Dell PowerVault TL4000 Dell Model TL2000/TL4000 Tape Library- User's Guide - Page 50
Logical Unit Number (LUN) Scanning
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4U Unit with only FH drives (1 logical library) SCSI Element Slot 4 257 3 2 256 1 4U Unit with FH and HH drives (1 logical library) SCSI Element Slot 4 258 3 257 2 256 1 a77ug165 Figure 3-5. Examples of SCSI element addressing The SCSI specification does not allow gaps in the SCSI element addressing. Special handling is needed for empty drive slots to fulfill the specification. Also temporarily removed drives need to have their addresses preserved to not confuse the attached host and host application. Generally only drives which are currently physically available or temporarily removed are reported. Empty (unused) slots located at the bottom or the top should not be reported, with an exception in case of a "removed" condition. A drive slot which does not contain a drive, and has a position between used slots, needs to be reported as a SCSI element. To signal the host application that this slot is not usable, its ACCESS bit will be disabled. Note: When reducing the number of drives in your library, update the Logical Library configuration. This will remove the Attention LED on the front panel and the exclamation mark on the Home screen indicating that a drive is missing. Updating the Logical Library configuration will also update the drive element addressing and drive numbering. Replacing LTO half height drives with full height drives may require you to execute Restore Factory Defaults to correctly update the drive element addressing and drive numbering. See "Configure Library: Save/Restore Configuration" on page 5-56. Logical Unit Number (LUN) Scanning The library uses a single SCSI or Loop ID per drive and dual LUNs to control the tape drive (LUN 0) and library accessor (LUN 1). The library requires a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) that supports LUN scanning. If it is not enabled, your host system will not scan beyond LUN 0 and will fail to discover the library. It will only see the tape drive. Important: Some HBAs, such as RAID controllers, do not support LUN scanning. 3-6 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide