Connecting Drive Cables; Connecting Scsi Cable(S) To An Ultrium 460 Or Sdlt Drive - HP StorageWorks ESL E-Series Installation Manual

Hide thumbs Also See for StorageWorks ESL E-Series:

Table of Contents

Connecting drive cables

An e2400-160 interface controller connects to Ultrium 460 or SDLT drives using SCSI cables. An

e2400-FC 2GB interface controller connects to Ultrium 460-FC or 960 drives using FC cables. For

each controller card and drive type, follow the associated instructions, presented below, to connect

the drive cables.

NOTE:

HP recommends that you have only one drive type per cluster, and that you complete any

partially-filled clusters before adding a new drive type to your library. Cabling and mapping will be

easier and more efficient in this case. While combining SCSI and FC drives in a single cluster is

supported, it requires the use of two interface controllers, and will result in unused interface

controller ports.

If you choose to combine the two drive types, see the mixed interface technical document on the web for

important information. Access the Technical documentation page from the ESL E-Series libraries link

found on http://www.hp.com/go/tape.

NOTE:

Each e2400-160 interface controller card ships with four SCSI cables, one Ethernet cable,

and seven sets of color coded tie wraps. FC cables are not provided. These parts will be needed for

the following procedures.

NOTE:

A step stool may be needed to reach the e2400-160 interface controllers in the card cage

located at the top of the library cabinet.

Attach a SCSI terminator (provided) to the top SCSI port on each Ultrium 460 or SDLT drive (see

Figure

30).

Figure 30

Attaching SCSI terminators to the Ultrium 460 or SDLT drive

Terminators

ESL E-Series Tape Library unpacking and installation guide

Table of Contents