About the Configuration Record

The configuration record is a text file that contains details about the library's configuration. The configuration record can be saved to a location on your hard drive or e-mailed to a specified e-mail address.

Information in the configuration record includes:

Product information — Vendor, model, product ID, product version (library firmware version), serial number, and robot type
License information — License description, installation date, and expiration date
Primary network information — Host name, DHCP status, IP address, IP netmask, IP gateway, Ethernet MAC address, Ethernet link speed (Mbits/s), and Ethernet link status
Module information — Manufacturer, model, module serial number, and location coordinates
Tape drive information:
- SCSI tape drives — Partition name, number of partition drives, drive location, SCSI element address, online status, active status, ready state, vendor, model, serial number, tape drive firmware version, drive type, logical serial number, interface type, World Wide Node Name (WWNN), loop ID, topology, speed, and actual speed
- Fibre Channel (FC) tape drives — Partition name, number of partition drives, drive location, SCSI element address, online status, active status, ready state, vendor, model, serial number, tape drive firmware version, SNW status, drive type, logical serial number, interface type and number of ports (single or dual), World Wide Node Name (WWNN), loop ID, topology, speed, and actual speed
- NOTE: If the FC tape drive is attached to an FC I/O blade, the WWNN indicates the WWNN of the FC I/O blade, not the tape drive.
- Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) tape drives — partition name, number of partition drives, drive location, SCSI element address, online status, active status, ready state, vendor, model, physical serial number, tape drive firmware level, SNW status, drive type, logical serial number, interface type and number of ports (single or dual), and SAS address
FC I/O blade information — Blade number, blade ID, location coordinates, serial number, WWNN, firmware version, and control LUN
Partition information:
- Library information — Number of partitions, number of cleaning slots, number of unassigned slots, number of import/export (I/E) slots, I/E manual assignment setting, and encryption test interval
- Partition details — Partition name, partition type, usage, number of slots, number of tape drives, number of media, encryption method, EDLM application, EDLM policy, online status, cleaning status, and cleaning interval

For instructions on how to e-mail the configuration record, see E-mailing the Configuration Record.

For instructions on how to save the configuration record, see Saving the Configuration Record.

Before you can e-mail the configuration record, the library e-mail account must be configured. For information on configuring the library e-mail account, see Configuring the E-mail Account.

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