Internal Cable Configurations; Two Drives On One Scsi Bus - HP StorageWorks Reference Manual

Internal cable configurations

The 1U Tape Enclosure supports operation of two tape drives on either 1 or 2
SCSI buses. Two internal 2-port SCSI cables are installed in the enclosure, so
completing the drive installations just a matter of connecting the correct SCSI port
according to your configuration.

Two drives on one SCSI bus

Use the configuration shown in
same SCSI bus.
Figure 23: Two drives on one SCSI bus
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2
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Note:
unplug the SCSI cable from drive 1, pass the end of the cable through internal chassis
openings, and plug the end port into drive 2. Then plug the middle port into drive 1.
The SCSI terminator is at the end of the cable and should be behind drive 2.
1U Rackmount Tape Enclosure Reference Guide
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Tape drive 1
Tape drive 2
SCSI bus 1 cable; SCSI connector nearest terminator is used for drive 2, center connector is
used for drive 1
SCSI bus 2 cable (not used)
SCSI ID cables, one for each tape drive
When adding a second tape drive for configurations using a single SCSI bus
Tape Drive Installation and Replacement
Figure 23 when connecting both tape drives to the
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