Q24/Q48 Tape Library
Installation and Operations Manual
2.
Plug the male connector into an appropriate electrical socket.
2.12.2
Connecting a Fibre Channel cable
NOTE
Use only cables specified for your LTO Fibre Channel tape drive.
Each FC tape drive has two FC ports.
Cable [Port A] only.
Configure [Port B] for <Auto Detect> on <Fibre Speed> and
<Port Type>.
To connect the FC cable to the tape drive:
1.
Remove the FC port caps if necessary. Attach one end of the FC cable to [Port A] on the tape drive.
Figure 20 Connect the FC cable
2.
Attach the other end of the FC cable to a switch or host bus adapter (HBA).
2.12.3
Connecting a SAS cable
NOTE
Use only cables specified for your LTO SAS tape drive.
Each SAS tape drive has a mini-SAS connector.
Mini-SAS connectors are keyed.
Do not force a SAS cable’s mini-SAS connector into the tape
drive mini-SAS connector because it might be keyed differently.
SAS signal rates require clean connections and a minimum number
of connections between the HBA and the library.
Do not use adapters or converters between the HBA and the
library.
A maximum SAS cable length of six meters is recommended.
To connect the SAS cable to the tape drive:
1.
Plug the HBA end of the SAS cable into the connector on the HBA.
•
If you have a SAS fan-out cable, the end of the cable with only one connector, should be plugged
into the connector on the HBA.
•
If you are using a cable with a single connector on each end, plug the other end into the
connector on the tape drive.
•
If you are using a SAS fan-out cable, plug one mini-SAS connector into the connector on each
tape drive. The unused ends of the SAS fan-out cable are single channel and not suitable for use
with disk arrays. Use the other ends to connect tape drives, or coil and secure them to the rack
to minimize stress on the connectors.
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