When you add a library or drive to the browser interface, you bring the library or drive under the control of the Sun SAM software. A library or drive cannot be listed in the Sun SAM mcf file on the current server before being added to the browser interface.
Using the Sun QFS interface, you can support bringing the following types of libraries and drives under the control of Sun SAM software:
Small computer system interface (SCSI) direct attached libraries– The SAM-QFS Manager software can discover and display the tape libraries with the correct drive ordering after the library is attached to, and recognized by, the current server. The libraries must meet the following criteria:
The target must be less than or equal to 6, and the library must have no logical unit number identifiers (LUN IDs) or have only one LUN ID.
If the target is larger than 6, or the library has more than one LUN ID, you must configure the library properly so that it is attached to, and recognized by, the current server. This involves manually updating the samst.conf file on the current server and then adding the library to the browser interface. For more information, see the Sun Storage Archive Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Fibre Channel direct attached libraries– The SAM-QFS Manager software can discover and display the tape libraries with the correct drive ordering after the library is attached to, and recognized by, the current server. In addition, the software updates the samst.conf file for the server with the World Wide Name (WWN), if the WWN does not already exist in the samst.conf file.
Network attached libraries– You can enter the name, type, and parameter file location of this library type. You are responsible for correctly ordering the drives in the mcf file on the server, which you do by editing the parameter file of the library. The following libraries of this type are supported:
Sun StorageTek ACSLS
IBM 3494
Sony PetaSite
Fujitsu
ADIC and Grau