Spectra T50e - CHAPTER 6 Configuring and Managing Partitions

Chapter 5—Operating the Library Identifying Drives and Partitions in the Library
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Drive Serial Numbers
Thefirmwareinthedrivesledthathou seseachdrivealsoassignsaserial
numbertothedrivebasedonitslocationinthelibrary.Thisserialnumberis
especiallyusefulforidentifyingSCSItapedrives,whichdonothavea
WWN.
Thefourthdigitfromtheleftintheassigned serialnumberindicates the
drive’slocation,asshowninFigure94.
 Forhalf‐heightdrives,thedrivebaysarenumberedfrom1through4,
withdrivebay1beingthebottom‐mostlocation.
 Forfull‐heightdrives,thedrivebaysarenumbered1and3,withdrive
bay1beingthebottom‐mostlocation.
TheserialnumberalsoappearsontheDrivedetailsscreen.Forexample,in
Figure95thedriveserialnumberforLTO‐DR V1BontheDriveDetails
screenindicatesthatthedriveisinstalledindrivebay2.
Figure 94 The relationship between the drive bays and the drive serial number.
Figure 95 The serial number assigned to a drive.
Half-height drive
configuration
DRV1A
DRV1B
DRV2A
DRV2B
SN: 1014xxxxxx
SN: 1013xxxxxx
SN: 1011xxxxxx
SN: 1012xxxxxx
DRV2
Full-height drive
configuration
SN: 1011xxxxxx
SN: 1013xxxxxx
DRV1