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Connecting an External DLT80 Tape Drive
Connecting Multiple Drives
Two DLT80 drives can be connected to the same SCSI channel at the same time.
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Daisy-Chaining Storage Devices Together
This procedure assumes that one external DLT80 drive is already connected to the
server.
1. Choose the right and left front panel labels from the labels provided in the kit.
2. If the first drive unit has a terminator on the SCSI connector 2, remove it.
3. Connect the tape drives by placing a SCSI cable between the SCSI connector
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Figure 15: Connecting multiple external DLT drives
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Do not connect more than two external units per SCSI controller.
Use no more than a 6-ft (1.8-m) cable to attach the initial unit, then use a 3-ft
(0.9-m) cable to daisy chain the additional unit.
Place over the existing front panel. See
2 of the first drive to the SCSI connector 3 of the second drive.
Each drive must have a unique SCSI ID. See "Setting the SCSI ID" for more
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DLT80 Tape Drive Reference Guide
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