Tape - How to Identify the Drive Type and emulation Mode from ACSLS Drive Query

Asset ID:	1-71-1472283.1
Update Date:	2012-07-03
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Solution 1472283.1 : Tape - How to Identify the Drive Type and emulation Mode from ACSLS Drive Query

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek T10000A Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable to Not Applicable [Release N/A]
Sun StorageTek Auto Cartridge Sys Lib SW (ACSLS) - Version 7.1 to 8.1 [Release 7.0 to 8.0]
Sun StorageTek T10000B Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable to Not Applicable [Release N/A]
Sun StorageTek 9940B Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable to Not Applicable [Release N/A]
Sun StorageTek 9940A Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable to Not Applicable [Release N/A]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

To be be able to identify the drive type, eluation mode and encryption value of a drive in ACSLS from the ACSSA> q drive all command.

Fix

In ACSLS, the q drive all command will list all configured drives. The details shown are like this:

Identifier State Status Type

0,0,0,0 Online Available T1B

0,0,0,1 Online Available T1BE

0,0,0,2 Online Available T1BE35

0,0,0,3 Online Available T9940B35

The first part is always the drive type T1B (T10000B) The Next parts are only used if Enrcyption (E) and or if the drive is using emulation 35 (3592 mode)

Here is each type of STK drive as displayed by ACSLS, and then what they actually mean.

T9940A - T9940A with SCSI/Fibre or VSM3490.

9940-3590 - T9940A with 3590 emulation.

T9840B - 9840B with SCSI/Fibre or VSM3490.

T9840B35 - T9840B with 3590 emulation.

T9940B - T9940B with SCSI/Fibre or VSM3490.

T9940B35 - T9940B with 3590 emulation.

T9840C - T9840C with Fibre or VSM3490.

T9840C35 - T9840C with 3590 emulation.

T9840D - T9840D, fibre or VSM3490.

T9840D35 - T9840D - IBM 3592 emulation (MVS attach).

T9840DE - T9840D, fibre or VSM3490, with encryption enabled.

T1A - T10000A with Fibre or VSM3490.

T1A35 - T10000A with IBM 3592 emulation.

T1AE - T10000A, fibre or VSM3490, with encryption enabled.

T1B - T10000B with Fibre or VSM3490.

T1B35 - T10000B with IBM 3592 emulation.

T1BE - T10000B with Fibre or VSM3490 and encryption.

T1BE35 - T10000B with encryption and IBM 3592 emulation.

T1C - T10000C with Fibre or VSM3480.

T1C35 - T10000C with IBM 3592 emulation.

T1CE - T10000C with Fibre or VSM3480 and encryption.

T1CE35 - T10000C IBM 3592 emulation with encryption enabled.

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