Drive properties

The Drives > Drives page lists the properties for each drive in the library.

Note: The GUI reports the same drive States and Operation properties as the REST API, which are listed below for States and Operation. The difference is that the GUI does not combine multiple words and uses mixed case. For example, the GUI reports Reset Required and Restarting states instead of resetRequired and restarting. This is also true for the Operation properties.

Property Description

Drive use

How the drive is currently configured:

For media access
For media access and as a control path to a logical library
For media verification

Location The location of the drive in Fx, Cx, Rx (frame, column, row) format. For example, F1, C4, R2.

Port state The state of the port. A green icon indicates that communication has been established between the drive and the library. A gray icon indicates that no light was detected on that port.

State Indicates the health status of the tape drive.

State	Description
`unknown`	LCC Node Card that is associated with this drive might be unreachable or the state that is recorded by firmware for this resource is unknown. Reset the associated LCC node card and contact IBM for support if issue persists.
`inServiceMode`	The drive is offline for service. The drive is not online to the SCSI interface for data path or control path commands. Any commands for mounting a data cartridge to this drive that is coming through a different control path will be rejected.
`restarting`	A library-controlled reset, such as a firmware update or manual reset, is in progress.
`initializing`	The drive has answered network ping from the library but is not fully logged in to the library yet. This includes drive reset scenarios that are not initiated by the library.
`unreachable`	The drive has not answered network ping from library for over two minutes. The drive may be responding to the SCSI commands, but it is not reachable by the library. The drive is still eligible for mount or unmount activity. A power cycle reset (`POST /v1/drives/<location>/reset {mode:hard}`) is recommended for this drive if the drive is also not responding to SCSI commands. Ports that are contained in this drive will no longer have their state updated while the drive is in this state.
`resetRequired`	The control path drive firmware was updated. A drive reset (`POST /v1/drives/<location>/reset {mode:normal}`) is now required to activate the new firmware level. This state is displayed only for control path drives as the non-control path drives are restarted automatically after firmware update.
`updating`	The drive firmware is being updated.
`cleaning`	Drive cleaning is in progress.
`online`	The drive is communicating with the library and reporting that it is responding to SCSI commands. See the `operation` attribute for details about the operation being performed while in this state.

Operation The current operation that the tape drive is performing.

Operation	Description
`null`	The drive is not online.
`empty`	No cartridge is present.
`loading`	Cartridge is loading and doing initial optimization after first mount.
`ready`	Cartridge is loaded and ready for host operations.
`unloading`	Cartridge is unloading after eject.
`unloaded`	Cartridge is ejected but still present.

Type The drive type (either 3592 or LTO/3588) and model. For example, 3592-55F or 3588-F7C.

S/N The serial number of the drive.

Firmware The firmware version installed on the drive.

Encryption Enabled or disabled.

WWNN A unique identifier assigned by the library to each drive slot.

Logical library The logical library to which the drive is assigned.

Interface The interface that the drive uses to communicate with the library - fibre channel, Ethernet, or SAS (serial attached SCSI).

iSCSI name (Ethernet drives only) See Ethernet drive network configuration.

iSCSI alias (Ethernet drives only) See Ethernet drive network configuration.

Element address The unique logical SCSI address of the drive.

Contents The VOLSER of the cartridge currently mounted in the drive.