SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PHYSICAL LOCATION OF ETHERNET-CONNECTED MEDIA DRIVES IN A MEDIA LIBRARY ASSEMBLY
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Dec 9, 2010
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Jun 9, 2009
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Jun 9, 2009
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A system and method for identifying a physical location of an Ethernet-connected media drive in a media library assembly includes connecting a first drive bay that receives the media drive to a hardware identification board; connecting the hardware identification board to an Ethernet switch with an Ethernet cable; transmitting a signal including a hardware identification of the first drive bay from the hardware identification board to the Ethernet switch via the Ethernet cable; and generating a routing table including the hardware identification of the first drive bay at the Ethernet switch. The method can include providing the routing table to a library controller of the media library assembly. The method can include the library controller issuing a logical communication address that is based on the hardware identification of the first drive bay. The step of transmitting a signal can include setting a configuration of a plurality of switches within the hardware identification board based on the hardware identification of the first drive bay. The signal can be a 4-bit signal.
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