compressed, by default. Host can
request data compression.

1. Press

to bypass, or

2. Press

Select

until the desired

option is displayed; then, press

to set, and advance to next

submenu.

Note: Manufacturing ships drive with the Cmprss Yes

option

selected.

Data Security Erase Mode Submenu

Full DSE Y

Full DSE N

Defaults to last saved selection.

Full DSE Y

writes a random

binary pattern on the media,
over-writing existing data, from
the point of an “Erase” command,
to the End of Tape.

Full DSE N

writes data on the

media that indicates valid data
does not exist beyond the point
of an “Erase” command.

1. Press

to bypass, or

2. Press

Select

to toggle option;

then, press

to set, and

advance to next submenu.

Note: Manufacturing ships drive with the

Full DSE Y

option

selected.

Port A Attributes Submenu

Cfg PrtA ?

View or change Port A attributes
as defined in the Port A/B
Attributes Submenus.

1. Press

Select

(Yes) to enter the

Port A/B Attributes submenus, or

2. Press

(No) to bypass.

Port A/B Hard Physical Addressing Submenu

Hard PA N

Hard PA Y

Defaults to last saved selection.

PA N

uses a new physical

address each time.

PA Y

uses same assigned

physical address each time.

1. Press

to bypass, or

2. Press

Select

to toggle option;

then, press

to set, and

advance to next submenu.

Note: Manufacturing ships drive with Hard PA N option

selected.

Table 6-1. Menu Table—Fibre Channel Configuration (Continued)

Options

Notes

Procedure