Cartridge Slot Addressing

Library slots are identified by library-module, side, row, column.

  • library-module is the module that contains the slot. Modules are numbered by starting from the Base Module (1) and counting down.
  • side identifies the magazine within the module either Left or Right.
  • row is the row of the slot with in the magazine, numbered starting from the top of magazine(1) and counting down.
  • column is the column of the slot within the magazine, numbered starting from the handle side of the magazine, at the front of the library, and counting to the back.

Reserved Slot Addressing

The library can have a maximum of three reserved slots each with a unique address.

There are maximum of three reserved slots in the library. Only the following slot addresses can be used as reserved slots (see Determine the Required Number of Reserved System Slots). Reserved slots do not have a SCSI element address.

  • 1, Left, 1, 1
  • 1, Left, 2, 1
  • 1, Left, 3, 1