Tape Drives

Tape drives contain several tape back up units (TBUs) on which data can be backed up. Storage Management enumerates the TBUs that are used for data back up. You can view the tape drives associated with a particular controller on the Tape Drives on <Controller Name> page.

Tape Drive Properties

Table 10-1. Tape Drive Properties

Property

Definition

ID

Displays the ID of the tape drive.

Name

Displays the name of the tape drive.

Bus Protocol

Displays the bus protocol type of the tape drive.

Media

Displays the media type of the tape drive.

Vendor ID

Displays the ID of the vendor.

Product ID

Displays the ID of the product.

SAS Address

Displays the SAS address of the tape drive.