Oracle storagetek sl150 Reference Manual

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General Information
This manual describes the SCSI Media Changer (SMC) Command set for
Oracle's StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library System.
The SL150 library uses designated tape drives as the interface to the library or
partition. The bridged tape drive determines the destination for commands based on
the Logical Unit Number (LUN) that is sent with the command:
• LUN 0: SCSI Stream Commands processed by the tape drive.
• LUN 1: SCSI Media Changer commands that are passed to the library.
Fibre Channel (FC) and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) tape drives are supported as the
Bridged SCSI interface to the library. The library uses one of the following tape drives
as the Bridged SCSI interface:
• Hewlett Packard (HP) LTO-5 (FC or SAS)
• Hewlett Packard (HP) LTO-6 (FC or SAS)
• International Business Machines (IBM) LTO-6 (FC or SAS)
• International Business Machines (IBM) LTO-7 (FC or SAS)
Serial Attached SCSI
Serial Attached SCSI is a computer bus that moves data to and from devices; for
example, tape drives. The SAS interface is a point-to-point serial protocol that uses
the standard SCSI command set.
The T10 technical committee of the International Committee for Information
Technology Standards (INCITS) develops and maintains the SAS protocol.
Overview
• Serial connection
• Multiple Initiator Support
• Gigabit per second data transfer rates
• Scalable for media rates, distance, media, and protocols
Components
A typical Serial Attached SCSI system consists of the following basic components:
1. Initiators: A device that originates requests for processing by a target.

Oracle storagetek sl150 Specifications

General

Brand	Oracle
Model	storagetek sl150
Category	Storage
Language	English