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Table of Contents
Copyright Notice ................................................................................................................................................ i
Copyright Notice (Europe) .............................................................................................................................. iii
EMI/RFI Compliance........................................................................................................................................ iv
Safety Warnings................................................................................................................................................ ix
Precautions......................................................................................................................................................... x
Chapter 1 Introduction...............................................................................................................................................1
Features..............................................................................................................................................................3
Chapter 2 Getting Started ..........................................................................................................................................5
Requirements .....................................................................................................................................................6
Unpacking and Inspecting..................................................................................................................................6
Checking the Accessories ..........................................................................................................................7
Preparing the Library for Installation.................................................................................................................7
Removing the Shipping Bracket ................................................................................................................7
Prepare and Install the Data Cartridges......................................................................................................9
Preparing the Host Computer System ..............................................................................................................11
Power Off the Computer ..........................................................................................................................11
Confirm and/or Install the Fibre Channel Host Interface.........................................................................11
Backup Software......................................................................................................................................12
Chapter 3 Connecting the Scalar 218FC Library.....................................................................................................13
Installing the Interface Cables .........................................................................................................................14
Fibre Channel Connection .......................................................................................................................14
Fibre Channel Interface Serial Port..........................................................................................................14
10Base-T Ethernet Connection ................................................................................................................14
Setting the SCSI IDs ........................................................................................................................................14
Powering on the System...................................................................................................................................16
Chapter 4 Configuring the Fibre Channel Subsystem..............................................................................................17
Configuring Your Communications Terminal .................................................................................................18
Configuring the Fibre Channel Interface .........................................................................................................21
Introduction..............................................................................................................................................21
Configuration ...........................................................................................................................................22
Trace Settings Configuration ...................................................................................................................31
Trace Dumps............................................................................................................................................37
New Firmware Revisions.........................................................................................................................38
Rebooting the Scalar 218FC ....................................................................................................................40
Installing the Backup Software ........................................................................................................................40
Chapter 5 Equipment Description............................................................................................................................41
Front Panel Switches and Indicators ................................................................................................................42
Rear Panel Indicators, Switches and Connectors .............................................................................................44
How the Scalar 218FC Processes SCSI Commands ........................................................................................45
Off-Line Mode Menus .....................................................................................................................................47
Configuration Menu.................................................................................................................................48
Diagnostics Menu ....................................................................................................................................54