TANDBERG MSERIES FC Quick Reference Manual

Tandberg Data FC420 Fibre Channel Bridge
FIBRE CHANNEL BRIDGE
This Quick Reference Guide
QUICK REFERENCE
explains how to:
GUIDE
-- Install up to three FC420
bridges into a Tandberg
Data M2500 tape library
-- Replace an FC420 bridge
For your convenience, these
tasks have been integrated in
this document into one easy-to-
follow procedure. As you
perform the procedure, watch
for instructions that specifically
address a first-time installation
or field replacement.
The Tandberg Data Web site
(www.tandberg Data.com)
also has a complete set of
M2500 documents in PDF
format.
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print these documents. You can
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Quick Reference Guide
STEP 1: PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION/REPLACEMENT
a. If this is a first-time installation (system upgrade),
have the following system requirements:
-- Point-to-point/fabric or arbitrated public or private loop topology.
-- For fabric configurations, a Fibre Channel switch approved by
Tandberg Data.
-- Network management software package approved by Tandberg
Data.
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-- Windows NT 4.0 SP6 or later, Windows 2000 SP2 or later, Solaris
7 and 8, or other operating system approved by Tandberg Data.
Note: For a complete list of Tandberg Data-approved networking
hardware, software, and operating systems, contact the Tandberg
Data Help Desk or an authorized Tandberg Data sales
representative.
b. Make sure you have the tools recommended for this procedure:
-- #1 Phillips® screwdriver.
-- Flat-blade screwdriver.
c. Take precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD). These
precautions include:
-- Wearing a properly grounded antistatic wrist strap.
-- Wearing other antistatic apparel (smock, footwear, etc.).
-- Keeping the FC420 Fibre bridge in its antistatic packaging until you
are ready to configure and install it.
Caution: Failure to take adequate antistatic precautions may
result in damage to the FC420 bridge or other library
components.
make sure you
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