Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

StorageTek device naming conventions

The StorageTek (STK) silo management software uses either a program that is called ACSLS that runs on a UNIX system, or a program that is called Library Attach that runs on a Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) system. These programs name devices according to a coordinate system based on the physical location of the devices in the silo. When you configure the silo in NetWorker, you supply the name of the silo that the silo management software uses to refer to the storage device.

For tape drives, the name consists of four digits that are separated by commas:

• The first digit refers to the automated cartridge system (ACS) with which the drive is associated.
• The second digit refers to the library storage module (LSM) in which the drive is located.
• The third and fourth digits refer to the panel and slot location in which the drive is located.

A typical name for an STK drive is similar to: 1,0,1,0.

You cannot determine the drive names from the NetWorker software. Contact the silo administrator for the drive names of the devices that the NetWorker server can use. To connect to more than one drive, determine the SCSI IDs for each drive and correctly match the IDs to the silo names. If the operating system device names and silo names are accidentally swapped, NetWorker can only mount and unmount volumes. NetWorker cannot read or write to the volumes after they are mounted. To reconfigure the device names correctly, modify the Library resource in the Administration window and change the order of the device names in the STL Device Names attribute.