HP MSL6000 Series - Manual (Page 37)

MSL6000 series tape library user guide 37
See Appendix D, ” Configuration Examples ” beginning on page 165 for a complete listing of
potential configurations.
Supported SCSI Cables
NOTE: For optimum performance, a maximum of one tape drive per SCSI bus is recommended for
Ultrium 460, Ultrium 960, and Ultrium 1840 tape drives.
Each of the tape drives and the library controller constitute an independent SCSI target. When any
two or more devices are connected to the same SCSI bus, each separate SCSI device must be
assigned a unique SCSI ID. For information on assigning SCSI IDs, see Chapter 3, ” Library
Configuration ” on page 39.
NOTE: SCSI IDs are set at the factory. If you want to change any of the firmware defaults, you can
do so using the GUI touch screen.
To connect a library to a host system, the host system must have at least one Wide LVD controller
and the appropriate driver software.
Two Tape Drives, Dual Host System
Figure 18 shows a typical SCSI cable configuration for a library with two tape drives installed using
a dual host system.
Figure 18 MSL6030/MSL6026 library SCSI cable configuration (two tape drives, dual host system)
1 SCSI Terminator
2 0.5 m cable (to library controller card)
3 Host cable (Bus 1, to host system)
4 Host cable (Bus 0, to host system)