Table 34. Drive Identity page elements
Menu Item Description 2U Library 4U Library
SCSI Fibre SAS SCSI Fibre SAS
SCSI ID For each SCSI drive, click the drop-down list and
select the number of the slot in which the drive is
located.
X X
Power On For each drive, click in the box to power ON the
selected drive.
X X X X X X
Control Path The control path drive communicates messages
from the host to the library. Select this option for
each drive that you want to be a control path
drive. At least one drive in each logical library
must be designated as a control path drive.
X X X X X X
Port A Configuration:
Speed The current speed setting of the drive. For each
Fibre Channel drive, click the drop-down list and
select Automatic, 1 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, or 8
Gb/s. For each SAS drive, select Automatic, 3
Gb/s, or 6 Gb/s. Selecting Automatic allows
library speed to automatically negotiate to the
current server speed.
X X
Topology For each Fibre Channel drive, click LN-Port,
L-Port, or N-Port.
X X
FC-AL Loop
ID
The loop position number. The options are
"Manual" or "Automatic".
X X
Port B Configuration:
Port B is supported for SAS drives only. X X
Figure 104. The Configure Library: Drives page for a 2U library
128 IBM TS3100 Tape Library and TS3200 Tape Library: Setup, Operator, and Service Guide Machine Type 3573