Location attributes

Table 1 summarizes the conventions used to describe the location of each library component.

Table 1. REST resource location attributes
Resource Attribute format Example Human-readable example
Robotic accessor accessor_A<a|b> accessor_Ab Accessor B
Drive drive_F<f>C<c>R<r> drive_F16C10R44 Drive F16, C10, R44
Drive port (fibre channel) fcPort_F<f>C<c>R<r>P<p> fcPort_F1C4R2P1 FC Port F1, C4, R2, Port 1
Drive port (iSCSI) iSCSIPort_F<f>C<c>R<r>P<p> iSCSIPort_F1C4R2P2 iSCSI Port F1, C4, R2, Port 2
Drive port (SAS) SASPort_F<f>C<c>R<r>P<p> SASPort_F1C4R2P2 SAS Port F1, C4, R2, Port 2
Ethernet port ethernetPort_F<f>P<p> ethernetPort_F2Pa
ethernetPort_F1Pb
ethernetPort_F1Pimc
ethernetPort_F1Ptssc
ethernetPort_F1Pservice
Ethernet Port F2, Port A
Frame frame_F<f> frame_F1 Frame 1
Power supply (TS4500) powerSupply_F<f>PS<a|b> powerSupply_F1PSa Power supply F1, PSA
Power supply (Diamondback) powerSupply_F<f>PS<1|2> powerSupply_F1PS1 Power supply F1, PS1
I/O station (TS4500) ioStation_F<f>IO<u|l> ioStation_F2IOu I/O Station F2, Upper
I/O station (Diamondback) ioStation_C<c> ioStation_C3 I/O Station C3
I/O slot (TS4500) ioSlot_F<f>IO<u|l>R<r> ioSlot_F2IOuR4 I/O Slot F2, Upper, R4
I/O slot (Diamondback) ioSlot_C<c>R<r> ioSlot_C3R1 I/O Slot C3, R1
Tier in I/O slot (TS4500) Same as I/O slot as there isonly 1 tier for each slot    
Tier in I/O slot (Diamondback) ioSlot_C<c>R<r>T<t> ioSlot_C3R1T1 I/O Slot C3, R1, Tier 1
Library library library  
Slot slot_F<f>C<c>R<r> slot_F1C3R23 Slot F1, C3, R23
Tier in slot slot_F<f>C<c>R<r>T<t> slot_F1C3R23T1 Slot F1, C3, R23, T1