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RODUCT
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ANUAL
1009541
Chapter
2
I
NSTALLATION
Install the Tape Drive
1.
1.
1.
1.
Power down the host computer system.
Turn off all devices attached to the computer to which you plan to connect
the tape drive, then turn off the computer. Disconnect all power cables.
2.
2.
2.
2.
Set the SCSI ID.
The tape drive is shipped with a SCSI ID of 11. If another device on the SCSI
bus is already configured with this SCSI ID, you will need to change the
tape drive’s SCSI ID. To change the default ID, press the + and – tabs above
and below the SCSI ID indicator until the desired SCSI ID appears.
3.
3.
3.
3.
Connect the SCSI cable.
Connect a SCSI cable from the host computer system to the back of the tape
drive. Make sure the cable is a wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD cable with a 68-pin,
high-density male connector. See
Table 7-5
for cable specifications.
4.
4.
4.
4.
Install a terminator at the physical end of the SCSI bus.
If the tape drive is the last device on the bus, install a terminator on the
unused SCSI connector, as shown in
Figure 2-12
.
If there are additional devices on the SCSI bus, ensure that only the device
at the physical end of the bus is terminated.
Caution
Do not use a noncompliant SCSI cable; it will degrade VXA-2 performance and
can cause random, nonreproducible errors. See
Table 7-5
for cable specifications.
Figure 2-12
Terminating the SCSI bus for the external model
Computer
To SCSI Adapter
Terminator
Computer
To SCSI Adapter
Terminator
Terminated
SCSI
Device
SCSI
Device
The tape drive is the last
device on the SCSI bus.
Another peripheral is the last
device on the SCSI bus.
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