Set Label Format and Element Addressing Mode (SL150 only)

Ensure the volume serial numbers (volsers) are formatted correctly in the SNMP data sent to STA. Set the Drive Element Addressing Mode so that empty drive bays are included in the data sent to STA.

See also How the Volume Label Format Affects STA Data (SL500 and SL150 only).

  1. You should stop all activity to the library before changing these parameters. Tape applications and hosts may require configuration updates after changing these parameters.

  2. In the SL150 browser interface, select Configuration in the navigation tree.

  3. Click Configure Configure icon to launch the Configuration Wizard

  4. Select the Configure Library Settings check box, and then click Next.

  5. Set the following parameters, and then click Next.

    • Drive Element Addressing Mode — Select Address All Drive Slots (Recommended)

    • Library Volume Label Format — Select Trim last two characters (Default)

  6. On the Summary screen, select the Accept all changes check box, and then click Apply.

  7. Select the Set the Library back Online after applying the changes check box, and then click OK.

  8. When you see All configuration changes have been applied successfully, click Close. After changing the Drive Element Addressing Mode, you should wait at least 10 minutes before configuring SNMP in STA.

How the Volume Label Format Affects STA Data (SL500 and SL150 only)

Volume serial numbers (volsers) in SNMP data must be formatted properly for STA to process library exchange data correctly. The media volser includes a two-character suffix that indicates the media type. For example, if a cartridge volser is ABC123L4, "L4" indicates the media type is LTO-4. For proper STA reporting, the volser must contain the media type suffix.

Set the following parameters to ensure proper formatting:

  • For all SL500 libraries monitored by STA, the label orientation for the host must be set to left6 and STA mode (controlled by the staConfig flag) must be set to on. STA mode affects only the format of the volser sent to the STA server through SNMP, not the format used on the SL500 library itself.

  • For all SL150 libraries monitored by STA, the Volume Label Format must be set to Trim last two characters.

Caution:

If these parameters are not set properly, volsers will be formatted incorrectly, causing exchanges processing to be blocked, superfluous attempts to get the latest media data, and irreversible, eight-character volser records to appear on the Media – Overview screen whenever the "Show Removed Media" preference is set.