Cabling - Quantum Scalar i6000 Installation Manual

This chapter contains instructions for connecting the library to the SAN or hosts. The library can be
connected in the following ways:
• FC and SCSI drives can be directly attached to host systems or to the SAN. In these configurations,
the MCB has one library control port (FC or SCSI) connecting to the controlling host computer.
• Attachment of the FC drives to the FC I/O blade in the I/O management unit. There are two ports
on each FC I/O blade that can be connected directly to the host or to the SAN.
• A partition can be LUN mapped through a direct-attached LTO-5 drive.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Drive Cabling Considerations and How Drive Connection Model Affects Library Control Paths
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• Attaching Drives to FC I/O Blades
• Attaching FC LTO-5 Drives to Ethernet Expansion Blades
• Attaching FC and SCSI Drives Directly to Hosts
• Attaching Hosts to FC Ports
The instructions in this chapter assume you have installed the tape drives and FC I/O blades using the
instructions in Installing Drives and Blades
Scalar i6000 Installation Guide
on page 113
on page 124
on page 124
on page 97.

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