Obtaining drive box and drive numbers (for VSP E series)

SIM Reference Guide for VSP E Series

Version
93-07-0x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-97HM85023-15

For certain SIM reference codes, the last 13 bits of a reference code (in binary) can be converted to the number of the drive box and drive where the error occurred.

  1. Convert the last 13 bits of a reference code from binary to decimal.
    For example, the last 13 bits of eb75a5 (in hexadecimal) is 1010110100101 (in binary), which can be converted to 5,541 (in decimal).
  2. Divide the number obtained in step 1 by 32.
    For example, 5,541 / 32 = 173 (quotient) with a remainder of 5.
  3. Divide the quotient obtained in step 2 by 2. The obtained quotient is the drive box number.
    For example, 173 / 2 = 86 (quotient) with a remainder of 1. Therefore, the drive box number is 86 (DB-86).
  4. The drive number can be obtained by the following equation:
    Drive number = remainder-obtained-in-step3 x 12 + remainder-obtained-in-step2
    For example, if the reference code is eb75a5 (in hexadecimal):
    Drive number = 1 x 12 + 5 = 17
    Therefore, the drive number is 17 (HDD86-17).

Examples

The following table provides examples of reference codes and their corresponding drive box and drive numbers.
Reference code (Hex) Reference code (Binary) Last 13bits (Decimal) Last 5bits (Decimal) 13bits/32 Quotient/2 Drive box number Drive number
Quotient Remainder
602ffe 011000000010111111111110 4094 30 127 1 DB-63 HDD63-42
603000 011000000011000000000000 4096 0 128 0 DB-64 HDD64-00
cf11FB 110011110001000111111011 4603 27 143 1 DB-71 HDD71-39