HP STOREEVER LTO 4 User Manual page 19

port" (page 12) and always refer to http://www.hpe.com/storage/buracompatibility BEFORE
installing your tape drive.
IMPORTANT: This installation uses the SAS cable supplied with the tape drive to connect to
an internal port on the host SAS controller. It does not modify your existing SAS configuration.
The second branch of the split cable is not required for this installation. Do NOT remove the
plastic cover on the spare mini-SAS connector.
1. Remove the plastic cover from the mini-SAS connector and connect the SAS cable supplied
with the tape drive to the spare SAS port on the host SAS controller.
Figure 13 Cabling to the spare SAS port (some ProLiant servers, cable for LTO-5 and
LTO-6 drives shown)
1. Connect SAS cable to spare SAS port (remove
cover on mini-SAS connector)
2. Host SAS controller
3. SAS connector to tape drive
2. Connect the other end of the SAS cable to the tape drive.
LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 and LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 tape drives: Connect a spare power cable
from the server's internal power supply to the power connector on the SAS data cable.
4. Power connector to server (LTO-6 Ultrium
6650 and LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 tape drives only)
5. SAS cable supplied with tape drive
6. Unused connector on SAS cable (do not
remove cover on mini-SAS connector)
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