TANDBERG RDX QuikStation, Product Manual

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The following table compares the logical device types that the RDX
QuikStation can emulate.
Note: If you select the RDX Drive configuration, you must also install the RDX
Utility, which is available from a link in the Logical Device Type Settings
dialog window.
Table 5-1 Comparison of logical device types
Logical Device
Type
Allowed
active iSCSI
connections
per target
Number of
iSCSI targets
Reported
inquiry string
Available
I/E slot
Available
virtual tape
drives
iSCSI security
RDX drives
a
One active
host
connection
is allowed
for each
iSCSI target.
Eight RDX n/a n/a You can set two types of
iSCSI security: CHAP
authentication and host
authentication. Up to
10 initiator users or
hosts are allowed for the
drive target.
Tape drives
Eight Ultrium 3-SCSI n/a Eight
Disk
autoloader
Two RDX
DiskLibrary
yes
(see
page 57 )
n/a You can set two types of
iSCSI security: CHAP
authentication and host
authentication. Up to
10 initiator users or
hosts are allowed for the
library target. You
cannot set security on
the drive target; the
drive inherits security
from the library or
autoloader.
T24 library Three Magnum 224 Two
T40+library Five StorageLoader Four
StorageLoader Two StorageLoader One
Tape
autoloader
Two StorageLoader One
Hybrid –T24
Library and
RDX drives
Seven Magnum 224
and RDX
yes for
the tape
library
n/a for the
RDX
drives
Two
Hybrid –
StorageLoader
LTO and
RDX drives
Six StorageLoader
and RDX
One
a
The RDX drive is the recommended device type for disk configurations. The removable disk device type is available for legacy users.