Sun Microsystems StreamLine SL8500 - Manual (Page 168)

System Address
128 StreamLine™ SL8500 Modular Library System User's Guide • March 2007 Revision K • 96154
The tape drives are associated with and belong to each LSM (numbered 0-3). Each LSM
is assigned 16 drives (0-15). Panel 1 is designated as the drive panel. To mount a
cartridge tape in a different LSM, the cartridge must go through an internal pass-thru
port (the elevator) to the drive.
System Address
The operating system also assigns system addresses to drives. Because Fibre Channel is
the operating mode for drives within a SL8500 library, you can minimize a network re-
configuration resulting from the replacement of a defective drive by enabling dynamic
World Wide Name (dWWN) through the library configuration process. See “Dynamic
World Wide Name” on page 29 . A system address, once assigned, is automatically re-
assigned when a drive is replaced.
Manually Locating a Drive Bay
If you need to perform a manual mount to a drive, the Library Console provides
mapping of the hardware, firmware, and software mapping for all the drives attached
to a library.
TABLE B-3 Host Software Drive Address
LSM Number Host Software Number
0
Drive 0 Drive 4 Drive 8 Drive 12
Drive 1 Drive 5 Drive 9 Drive 13
Drive 2 Drive 6 Drive 10 Drive 14
Drive 3 Drive 7 Drive 11 Drive 15
1
Drive 0 Drive 4 Drive 8 Drive 12
Drive 1 Drive 5 Drive 9 Drive 13
Drive 2 Drive 6 Drive 10 Drive 14
Drive 3 Drive 7 Drive 11 Drive 15
2
Drive 0 Drive 4 Drive 8 Drive 12
Drive 1 Drive 5 Drive 9 Drive 13
Drive 2 Drive 6 Drive 10 Drive 14
Drive 3 Drive 7 Drive 11 Drive 15
3
Drive 0 Drive 4 Drive 8 Drive 12
Drive 1 Drive 5 Drive 9 Drive 13
Drive 2 Drive 6 Drive 10 Drive 14
Drive 3 Drive 7 Drive 11 Drive 15