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Status of the mailslot
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Library LUN Host Drive
A Fibre Channel library also displays the WW Node Name for the FC node to which it is connected.
World Wide names are assigned automatically; they cannot be configured.
Viewing identity information (Info > Identity Drives)
Displays the status of the selected drive. It shows the SCSI ID, physical drive number, serial
number, firmware revision, element address, the ID string, and whether the drive is the library
LUN host drive.
The following additional information is displayed for a Fibre Channel drive:
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WWide Node Name for the FC node to which the tape drive is connected.
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WWide Port Name and Port Type for Port A.
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WWide Port Name and Port Type for Port B.
NOTE:
Use the Left or Right buttons to toggle through the identity information for all drives
without returning to the
Info -> Identity
menu.
World Wide names are assigned automatically; they cannot be configured.
Viewing inventory information (Info > Inventory)
Inventory information can be displayed for a magazine or for a drive.
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Magazine:
The first inventory screen displays the contents of magazine number 1 (lower
left). The top section of this screen shows which mailslots are occupied (shaded background)
or empty (white background). If the mailslot is enabled, the storage slot count is reduced.
The lower section gives more information about each slot. Mailslots are identified in the Slot
column as MS1, MS2 or MS3. The label shows any barcode details. Slots containing tapes
without barcodes are labeled Full. Info shows whether the tape is write-protected (WP) or if
that media needs attention (!) Use the Left or Right buttons to scroll through and view the
inventory for all magazines.
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Drive:
This screen displays the contents of each drive. The Label column identifies which
tape is in the drive and the Source column identifies the slot from which it came. Other
information defines the type of tape (data or cleaning) and whether tapes are write-protected
or valid/invalid.
Viewing network information (Info > Network)
This option provides information about the network setting for the library. This screen will show
information about the network connectivity of the library. If DHCP is ON, the values currently
being found by DHCP for IP Addr, Netmask and Gateway will be displayed.
Configuration menu
The Configuration menu provides the following options:
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“Logical Libraries (Configuration > Set Logical Libraries)” (page 122)
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“Changing the library configuration (Configuration > Library)” (page 122)
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“Changing the drive configuration (Configuration > Drives)” (page 123)
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“Changing the network configuration (Configuration > Network Configuration)” (page 124)
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“Barcode reporting format (Configuration > Barcode Reporting)” (page 124)
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“Changing the administrator password (Configuration > Set Admin Password)” (page 124)
Using the MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096 OCP
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