• Drive form factor
◦ HH—half height
• Drive interface
◦ FC—Fibre Channel
◦ SAS—Serial Attached SCSI
• (Modified)—When present indicates that a setting has been changed. To apply the changes, click
Submit. To reset all changed fields to their previously saved values, click Undo.
• Pwr—Indicates whether the drive is powered on or off.
• Firmware—The version of firmware currently installed on the drive.
• Manufacturer S/N—The serial number assigned to the drive when it was manufactured. Use this
serial number when working with service.
• Power On—Selected when the drive is powered on.
NOTE:
Always power off a tape drive before removing it from the library or moving it to a new location
within the library.
• Port configuration (FC only)—Drive port configuration.
◦ Speed—The currently selected speed. The default is Automatic.
◦ Port Type
– Automatic
– Loop—Enables selection of the Addressing Mode.
NOTE:
When connecting an LTO-7 or later generation FC drive directly to the host, use Loop mode.
– Fabric
◦ Addressing Mode—When Port Type is set to Loop, Addressing Mode can be set to Soft or
Hard.
◦ Loop ID / ALPA—When Addressing Mode is set to Hard, you can choose an ALPA address
from the drop-down list.
3. Click Submit.
Configuring barcode handling
Use the Basic Partition Wizard or Expert Partition Wizard to configure barcode handling. Configurable
settings include:
68 Configuring barcode handling
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