Figure 11 Connecting cables to the LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 and LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 tape
drive
SAS connector to tape drive
2.
Power connector
1.
Earlier generation LTO Ultrium tape drives:
Connect a spare power cord from the server
internal power supply to the power connector on the tape drive.
Figure 12 Connecting cables to earlier generation LTO Ultrium tape drives
Power connector
2.
SAS connector
1.
CAUTION:
Never use a cable where power is supplied through the SAS connector because
doing so may damage the drive. Always use a spare power cord from the internal power
supply in the server. This caution does not apply to LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 and LTO-5 Ultrium
3280 tape drives.
4.
There will be unused SAS cabling within the server because the other SAS connector is not
required in this configuration. Coil and secure the unused cabling so that it does not interfere
with other components inside the server.
5.
Now go to
.
Option 2: Connect cable to spare port on host SAS controller
The following instructions apply to some Hewlett Packard Enterprise servers. They are valid
ONLY IF the host SAS controller on your server is supported and has a spare SAS connector.
See the decision chart
“Decision tree for connecting an internal tape drive to an internal SAS
18
Installing an internal LTO Ultrium tape drive
