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library. They will also support a mix of SCSI, SAS, and Fibre Channel in the same physical library and
the same logical library; however, mixing drive interface types in the same logical library is not
recommended.
Important: Drives that do not share a common media type cannot be mixed in the same logical library.
For instance, Gen 4 and Gen 7 drives cannot use the same media and so they cannot be mixed. LTO 4
media cannot be read on an LTO 7 drive.
Configuration of a 1 - Partition System
A one partition system configured for a 4U library contains any and all drives present in any drive
positions, and it will contain all four magazines. When configured with one logical partition, the Element
Address assignments will be as follows: DTE assignments will be as shown in Figure 161
STE assignments
v Logical Library 1: Slot1 through 23 4096 (0x1000) through 4118 (0x1016) as shown in Figure 164 on page
207
Configuration of a 2 - Partition System
A two partition system must have a minimum of two drives, but may have three or four drives. Partition
1 will contain any drives in drive position 1 and drive position 2. Partition 1 will also contain magazine 1
and magazine 2. Partition 2 will contain any drives in drive position 3 and drive position 4. Partition 2
will also contain magazine 3 and magazine 4.
When configured with two logical partitions, the Element Address assignments will be as follows: DTE
assignments will be as shown in Figure 162.
STE assignments
v Logical Library 1: Slot 1 through slot 21 4096 (x1000) through 4116 (0x1014)
v Logical Library 2: Slot 22 through slot 45 4096 (x1000) through 4019 (0x1017)
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Drive3
258
Element Address
Drive2
257
Element Address
Drive1
256
Element Address
Drive2
257
Element Address
Drive1
256
Element Address
Drive3
258
Element Address
Drive4
259
Element Address
Drive3
258
Element Address
Drive1
256
Element Address
Drive1
256
Element Address
Drive2
257
Element Address
Magazine
1
Magazine
2
Magazine
3
Magazine
4
Frontside
Drive4
259
Element Address
Figure 161. Configuration of a one - partition system
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Drive3
256
Element Address
Drive2
257
Element Address
Drive1
256
Element Address
Drive2
257
Element Address
Drive1
256
Element Address
Drive3
256
Element Address
Drive4
257
Element Address
Drive3
256
Element Address
Drive1
256
Element Address
Drive1
256
Element Address
Drive2
256
Element Address
Magazine
1
Magazine
2
Magazine
3
Magazine
4
Frontside
Drive4
257
Element Address
Figure 162. Configuration of a two - partition system
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