IBM TS4300 User Manual

Drive numbering can be viewed in the Drive Menu of the Navigation Dock in the Management GUI. Only
installed drives are assigned a drive ID
Slot numbering can be viewed in the Cartridge Menu of the Navigation Doc in the Management GUI. The
slot numbering system for each module is described in the magazine section. It starts in the front bottom
slot of the left magazine and progresses to the rear. It then continues at the bottom rear of the right
magazine and progresses to the top front. Slot IDs have the number of the module listed rst, then a dot
(.) and then the slot ID within the module. For example, 2.5 is the 5th slot in module 2.
Figure 12. Element numbering Example for a 3-module 21U library
Physical Element Numbering
Sometimes an element ID has a diff
erent number (often in parentheses) next to it. This number is called
a Physical Number, Phy Num, or PNUM. PNUMs are used by the software and are only useful in complex
troubleshooting. They are referenced to the base module, so they do not change when modules are added
or removed from the library. For example, 2 (4) is the designation for the base module in the library
example above. The module ID is 2 and it has a PNUM of 4. Conguring logical libraries does not change
the element ID or PNUM, it just assigns the element to a specic logical library.
SCSI Element Addressing
SCSI Element Addressing (dened by industry SCSI standards) assigns identiers to library elements that
are used by software applications. SCSI element addresses appear in logs and library interfaces along
with Element IDs and PNUMs. Conguring logical libraries changes the SCSI element addresses.
The Library Element Numbering Details topic in the Troubleshooting Section gives a more detailed
description of library numbering along with more examples.
User interfaces
This library has two user interfaces: the Management GUI and the Operator Panel.
•
“The Management GUI” on page 75
- With the Management GUI, you can monitor, c
ongure, and
control the library from a web browser. The Management GUI hosts a dedicated, protected Internet
site that displays a graphical representation of the library. For information on network connectivity, see
“Network connectivity” on page 28
.
•
“The Operator Panel” on page 78
- With the Operator Panel, you can monitor, c
ongure, and control
the library from the front panel. Functions are limited to those applicable to being in front of the library.
Supported tape drives
The library supports LTO6 and later tape drives. Each drive requires a SAS or Fibre Channel cable.
F
or minimum and maximum storage congurations, see Table 1 on page 1
. For minimum rm
ware levels,
see Appendix A, “Minimum rmware levels for common library features,” on page 182
.
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IBM TS4300 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	TS4300
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English