The following information is a list of device types and the information displayed for all SCSI devices:
• Device Type—Identifies the type of SCSI device. The following values are valid:
◦ Disk—A direct-access device, such as a disk drive.
◦ Removable Disk—A removable media device, such as a floppy disk drive.
◦ Tape—A sequential-access device, such as a tape drive.
◦ Printer—A printer device.
◦ Processor—An operating device, such as a central processing unit or ProLiant Storage
System.
◦ WORM drive—A write-once, read-many times device.
◦ DVD/CD-ROM—A DVD-ROM or CD-ROM device. It can be a read-only device or
read-write device.
◦ Power Drive CD-ROM—A storage device that can read from a CD and write to or read
from an optical disk.
◦ CR3500 RAID Controller—A three-channel SCSI RAID controller.
◦ Scanner—A scanning device.
◦ Optical—An optical memory or storage device.
◦ Jukebox—A media-changer device, such as a jukebox.
◦ Tape Library—A tape library or autoloader device.
◦ Communications Device—A communications device, such as a LAN bridge.
◦ Unknown—You might need to upgrade your support software or Storage Agents.
The following items returned by the SCSI inquiry command can be used for identification purposes:
• Vendor—Displays the vendor’s name for the SCSI device
• Model—Displays a description of the SCSI device model
• Firmware Version—Displays the firmware revision level of the SCSI device
Tape library
Select a tape library entry in the SCSI controller submenu to display a list of information and status
associated with the selected tape library. The following information is displayed:
• Status—Displays the current status of the tape library. The following values are valid:
OK—Indicates that the library is in normal operation mode. No user action is necessary.◦
◦ Degraded—Indicates that the library has degraded in some manner.
◦ Failed—Indicates that the library has failed and can no longer return data. The library
might need to be replaced.
◦ Offline—Indicates that the Storage Agents can no longer communicate with the library.
This could be caused by a cabling problem or the library might be powered off.
◦ Unknown—The status of the tape library cannot be determined. Ensure the latest drivers
and Storage Agents are installed.
• Model—Displays the tape library model.
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