Quantum Scalar i6000, Installation Manual

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116 Cabling
Connecting FC Drives to FC I/O Blades
Use these instructions to install the Fibre optical cables that connect the FC drives to the FC I/O blades.
Required tools: ESD strap
1 Open the service door of the control module or expansion module.
2 Attach the ESD strap to your wrist and to an unpainted surface inside the door.
3 Remove and discard the white plastic LC covers from the FC connectors on the tape drives.
4 Remove and discard the necessary number of the black rubber protective covers from the ports on the
FC I/O blades.
5 Carefully unwrap the six-foot Fibre optical cables and remove the two white plastic protective caps from
each end of the cable.
6 Connect the Fibre optical cable to port FC-3 on the FC I/O blade that is installed in bay 3 of the I/O
management unit. See
Table 5 on page 114 for information about the cable connection requirements.
Note
• See Table 5 on page 114 to see the correct location where the Fibre optic
cables will be connected.
• The goal when installing the FC cables is to keep the cables out of the way of
the other components in the control module or expansion module. Use the
cable keepers and Velcro straps to accomplish this.
• A maximum of four FC drives can be connected to one FC I/O blade.
CAUTION
Fibre optical cables will be damaged if they are bent at more than a
four inch arc.
port FC-3 on the
FC I/O blade in
in bay 3