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Install drive
NOTE:
If cable access for the tape drive bay is awkward, it may be easier to access power and other connections if the tape drive is
installed in the top bay. You may need to move other devices to lower bays to achieve this. Refer also to your server
documentation.
Slide the tape drive into the open bay, aligning the tray or rails with the slots in the bay, as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6 Installing tape drive
.
NOTE:
The illustration shows a server that uses mounting rails. If your server does not use mounting hardware, check that the holes
in the chassis are aligned with the holes in the side of the tape drive.
Do not secure the drive at this point because you may have to move the drive to get the cables into place.
Connect SCSI and power cables
To support the high performance of the tape drive it is important that you connect to a recommended SCSI bus and use a
suitable SCSI cable, see "Why is the SCSI bus type important?" on page 11.
1.
Check your server or HBA documentation to ensure that the SCSI bus and cabling supports the tape drive's bus speeds:
Ultra320 for LTO–4 and LTO–3 tape drives, Ultra160 for LTO-2 tape drives. See also "Why is the SCSI bus type
important?" on page 11.
2.
Attach the SCSI ribbon cable supplied with the tape drive to the SCSI host bus adapter and connect it to the SCSI
connector of the drive, as shown in Figure 7.
3.
Attach a spare power cable from the server's internal power supply to the power connector, as shown in Figure 7.
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