Spectra Logic Spectra nTier300, Installation Manual

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Connecting Cables and Powering On
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2. Connect the interface cable from your backup server to the appropriate connector
on the nTier300 VTL rear panel. See Figure 1-3 on page 15 for the location of the
connectors and expansion slots on the back panel.
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If the backup server is on an iSCSI network, connect an Ethernet cable from
your switch to one of the Ethernet ports on the nTier300 VTL rear panel. If the
VTL Console is installed on your Windows-based backup server, the port you
use to connect to the backup server can also be used by the VTL Console and
for accessing the BlueScale web interface.
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If the backup server is on a Fibre Channel (FC) network, connect an FC cable
from your switch to an optional FC network interface card (NIC) installed in the
nTier300 VTL. The VTL Console identifies the top port as
Fibre.Channel.Adapter.100 and the bottom port as Fibre.Channel.Adapter.101.
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If the backup server is on a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GigE) network, connect a
cable from your switch to an optional 10 GigE NIC installed in the nTier300 VTL.
3. If desired, connect the nTier300 VTL to a physical library, a standalone tape drive,
or another nTier VTL appliance.
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If your physical library, tape drive, or other nTier VTL appliance is on an Fibre
Channel network, connect a cable from your switch to an optional Fibre
Channel NIC installed in the nTier300 VTL.
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If your physical library, tape drive, or other nTier VTL appliance is on an iSCSI
or 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GigE) network, connect an Ethernet cable from your
switch to one of the unused Ethernet ports on the nTier300 VTL rear panel or to
a 10 GigE NIC installed in the nTier300 VTL.
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If your physical library or tape drive uses a SCSI interface, connect a SCSI cable
from a SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) installed in the nTier300 VTL to your library
or tape drive.
4. Connect the AC inputs on the nTier300 VTL power supplies to an appropriate AC
power source.
a. Connect a power cord to each of the power supply connectors on the back
panel.
b. Push the cord lock on each connector to the left so that it fits over the power
cord, locking it in place.
c. Plug the other end of each cord to an AC power outlet.