Connecting the host interface cable, Connecting, Host – Dell TL2000 User Manual

Page 62: Interface, Cable, Attaching, Scsi, Fibre, Channel, Cables

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Connecting

the

Host

Interface

Cable

To

connect

the

host

interface

cables

to

the

library:

1.

It

is

recommended

that

you

shut

down

and

turn

OFF

the

associated

server.

Turn

OFF

all

attached

devices.

Remove

the

power

cables

from

the

server

and

all

attached

accessories.

Important:

Failure

to

remove

the

power

cords

from

these

devices

before

connecting

the

host

interface

cable

could

result

in

damage

to

the

library.

2.

For

a

SCSI

library,

attach

one

end

of

the

host

interface

cable

to

one

of

the

connectors

on

the

back

panel

of

the

library

( 1 ).

For

a

Fibre

Channel

library,

attach

one

end

of

the

host

interface

cable

to

the

connector

on

the

back

panel

of

the

library

( 4 ).For

a

Serial

Attached

SCSI

(SAS)

connected

library,

attach

the

host

end

of

the

SAS

cable

to

the

SAS

or

Mini-SAS

(SFF-8088)

HBA

( 2 ).

Full

height

drives

will

have

dual

SAS

or

Mini-SAS

connectors.

Half

height

drives

will

have

one

SAS

connector.

Unused

SAS

connectors

do

not

need

to

be

terminated.

3.

Attach

the

other

end

of

the

host

interface

cable

as

follows:

v

For

a

SCSI

library,

connect

the

host

interface

cable

to

the

connector

on

the

SCSI

host

bus

adapter

or

to

the

connector

on

the

previous

device

on

the

SCSI

bus.

Attach

the

terminator

(

3

in

“Connecting

the

Host

Interface

Cable”)

to

the

remaining

SCSI

connector

on

the

back

panel

of

the

library,

if

the

library

is

the

last

or

only

device

on

the

SCSI

bus.

Otherwise,

attach

one

end

of

a

SCSI

cable

to

the

remaining

port

and

the

other

end

to

the

next

device

on

the

SCSI

bus.

Make

sure

that

the

last

device

on

the

SCSI

bus

is

properly

terminated.

Note:

Cables

and

terminators

supporting

Ultra160

should

be

used.

Note:

The

host

bus

adapter

should

be

LVD

SCSI.

A

single-ended

(SE)

SCSI

host

bus

adapter

will

work,

but

will

severely

degrade

performance,

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3

4

2

5

6

Figure

4-16.

Attaching

SCSI

([1]),

Fibre

Channel

([4]),

and

SAS

([2])

cables

to

the

4U

library.

THE

CONFIGURATION

SHOWN

IN

THIS

FIGURE

IS

USED

FOR

EXAMPLE

ONLY.

THIS

CONFIGURATION

IS

NOT

RECOMMENDED.

HALF

HEIGHT

SCSI

DRIVES

ARE

NOT

SUPPORTED.

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