Connecting Lto-5 Drives To Ethernet Expansion Blades - Quantum Scalar i6000 Installation Manual

Connecting LTO-5 Drives to Ethernet Expansion Blades

Use these instructions to install the Ethernet Expansion blade cables that connect the LTO-5 drives to the
Ethernet Expansion blades.
• See
Note
will be connected.
• The goal when installing the EEB cables is to keep the cables out of the way
of the other components in the control module or expansion module. Use the
cable keepers and Velcro straps to accomplish this.
• A maximum of six LTO-5 drives can be connected to one Ethernet expansion
blade.
Required tools: ESD strap
Use Quantum provided cables: FRU ID 834
1 Open the service door of the control module or expansion module.
2 Attach the ESD strap to your wrist and to an unpainted surface inside the door.
3 Remove and discard the protective covers from the Ethernet connector on the tape drives.
4 Remove and discard the protective covers from the ports on the Ethernet Expansion blades.
5 Carefully unwrap the EEB cables.
6 Connect the EEB cable to ETH 1 on the EEB that is installed in bay 7 of the I/O management unit. See
Table 6 on page 119 for information about the cable connection requirements.
port 1 on the
EEB in
in bay 7
Scalar i6000 Installation Guide
Table 6 on page 119 to see the correct location where the EEB cables
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