Spectra T950 - Page 51

Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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Thefollowingtabledescribesthedrivecomponents.
Component Description
Drive Sled Thedrivesledprovidestheelectricalandlogicalconnectionstothelibrary,
aswellastheconnectionstothehostFibreChannelarbitratedlooporfabric.
Thedrivesledfirmwareassignsanidentifiertothedrivebasedonitslocation
inthelibrary(seeDriveIdentifiersonpage65).This 
identifierisusedbythe
librarytoidentifythedrivesintheBlueScaleandXMLinterfac es.
SeeDriveConnectivityonpage72foradditionalinformationaboutthe
FibreChannelconnectivityprovidedbythedrivesled.
Fibre Channel
Connectors
EachFibreChanneldrivesledhastwomulti‐modeopticalSFPLC
connectors(PortAandPortB)thatareusedtoconnectthedrivedirectlyto
aFibreChannelnetwork.Thetwoportsletyouconnecttwoseparatefiber
opticcablestoeachdrive.
SCSI Terminator EachSCSIdrivesledhasoneUltra‐3SCSI“LVD”68‐pinMicroDfemale
connector.AnLVDSCSI terminatorisinstalledontheconnector.
Note: SCSIdrivesrequireanF‐QIPtoprovidetheFibreChannel
connectivitytothehost.
Status LED Indicatestheoperationalstatusofthedrivesled(notthedrive).
 Flashinggreen—Thedrivesledisfunctioningnormally.
 Flashingred/orange—Thedrivesledexperiencedanerror.
 Alternatingflashinggreenandred/orange(TS11x0technologyand
LTO‐5andlatergenerationdrives)
—Thedriveisreadyforreplacement
(see
ReplaceaDriveonpage492).
 Flashingred(LTO‐4andearliergenerationdrives)—Thedriveisready
forreplacement(see
ReplaceaDriveonpage492).
Drive Power LED
(TS11x0 technology
and LTO-5 and later
generation drives)
Indicateswhetherthedriveispoweredon.
Lock Release ThedrivesledautomaticallylocksintoplacewhenitisinstalledintheDBA
tokeepitfrombeingaccidentallypulledoutofthelibrary.Thelockrelease
disengagesthelock.
Ethernet and USB Ports
(TS11x0 technology
and LTO-5 and later
generation drives)
Theseportsarecurrentlyunused.