Server Connection-Sun Server; Table 7-6. Scsi Connection To Sun Server - StorageTek L180 Installation Manual

Server Connection—Sun Server
Two types of connections to a Sun server are possible: single-ended and HVD.
See your server documentation for the locations of these connections.
Table 7-6

Table 7-6. SCSI Connection to Sun Server

Requirements
Distance Restriction
Required Host
Adapter Cards
Special Cable
Connection at Sun
Server
SCSI Paths
1. A single-ended connection is reserved for library control functions only.
2. Host adapter cards are required for differential connections when the distance between the library
and server exceeds 3.7 m (12 ft)
After you determine the type of operation, connect to the Sun server by
following the same procedure described in
page 7-6.
95896
provides some guidelines for this type of connection:
1
Single-ended
3.7 m (12 ft) between
the library and the
server
None
3 m (10 ft) high-
density, 68-to-50 pin
cable, PN 10083522
(fits all standard
SPARC and RISC
System/6000 single-
ended connectors)
50-pin
Control path only
Eleventh Edition
StorageTek Proprietary
Connecting the SCSI Interface
HVD
Up to 18 m (60 ft)
between the library
and the server
• StorageTek PN
112167001 for 8
2
addresses
• StorageTek PN
309457301 for 16
2.
addresses
None
68-pin
Can connect control
path to data path
"Connecting the SCSI Library" on
LVD
Up to 12 m (39.4 ft)
between the library
and the server
• Special HBA for
use with an LVD
SCSI bus
Universal cable (see
Table 7-5 on
page 7-6)
68-pin
Can connect control
path to data path
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