Spectra Logic T380 - Manual (Page 7)

Prepare for Maintenance Understanding Component Identifiers
April 2013 Drive Installation or Replacement—Spectra T200, T380, T680, T950, and T-Finity Library
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Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library The BlueScale software
component identifier for drives has the form DBAx/Y-DRVx:
 DBAx is the number of the drive bay assembly (DBA) containing the
drive; a DBA holds up to four drives and one Quad-Interface
Processor (QIP) or Robotics Interface Module (RIM).
 Y is the drive type.
 fLTO refers to a Fibre Channel LTO drive.
 LTO refers to a SCSI LTO drive.
 DRVx is the number of the drive bay in the DBA, as viewed from the
back of the library.
Example If a Fibre Channel drive is installed in DBA2, drive position 4,
its identifier is DBA2/fLTO-DRV4.
QIP
QIP
QIP
Drive 4 Drive 3
Drive 1 Drive 2
Drive 4 Drive 3
Drive 1 Drive 2
Drive 4 Drive 3
Drive 1 Drive 2
DBA 3
DBA 2
DBA 1
3
2
1
This figure shows the relationship between the
DBA number and the drive locations used in
the identifier.
Back panel drive locations and
their identifiers (T380 shown)
Drive bay
opening