Option 3: Connect Cable To Port On Host Sas Controller And Replace Existing Sas Cable - HP STOREEVER LTO 4 User Manual

Figure 14 Connecting cables to the LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 and LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 tape
drive
1. Power connector
Earlier generation LTO Ultrium tape drives: Connect a spare power cord from the server's
internal power supply to the power connector on the tape drive.
Figure 15 Connecting cables to earlier generation LTO Ultrium tape drives
1. SAS connector
CAUTION:
using a powered cable may damage the drive. Always use a spare power cord from the
server's internal power supply. This caution does not apply to LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 and LTO-5
Ultrium 3280 tape drives.
3. 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.
4. Now go to
Option 3: Connect cable to port on host SAS controller and replace existing SAS
cable
The following instructions are valid for some ProLiant servers.
20 Installing an internal LTO Ultrium tape drive
Never use a cable where power is supplied through the SAS connector because
Secure the drive (page
2. SAS connector to tape drive
2. Power connector
23).