Figure 7-7. Example Daisy-Chain Connection Of Drives - StorageTek L180 Installation Manual

Figure 7-7. Example Daisy-Chain Connection of Drives (C67269)
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1. Single AC power circuit configuration
2. Dual AC power circuit configuration
(requires optional PDU, optional DC power supply, and a two power cord drive column)
3. Drives powered by the standard PDU in a dual AC power circuit configuration
4. Drives powered by the optional PDU in a dual AC power circuit configuration
5. Daisy-chain connection using a short cable to connect two adjacent tape drives
6. Direct connection to a tape drive
7. Daisy-chain connection using a long cable to connect two separated tape drives
8. Daisy-chain connection from the library to a tape drive
Important!
For best performance, StorageTek recommends connecting a maximum of two
devices per daisy chain. Performance will decrease as you increase the number
of drives in a chain.
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