Does The Tape Drive Need A Terminator - HP LTO-6 Ultrium FH SAS Getting Started Manual

1. Make sure you are connecting to a recommended SCSI bus type. For optimum performance
your tape drive should only be connected to a SCSI bus that can transfer data at a rate that
supports the tape drive's maximum burst transfer speed. Do not connect the tape drive to a
single-ended SCSI bus or to a RAID controller. For optimum performance, we recommend that
your LTO tape drive is installed on a dedicated SCSI bus. If it is not, do not connect it to the
same bus as your disk drive.
2. Perform a normal system shutdown and turn off the server and any connected peripherals.
3. Attach the VHD connection on the SCSI cable to the server's external SCSI connector and secure
it by tightening the screws.
1 Act TERM LED
2 Fan/Power LED
3 SCSI-IN connector
Figure 13 Connecting the SCSI cable
4. Attach the HD connection on the SCSI cable to the SCSI-IN connector on the rear panel of the
tape drive and secure it by tightening the screws. Do not connect the cable to the SCSI-OUT
connector.
NOTE: The SCSI-OUT connector is only used when daisy-chaining two devices. This is not
recommended. If you do so, do not mix drive families (only daisy-chain with other LTO tape
drives) and do not daisy chain Ultra320 tape drives.

Does the tape drive need a terminator?

If the tape drive is on a dedicated SCSI bus, it does not require a terminator. When the cable is
connected to the SCSI-IN connector, the enclosure provides active termination.
If it is not the only device on the SCSI bus, you must make sure that the SCSI bus is terminated. You
can do this in two ways:
Place the tape drive at the end of the chain and attach the HD connection on the SCSI cable to
the SCSI-IN connector; the enclosure provides active termination.
Attach the HD connection on the SCSI cable to the SCSI-IN connector and use the SCSI-OUT
connector on the tape drive to connect to the next device in the chain. Make sure that the last
device in the chain is terminated with an LVD multimode terminator
20 Installing an external tape drive