Tolis Group ArGest TGL1800, User Manual

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7. Press NEXT until the display shows the desired new SCSI ID. Press ENTER to set the new SCSI
ID of the selected drive.
8. Change the SCSI ID of the other tape drive if necessary.
NOTE : The SCSI ID can also be changed from the RMI (Configure -> Drive) screen
once the RMI is configured.
Preparing the Host (Backup Server)
If you have not already done so, install the BRU backup software that was provided with your hardware
bundle onto the system that will be managing the library tape library.
You’ll also need to install the HBA into the same machine that the BRU software is being installed onto.
If an HBA that was not provided by TOLIS Group (purchased with the tape library), make sure that the
SAS, FC or SCSI HBA being used supports tape devices on the operating system in which the HBA is
being used. Also verify that the HBA being used supports multiple LUNs. For parallel SCSI devices,
verify that multiple LUN support is enabled for the HBA and operating system.
Connecting the Library: SAS
The SAS cable that is provided with the Library tape
library is a 4-meter one-to-four (1-4) fanout cable. The
connections are all SFF-8088 mini-SAS connections.
This cable can be used to connect up to four tape drives
to a single SAS HBA port. Any of the four tape drives can
be used for any tape drive.
TOLIS Group also permits the cable to be used to
connect third-party SAS devices such as RAID arrays or
other non-TOLIS Group tape hardware. However, these
additional devices may need to be removed for
troubleshooting purposes when contacting TOLIS Group Technical Support concerning the Library tape
library.
SAS signal rate require clean connections with a minimum number of connections between the HBA
and the library. Do not use adapters or converters between the HBA and the tape library. TOLIS Group
recommends a maximum SAS cable length of six (6) meters.
Attach the HBA end of the cable (the end with a single connection) to the SAS HBA installed into the
BRU backup system. Attach a connector on the opposite end (one of the four) to each installed/
attached tape drive.
The unused ends are single channel and not suitable for use with some disk arrays. Use the other
ends to connect other tape devices or leave the ends capped and secure the loose connections to the
rack to minimize stress on the connectors inserted into the tape drive(s).
Connecting the Library: Fibre-Channel
Remove the FC port dust cap from Port A. Attach the end of the FC cable to Port A on the tape drive.
Attach the other end of the FC cable to a switch or HBA.
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