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StorageWorks BA35 AB Series Installation Manual

Installing the dual bus option

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You need the following items to install the dual bus option
in a BA346–K series deskside expansion pedestal:
The installation kit
Common hand tools
StorageWorks Solutions BA346–K Series Deskside
Expansion Pedestal Users Guide
Installing the dual bus option involves the following
actions:
1. Reviewing this installation guide to become familiar
with the installation procedures and the kit
components.
2. Completing the procedures in "Inventorying the
Installation Kit," page 1.
3. Determining the preferred configuration and the
maximum length of each SCSI bus as described in
Chapter 3, StorageWorks Solutions BA346–K Series
Deskside Expansion Pedestal Users Guide.
4. Completing the procedures in "Setting the
Configuration Address," page 2.
5. Checking each device to be sure that every device on
the same bus has a unique SCSI bus address.
6. Completing the procedures in "Preparing for the
Installation," page 4.
7. Installing the internal cables and terminators (see
"Installing Internal SCSI Cables," page 5.
8. Installing the side cover, connecting the cables, and
checking the pedestal for proper operation (see
"Completing the Installation," page 6).
™ StorageWorks is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.
© Digital Equipment Corporation 1995
Printed in the U.S.A.
All Rights Reserved.
Dual Bus Option (BA35X–AB)
Inventorying the Kit
Refer to Figure 1 and inventory the contents of the
installation kit per Table 1.
Table 1 Installation Kit Contents
Part
j
Cable, Input/Output
k
Terminator
Screw, jack, 2–56 x 0.1875 in
Washer, flat
Figure 1 Installation Kit Components
Installing the
1
2
CXO-4612A-MC
Qty
3
1
6
6
EK–346AB–IG. A01
March 1995

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Summary of Contents for StorageWorks BA35 AB Series

  • Page 1 8. Installing the side cover, connecting the cables, and checking the pedestal for proper operation (see “Completing the Installation,” page 6). CXO-4612A-MC ™ StorageWorks is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. EK–346AB–IG. A01 © Digital Equipment Corporation 1995 March 1995 Printed in the U.S.A.
  • Page 2 Setting the Configuration Address Setting the Configuration Address There are both configuration addresses and device Use jumpers W1-W3 to set the address configurations. 2 addresses. Jumpers W1-W3 determine the eight shows the location of connector J18 and the jumpers. Table configuration addresses that can be used for both 8-bit 2 lists the slot addresses assigned for each of the eight (addresses 0-6) and 16-bit (addresses 0-6 and 8-14) devices.
  • Page 3 Setting the Configuration Address Standard Configuration Addresses and Slot Addresses Table 2 Standard Configuration Addresses and Slot Addresses Configuration 1 c c SCSI Addresses c c c (Dual Bus only) Slot 0 Address 0 c SCSI Addresses Configuration 2 c c c Standard Slot 0 Configuration...
  • Page 4: Preparing For The Installation

    Preparing for the Installation Preparing for the Installation Complete the following procedure to prepare the pedestal for installing the option: 1. Turn off the power to both the controller and the 5. Refer to Figure 4 and remove the left-side cover pedestal.
  • Page 5 Installing the Internal SCSI Cables Installing Internal SCSI Cables Complete the following procedure to install the internal Figure 6 Dual Bus Connector Locations dual bus cables: 1. Remove the jumper cable between backplane connectors J11 and J16. 2. Remove the connector “knockout” panels from the INPUT OUTPUT pedestal rear panel (see Figure 6).
  • Page 6: Completing The Installation

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