◦ HH—Half height
◦ FH—Full height
• Drive interface
◦ FC—Fibre Channel
◦ SAS—Serial Attached SCSI
• Status icon
◦ A green circle with a check mark indicates that the drive is fully operational and that no user
intervention is required.
◦ A yellow triangle with an explanation point indicates that user attention is necessary, but that the
drive can still perform most operations.
◦ A red circle with an
X
indicates that user intervention is required or the drive is not capable of
performing some operations.
• Drive status
◦
Write
—The drive is performing a write operation.
◦
Read
—The drive is performing a read operation.
◦
Idle
—A cartridge is in the drive but the drive is not performing an operation.
◦
Empty
—The drive is empty.
◦
Encryp
—The drive is writing encrypted data.
• Power on status—Indicates whether the drive is powered on or off.
•
Firmware
—The version of firmware currently installed on the drive
•
Powered
—On or Off
•
Vendor
—HP or HPE
•
Product ID
—Indicates the LTO generation
•
Temperature
—Internal temperature reported by the drive. The normal temperature range is provided
for reference and varies depending on the type of tape drive. The tape drive will send out errors if
there is any possibility of error due to temperature.
NOTE:
This temperature is not the temperature of the tape path in the drive nor is this value the operating
environment temperature.
•
Encryption
—Indicates whether the drive is configured for encryption with the encryption kit.
•
IP Address
—IP address of the drive Ethernet port. When the library is configured for Data Verification
and the private network with the tape drive and library DIAG port is cabled correctly, the drive obtains
an IP address from the library on the 16.1.9.X subnet.
If Data Verification is configured and the drive does not report an IP address, verify the cabling of the
private network and ensure that the library is running the latest version of firmware.
Operating the library
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