Installing The Ptm; Planning The Installation - HP StorageWorks MSL6000 Series Reference Manual

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Installing the PTM

This chapter describes how to install a Pass-Through Mechanism (PTM) for an HP StorageWorks
MSL6000 Series tape library. Sections in this chapter include:
• Planning the
• Positioning the
• Installing the LAN
• PTM Base Unit
• Installing a Single PTM Base Unit (5U
• Preparing to Install a PTM (10U
• Adding Extensions to a PTM Base
• Installing a Longer Belt to an Extended
• Installing the Extended
• Cabling the PTM and LAN

Planning the Installation

NOTE: Two unique extension sizes are available: 5 Unit (5U) and 10 Unit (10U). Two-drive models
such as the MSL6030/6026 are designated as 5U. Four-drive models such as the MSL6060/6052
are designated as 10U.
A PTM can be mounted into the following rack enclosures:
• Compaq 7000/9000/10000 Series
• AlphaServer H9A
• HP rack system/e
Two PTM variations are available:
• A factory-assembled PTM (base unit) that can be used to connect two 5U libraries (one master
and one slave).
• The PTM base unit plus extensions with a combined length equal to the number of adjacent MSL
Series libraries installed in a rack enclosure.
• For 5U libraries: one master and up to seven additional slaves.
• For 10U libraries: one master and up to three additional slaves.
• Any combination of MSL Series libraries not to exceed 40 U.
If PTM extensions are required, assemble the entire PTM system before installing it in a multi-unit
library configuration.
Installation, page 11
Libraries, page 12
Hub, page 13
Description, page 16
Models), page 20
Unit, page 23
PTM, page 31
Hub, page 31
Models), page 16
PTM, page 28
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