Sun Microsystems StreamLine SL8500 - Manual (Page 166)

Internal Address
126 StreamLine™ SL8500 Modular Library System User's Guide • March 2007 Revision K • 96154
Internal Address
The internal address is a five-digit comma-separated value (L,R,C,S,W) representing
Library, Rail, Column, Side, Row, viewed from inside the library facing the drive bays. This
addressing scheme is used by the firmware and internal communications to represent
all devices and locations within the library.
Library number (within a library complex)
Rail number: Rails are numbered 1 through 4, rail 1 is the top rail
Column number: Columns, where +1 is right of the center of the drive bays and -1 is
left of the center of the drive bays
Side number: Outer walls = 1, inner walls = 2 (all drives are side 1, the outer walls)
Row number: Numbered consecutively, from the top (1) down
2
Drive 45 Drive 46 Drive 47 Drive 48
Drive 41 Drive 42 Drive 43 Drive 44
Drive 37 Drive 38 Drive 39 Drive 40
Drive 33 Drive 34 Drive 35 Drive 36
Rail Number Drive Bay Assembly Number 2
3
Drive 29 Drive 30 Drive 31 Drive 32
Drive 25 Drive 26 Drive 27 Drive 28
Drive 21 Drive 22 Drive 23 Drive 24
Drive 17 Drive 18 Drive 19 Drive 20
Rail Number Drive Bay Assembly Number 1
4
Drive 13 Drive 14 Drive 15 Drive 16
Drive 9 Drive 10 Drive 11 Drive 12
Drive 5 Drive 6 Drive 7 Drive 8
Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Drive 4
Note – sNumbers shown are referenced from the rear of the tape drive and
electronics module.
TABLE B-1 Drive Bay Address (Continued)