Unpacking The Tape Drive; Setting The Scsi Id - Quantum DLT S4 User Manual

Unpacking the Tape Drive

Setting the SCSI ID

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Before you begin, clear a desk or table so that you can unpack the tape
drive.
If the room in which you are working differs from the
Note:
temperature at which the tape drive was shipped or stored by
30 ºF (17 ºC) or more, let the tape drive acclimate to the
surrounding environment for at least 12 hours before opening
the shipping carton.
Unpack and inspect the tape drive for shipping damage. If you notice any
damage, report it both to the sales representative and to the shipping
company immediately.
Save the packing materials in case you need to move or
Caution:
ship the tape drive in the future. When returning a unit to
Quantum for repair, you must use the original or
equivalent packing materials or risk voiding your
warranty.
If there is no damage to the tape drive, select a server or workstation to
host the tape drive, then move on to the following installation steps.
Each device on the SCSI bus must have a unique SCSI ID address
assigned to it. Check the SCSI IDs on all other devices on the selected
server or workstation, including the SCSI host adapter, and select an
unused SCSI ID for the tape drive. The factory default SCSI ID for the
internal tape drive is 5 (no jumpers are installed on the jumper block). If
the tape drive's factory default SCSI ID is not currently in use by another
device, you do not need to change the SCSI ID.
If you reset the SCSI ID, do not use ID 7, as that ID is
Caution:
already in use by the SCSI host adapter.
Chapter 9 Installing an Internal SCSI Tape Drive
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