
RDX QuikStation 4 and 8 Product Manual
6 - Manage Tape Library Configurations
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The RDX QuikStation 8 may also be configured as a “hybrid” device. In this case, four docks
are used for tape library slots and four are used as RDX drives.
The following logical properties are displayed for virtual tape libraries.
Property Name
Description
For the library and its tape drives
Element address
The element address associated with the virtual location of the
library and drives.
Vendor
The vendor name for the virtual library and drives. For example,
the vendor name for a StorageLoader tape library is “Tandberg
Data,” and the vendor name for the tape drive is “HP.”
Product
The product name for the virtual library and drives. For example,
the StorageLoader tape library product name is
“StorageLoader.” For the LTO-3 virtual tape drive, the product
name is “Ultrium 3-SCSI.”
Revision
The firmware revision level for the logical device.
Serial number
The serial number for the logical device.
iSCSI name
The iSCSI name that identifies the library device targets. The
iSCSI name is used to connect the initiators (host computers) to
the targets.
Target ID/LUN
The iSCSI target/logical unit number that identifies the library
and drives.
Status
Displays the operating status for the device. The status displays
either
good
,
offline
, or an error state.
For I/E port and tape slots
Element address
The element address associated with the virtual location of the
tape library slots. The element address correlates to the RDX
dock number.
Media label
a
aVisible if the dock has an RDX cartridge inserted.
The default media label is derived from the last six digits of the
RDX cartridge serial number and
L
n
, For example,
L3
refers to
an LTO-3 tape cartridge.
Media state
The media state displays either
loaded
or
unloaded
depending
on how the drive is set in your backup application.
Media usage
*
Displays the percentage of capacity that has been used for the
RDX cartridge (or virtual tape cartridge).
NOTE: Media usage for RDX drives is unavailable. This
property is only reported for tape library configurations.
(Hybrid Device)