MSL5000 and 6000 Series Tape Libraries User Guide

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87HP StorageWorks MSL5000 and MSL6000 Series Tape Libraries User Guide

Library SCSI Bus ID Lets you set the SCSI addresses for the library robotics. The

default is 0.

Library SCSI Bus Parity Lets you enable or disable the library robotics SCSI bus

parity checking. The default is Enabled.

Mail Slot Access This option controls access to the mail slot and media

removal. “Prevent Allow” Command Inhibits allows access

to the mail slot via the GUI control panel and allows

media removal. “Prevent Allow” Command Ignored

prevents access to the mail slot and removal of media. This

option is used for some backup applications. The default is

“Prevent Allow” Command Inhibits.

SCSI Mode Defines the loader as SCSI-2 or SCSI-3. The default is

SCSI-3.

Unit Attention

Reporting

Lets you select reporting of all or only one stacked-unit

attention conditions. If set to Report All, the unit reports all

unit attention conditions in sequence; if set to Report One,

the unit reports only the highest priority condition. The

default is Report All.

Init Element Status Lets you specify the library’s response to the SCSI

INITIALIZE ELEMENT STATUS command. The

possible settings are No Inventory, Force Inventory, and

Force Label Scan. The default is Force Inventory.

Test Unit Ready

Reporting

Lets you specify the response to a TEST UNIT READY

command if the library is in Sequential Mode. The

possible settings are Standard or Custom. The default is

Custom.

Device Capability Page

Length

Lets you choose between two lengths of the mode

sense/select device capabilities page (SCSI page 1Fh),

which are Short (14 bytes) and Long (18 bytes), to

accommodate different SCSI device implementations of

this page. The default is Short (14 bytes).

Transport Element

Base Address

Lets you set the base address for the robotics mechanism.

The default is 0x0.

Storage Element

Base Address

Lets you set the base address for the magazine slots. The

default is 0x20.

Table 7: View SCSI Options (Continued)

Option Description